Patents by Inventor James R. Merchant

James R. Merchant 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).

  • Crosstalk correction in electrical connectors
    Patent number: 6106335
    Abstract: Two rows of insulation displacement contacts are received in a connector housing. The contacts each comprise an insulation displacement end, a medial portion and a tail end. The medial portions are arranged across the housing body in grooves and the tail portions of the two rows extend from the housing in a common plane. Two non-proximate contacts of each row are connected at their medial portions by a capacitative coupling member which may comprise a chip capacitor or a pair of conducting plates connected by a bridge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: James R. Merchant, Howard Reynolds, Rowland White