Patents by Inventor Jerry Proulx

Jerry Proulx 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).

  • Electrical connector having impedance matched intermediate connection points
    Patent number: 8591257
    Abstract: An electrical wafer for electrically connecting to a printed circuit board. The electrical wafer includes an insulative housing and at least one signal conductor disposed in the insulative housing. The at least one signal conductor includes an intermediate portion having a connection point. The connection point includes first and second ends, at least one of which has a width greater than a portion of the at least one signal conductor outside the connection point. The insulative housing has at least one aperture exposing at least a portion of the connection point. A portion of the connection point may be punched out, and a passive circuit element may be placed within the at least one aperture and mounted to the connection point. Multiple electrical wafers may be coupled together by a stiffener and connected to a backplane connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Girard, Mark W. Gailus, Jerry Proulx, Edward Gerald Marvin
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPEDANCE MATCHED INTERMEDIATE CONNECTION POINTS
    Publication number: 20130130554
    Abstract: An electrical wafer for electrically connecting to a printed circuit board. The electrical wafer includes an insulative housing and at least one signal conductor disposed in the insulative housing. The at least one signal conductor includes an intermediate portion having a connection point. The connection point includes first and second ends, at least one of which has a width greater than a portion of the at least one signal conductor outside the connection point. The insulative housing has at least one aperture exposing at least a portion of the connection point. A portion of the connection point may be punched out, and a passive circuit element may be placed within the at least one aperture and mounted to the connection point. Multiple electrical wafers may be coupled together by a stiffener and connected to a backplane connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Donald A. Girard, Mark W. Gailus, Jerry Proulx, Edward Gerald Marvin