Patents by Inventor Hazelton P. Avery
Hazelton P. Avery has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250233365Abstract: High-speed connectors and connector assemblies that include structures for alignment and/or improved thermal performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2025Publication date: July 17, 2025Inventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Li Zhuang, Pu Xie, Chia Hung Mou, Jerry Shubert, Andrew Kolak, Daniel Wenzel, Dominic Steier, Scott D. Sommers
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Patent number: 12249795Abstract: High-speed connectors and connector assemblies that include structures for alignment and/or improved thermal performance. In one example, a connector assembly, comprising: a housing comprising a port; a wafer assembly with contacts positioned in the port of the housing, the wafer assembly comprising a row of conductors, the row of conductors comprising a plurality of communication signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors arranged in the row of conductors, wherein each communication signal conductor is positioned next to a ground conductor among the plurality of ground conductors in the row of conductors; and a ground path assembly comprising the plurality of ground conductors, a conductive ground shield, and a metal ground shield insert that is stitch mated with the conductive ground shield.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Li Zhuang, Pu Xie, Chia Hung Mou, Jerry Shubert, Andrew Kolak, Daniel Wenzel, Dominic Steier, Scott D. Sommers
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Patent number: 12184010Abstract: Examples of connectors, connector assemblies, and wafer assemblies for improved shielding and thermal performance are described. In one example, a wafer assembly includes a ground path assembly and a row of conductors. The ground path assembly includes a first ground shield and a second ground shield. The row of conductors includes a plurality of communication signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors arranged in the row of conductors. The first ground shield extends along a first pair of communication signal conductors among the plurality of communication signal conductors and the second ground shield extends along a second pair of the communication signal conductors among the plurality of communication signal conductors.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Andrew Kolak, Dominic Steier, Li Zhuang, Scott Sommers, Hazelton P. Avery, Pu Xie, Chia Hung Mou, Jerry Shubert, Daniel Wenzel
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Patent number: 11088480Abstract: A connector is disclosed that includes a set of wafers formed of terminals supported by an insulative frame. The set of wafers can be positioned in a cage without a housing. Card slot members are aligned with contacts of the terminals. In an embodiment a connector can include a wafer that supports two rows of terminals on both sides of a card slot. At least some of the terminals (553) include a contact (553b) at one end which is over molded with an insulative material. These contacts are over molded except for the end (553a) of the terminal which is left exposed.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Hazelton P. Avery
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Patent number: 10522931Abstract: A connector assembly is provided, which includes a cage that defines a port and a card slot positioned in the port. Also included is a wafer set aligned with the card slot, the wafer set including a plurality of wafers that each support at least four terminals. The terminals are arranged so that two rows of contacts are provided, one row on a first side and one row on a second side of the card slot. Each wafer of the plurality of wafers includes an insulative frame, each terminal includes a beam portion cantilevered from the insulative frame supporting that terminal, and the cantilevered beam portion of at least one terminal of the at least four terminals has a molded material thereon.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Pu Xie, Philip J. Dambach, Li Zhuang
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Publication number: 20190036263Abstract: A connector assembly is provided, which includes a cage that defines a port and a card slot positioned in the port. Also included is a wafer set aligned with the card slot, the wafer set including a plurality of wafers that each support at least four terminals. The terminals are arranged so that two rows of contacts are provided, one row on a first side and one row on a second side of the card slot. Each wafer of the plurality of wafers includes an insulative frame, each terminal includes a beam portion cantilevered from the insulative frame supporting that terminal, and the cantilevered beam portion of at least one terminal of the at least four terminals has a molded material thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Pu Xie, Philip J. Dambach, Li Zhuang
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Patent number: 10027061Abstract: A socket includes a housing that supports terminal bricks that can contain one or more terminals. The terminal bricks are inserted into apertures in the housing. The location of the terminal bricks can be adjusted separate from a side of the housing, thus providing the potential to improve coplanarity of the terminals in the socket.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Jerry D. Kachlic, David L. Brunker
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Publication number: 20130330969Abstract: A socket includes a housing that supports terminal bricks that can contain one or more terminals. The terminal bricks are inserted into apertures in the housing. The location of the terminal bricks can be adjusted separate from a side of the housing, thus providing the potential to improve coplanarity of the terminals in the socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Jerry D. Kachlic, David L. Brunker
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Patent number: 7649146Abstract: Stacked receptacles in a connector that each provide side-by-side differential signal contacts, are attached to a circuit board without additional width to accommodate multiple layers of differential signals by using connector wafer inserts that rotate the side-by-side positioned differential signal contacts to front-to-back contacts.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Patrick R. Casher, Richard A. Nelson, Kent E. Regnier
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Patent number: 7534142Abstract: Stacked receptacles in a connector that each provide side-by-side differential signal contacts, are attached to a circuit board without additional width to accommodate multiple layers of differential signals by using connector wafer inserts that rotate the side-by-side positioned differential signal contacts to front-to-back contacts.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Patrick R. Casher, Richard A. Nelson, Kent E. Regnier
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Patent number: 7513781Abstract: An improved heating element connector assembly includes an insulative, rectangular frame with a central opening, and a plurality of conductive terminals which are press fit into openings in the frame. The terminals are spaced apart from each other lengthwise of two opposing sidewalls of the frame, and pairs of terminals are aligned with each other between the two sidewalls. A plurality of conductive strips are held together in an assembly and the ends of the strips are interconnected along two spaced apart lines by carrier members that may be molded over the ends of the conductive strips. The carrier members extend down into cavities on the frame and terminals are pushed into the cavities to bear against the ends of the strips and effect an electrical connection between the terminals and the strips.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignees: Molex Incorporated, Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Charles Galauner, Gregory Menn, Richard A. Nelson, Hazelton P. Avery, Timothy E. Purkis, Richard A. Faje, Ryan D. Timmons, Andrew J.G. Kelly, Martin J. Wensley
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Patent number: 7494344Abstract: An improved heating element connector assembly includes an insulative, rectangular frame with a central opening and a plurality of conductive terminals which are press fit into openings in the frame. The terminals are spaced apart from each other lengthwise of two opposing sidewalls of the frame, and pairs of terminals are aligned with each other between the two sidewalls. A plurality of conductive strips extend across the frame opening to interconnect the pairs of terminals together. The terminals include compliant pin tail portions for receipt by corresponding holes formed in a circuit board of the assembly and deformable head portions for crimping onto the conductive strips.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignees: Molex Incorporated, Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Charles Galauner, Gregory Menn, Richard A. Nelson, Hazelton P. Avery, Timothy E. Purkis, Richard A. Faje
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Publication number: 20090011620Abstract: Stacked receptacles in a connector that each provide side-by-side differential signal contacts, are attached to a circuit board without additional width to accommodate multiple layers of differential signals by using connector wafer inserts that rotate the side-by-side positioned differential signal contacts to front-to-back contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATEDInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Patrick R. Casher, Richard A. Nelson, Kent E. Regnier
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Patent number: 7422483Abstract: Stacked receptacles in a connector that each provide side-by-side differential signal contacts, are attached to a circuit board without additional width to accommodate multiple layers of differential signals by using connector wafer inserts that rotate the side-by-side positioned differential signal contacts to front-to-back contacts.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Molex IncorproatedInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Patrick R. Casher, Richard A. Nelson, Kent E. Regnier
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Publication number: 20080156325Abstract: An improved heating element connector assembly includes an insulative, rectangular frame with a central opening, and a plurality of conductive terminals which are press fit into openings in the frame. The terminals are spaced apart from each other lengthwise of two opposing sidewalls of the frame, and pairs of terminals are aligned with each other between the two sidewalls. A plurality of conductive strips are held together in an assembly and the ends of the strips are interconnected along two spaced apart lines by carrier members that may be molded over the ends of the conductive strips. The carrier members extend down into cavities on the frame and terminals are pushed into the cavities to bear against the ends of the strips and effect an electrical connection between the terminals and the strips.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Charles Galauner, Gregory Menn, Richard A. Nelson, Hazelton P. Avery, Timothy E. Purkis, Richard A. Faje
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Patent number: 6979215Abstract: A connector uses a plurality of individual terminal assemblies to form a high-density connector. The terminal assemblies all have insulative body portions that support arrays of signal terminals and ground terminals or ground members. The terminals all have their own associated body portions which are supported by the insulative body portions and contact portions that extend out from a front, or mating face, of the assemblies. The terminal contact portions and include flexing portions formed therewith which are disposed between the terminal body and contact portions. The terminals further include insulative support members that are applied to the terminals and which serve to define the contact and flexing portions of the terminals. The support members are fixed within a carrier, such as a shroud member, which is not attached to any one portion of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Kathleen A. Sweeney, Daniel B. McGowen, Richard A. Nelson, Galen F. Fromm, Gary Humbert
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Patent number: 6851980Abstract: A connector assembly is suitable for connecting circuit boards together. The connector assembly includes a series of ground and signal terminal sets assembled in composite wafers that may be held within a housing. The ground terminals include pairs of flat contact blades that are aligned together in abutting contact to form a column of ground contacts blades of double width, and the signal terminals are arranged in sets on opposite sides of the ground terminal blades and the signal terminals have general L-shapes that are arranged in sets of two pairs of contacts to form a cruciform pattern. One of the two connectors has solid L-shaped contacts, while the other of the two connectors has a pair of split contact arms that lie and extend in two different planes project from an associated terminal body in a manner so as to mate with the contact portions of the solid L-shaped contacts. The use of L-shaped contacts provides a redundant contact mating arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2002Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Richard A. Nelson, Kathleen A. Sweeney, Hazelton P. Avery, Galen F. Fromm, Daniel B. McGowan
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Patent number: 6749468Abstract: Connector assemblies having terminal assemblies which are arranged in side-by-side order are maintained in a group with a desired spacing between the terminal assemblies. The terminals fixed in place at a first point within insulative connector body portions. The terminals assemblies are fixed together by a alignment bar along their lower edges, with the bar having engagement lugs that are received within slots formed in the housings of the terminal assemblies, and they are fixed along their upper edges by a hollow retainer that has a series of slots formed in an interior surface thereof. The slots and the alignment bar are aligned together so that the spacing between adjacent terminal assemblies is even.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Hazelton P. Avery
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Patent number: 6746278Abstract: A high-density connector utilizes a plurality of terminal assemblies that are assembled together into a block, or single unit, to form a connector. Each terminal assembly of the connector utilizes a plurality of conductive terminals having contact portions for mating with an opposing connector, and body portions held within an insulative body portion of the assembly. The terminal assemblies support arrays of terminals arranged in a specific order of signal-ground-signal arrays. The terminal assemblies have at least two insulative housing portions that support the signal terminal arrays and an intervening ground terminal array, which may or may not be supported by an associated insulative housing. The ground members have a series of grounding tabs formed therewith with extend out from the plane of the ground members, on opposite sides thereof into contact with ground reference terminals of the signal terminal arrays.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Richard A. Nelson, Gary Humbert, Kathleen A. Sweeney, Hazelton P. Avery, Daniel B. McGowan, Galen F. Fromm
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Patent number: RE43330Abstract: Stacked receptacles in a connector that each provide side-by-side differential signal contacts, are attached to a circuit board without additional width to accommodate multiple layers of differential signals by using connector wafer inserts that rotate the side-by-side positioned differential signal contacts to front-to-back contacts, the circuit board including a substrate having a plurality of openings to make electrical contact with conductive terminal tail portion inserted therein, the openings being divided into first and second groups of openings, the first group of openings receiving differential signal terminal tails therein and the second group of openings receiving ground terminal tail therein, when a connector is mounted to said circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Hazelton P. Avery, Patrick R. Casher, Richard A. Nelson, Kent E. Regnier