Patents by Inventor Joel Houdayer

Joel Houdayer 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).

  • Connector for printed circuit surface mounting and method for making same
    Patent number: 6988901
    Abstract: The invention concerns an input/output connector (10) comprising a first electrically insulating part (1), including at least a fixing element (2, 4) and at least a contact strip, and a second part (50) acting as housing, which partly covers the first part (1), the planar connecting surface (5) of the contact rib (7) being located substantially in the same plane as the lower surface (9) of the fixing element (2, 4), such that said plane defines the plane for fixing the connector. Said connector can further comprise a power contact. The method for making such a connector consists in metallizing the plastic material to form the contact strip on the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Pascal Ribeau, Janvier Gassies, Joel Houdayer, Rachel Chabirand, Michael Klein
  • Connector for printed circuit surface mounting and method for making same
    Publication number: 20040161982
    Abstract: The invention concerns an input/output connector (10) comprising a first electrically insulating part (1), including at least a fixing element (2, 4) and at least a contact strip, and a second part (50) acting as housing, which partly covers the first part (1), the planar connecting surface (5) of the contact rib (7) being located substantially in the same plane as the lower surface (9) of the fixing element (2, 4), such that said plane defines the plane for fixing the connector. Said connector can further comprise a power contact. The method for making such a connector consists in metallizing the plastic material to form the contact strip on the first part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Pascal Ribeau, Janvier Gassies, Joel Houdayer, Rachel Chabirand, Michael Klein