Patents by Inventor John Joseph Consoli
John Joseph Consoli 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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Patent number: 9431768Abstract: Electrical connector includes a connector housing having a front side configured to mate with a mating connector and a mounting side configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The electrical connector also includes signal and ground conductors that extend through the connector housing between the front and mounting sides. The signal conductors form a plurality of signal pairs. The ground conductors are positioned relative to the signal pairs to form a plurality of ground-signal-signal-ground (GSSG) sub-arrays. Each GSSG sub-array includes a corresponding signal pair and first and second ground conductors that separate the corresponding signal pair from adjacent signal pairs. The electrical connector also includes a plurality of resonance-control bridges in which each resonance-control bridge electrically couples the first and second ground conductors of a corresponding GSSG sub-array. Each of the resonance-control bridges includes at least one of a capacitor or a resistor.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Bruce Allen Champion, Chad William Morgan, John Joseph Consoli, Thomas de Boer
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Patent number: 9401569Abstract: A header assembly of a mezzanine connector system may include a main housing defining signal channels extending through the main housing and ground channels extending into a first surface of the main housing, a plurality of signal modules, and a plurality of ground shields. At least a portion of each of the plurality of signal modules is retained within a respective one of the signal channels. At least a portion of each of the plurality of ground shields is retained within at least one of the ground channels.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignees: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.Inventors: Wayne Samuel Davis, Michael James Horning, John Joseph Consoli, Thomas Edward Messenger, Andrew Michael Homick, Daniel Briner Shreffler, Chad W. Morgan, Raymond D. Boyer, Vincent Ruminski, Masayuki Aizawa, Edward Lee Hengst
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Patent number: 9356367Abstract: Electrical connector having a plurality of compliant contacts coupled to a connector body. Each of the compliant contacts includes a base portion and first and second legs extending from the base portion to respective distal ends in a mounting direction. Each of the first and second legs includes an inner edge and an outer edge. Each of the inner edges extends from the base portion to a corresponding inflection area. A gap between the first and second legs decreases as the inner edges approach the corresponding inflection areas in the mounting direction. The inflection areas of the inner edges directly interface with each other at a contact zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Michael Joseph Vino, IV, Craig Warren Hornung, John Joseph Consoli, Chad William Morgan
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Publication number: 20160099532Abstract: A header assembly of a mezzanine connector system may include a main housing defining signal channels extending through the main housing and ground channels extending into a first surface of the main housing, a plurality of signal modules, and a plurality of ground shields. At least a portion of each of the plurality of signal modules is retained within a respective one of the signal channels. At least a portion of each of the plurality of ground shields is retained within at least one of the ground channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.Inventors: Wayne Samuel Davis, Michael James Horning, John Joseph Consoli, Thomas Edward Messenger, Andrew Michael Homick, Daniel Briner Shreffler, Chad W. Morgan, Raymond D. Boyer, Vincent Ruminski, Masayuki Aizawa, Edward Lee Hengst
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Publication number: 20150194752Abstract: Electrical connector having a plurality of compliant contacts coupled to a connector body. Each of the compliant contacts includes a base portion and first and second legs extending from the base portion to respective distal ends in a mounting direction. Each of the first and second legs includes an inner edge and an outer edge. Each of the inner edges extends from the base portion to a corresponding inflection area. A gap between the first and second legs decreases as the inner edges approach the corresponding inflection areas in the mounting direction. The inflection areas of the inner edges directly interface with each other at a contact zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Michael Joseph Vino, IV, Craig Warren Hornung, John Joseph Consoli, Chad William Morgan
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Patent number: 8221132Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a circuit board and an electrical connector mounted on the circuit board. The circuit board has a circuit board body having first and second surfaces and through-holes bored between the first and second surfaces. The circuit board has signal traces on internal layers of the circuit board that are generally parallel to the first and second surfaces. Portions of the circuit board body within the through-holes are etched away to expose portions of the signal traces beyond the circuit board body within the corresponding through-hole. The electrical connector includes a housing and signal terminals held by the housing. The signal terminals are received in respective through-holes of the circuit board and engage the corresponding signal traces.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Myoungsoo Jeon, Attalee Snarr Taylor, John Joseph Consoli
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Publication number: 20120052695Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a circuit board and an electrical connector mounted on the circuit board. The circuit board has a circuit board body having first and second surfaces and through-holes bored between the first and second surfaces. The circuit board has signal traces on internal layers of the circuit board that are generally parallel to the first and second surfaces. Portions of the circuit board body within the through-holes are etched away to expose portions of the signal traces beyond the circuit board body within the corresponding through-hole. The electrical connector includes a housing and signal terminals held by the housing. The signal terminals are received in respective through-holes of the circuit board and engage the corresponding signal traces.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: MYOUNGSOO JEON, ATTALEE SNARR TAYLOR, JOHN JOSEPH CONSOLI
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Patent number: 8123532Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector module including pins configured to be terminated to a circuit board and a second connector module including pins configured to be terminated to the circuit board. The electrical connector assembly also includes a carrier system including an organizer having openings therethrough in a predetermined pattern. The organizer is coupled to the first and second connector modules such that at least some of the pins of the first connector module extend through the openings of the organizer and such that at least some of the pins of the second connector module extend through the openings of the organizer. The first connector module, the second connector module and the organizer are configured to be mounted to the circuit board as a bundled unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Andrew Charles Davison, Craig Warren Hornung, John Joseph Consoli
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Patent number: 8062070Abstract: A connector assembly includes a contact module with a lead frame having signal conductors defining separate conductive paths. The contact module also includes a compensation circuit component coupled to the leadframe. The compensation circuit component has a substrate and multiple compensation circuit elements mounted to the substrate, where the substrate is coupled to the leadframe such that the compensation circuit elements are electrically connected to corresponding signal conductors. The contact module also includes a body encasing the signal conductors and the compensation circuit component.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Myoungsoo Jeon, Attalee Snarr Taylor, John Joseph Consoli
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Publication number: 20110250788Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector module including pins configured to be terminated to a circuit board and a second connector module including pins configured to be terminated to the circuit board. The electrical connector assembly also includes a carrier system including an organizer having openings therethrough in a predetermined pattern. The organizer is coupled to the first and second connector modules such that at least some of the pins of the first connector module extend through the openings of the organizer and such that at least some of the pins of the second connector module extend through the openings of the organizer. The first connector module, the second connector module and the organizer are configured to be mounted to the circuit board as a bundled unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: ANDREW CHARLES DAVISON, CRAIG WARREN HORNUNG, JOHN JOSEPH CONSOLI
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Publication number: 20110223807Abstract: A connector assembly includes a contact module with a lead frame having signal conductors defining separate conductive paths. The contact module also includes a compensation circuit component coupled to the leadframe. The compensation circuit component has a substrate and multiple compensation circuit elements mounted to the substrate, where the substrate is coupled to the leadframe such that the compensation circuit elements are electrically connected to corresponding signal conductors. The contact module also includes a body encasing the signal conductors and the compensation circuit component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: MYOUNGSOO JEON, ATTALEE SNARR TAYLOR, JOHN JOSEPH CONSOLI
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Patent number: 7934943Abstract: A connector assembly is provided for terminating an end portion of a cable that includes a conductor. The connector assembly includes a housing and a contact held by the housing. The contact is configured to be connected to the conductor of the cable. A cover is configured to surround at least a portion of the end portion of the cable. A strain relief boot is configured to surround at least a portion of the cover and at least a portion of the end portion of the cable. The strain relief boot includes a cover latch component that is configured to directly connect the strain relief boot to the cover. The strain relief boot includes a housing latch component that is configured to directly connect the strain relief boot to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics AMP K.K.Inventors: Charles R. Malstrom, Takahito Sengoku, John Joseph Consoli
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Patent number: 7789703Abstract: A connector assembly includes a cable, a connector and a resistance weld. The cable includes a conductor and a cable shield. The connector includes a contact and a shield. The shield includes conductive walls and a cradle. The walls extend from a mating interface to the cradle and at least partially surround the contact to shield the contact from electromagnetic interference. The mating interface is configured to receive a mating connector to mate the connector and mating connector. The cradle includes sidewalls interconnected by a coupling wall. The sidewalls and coupling wall extend from a loading interface toward the mating interface and are shaped to receive the cable through the loading interface. The resistance weld is between the cable shield and the cradle to electrically couple the shield to the cable shield. The shield is electrically connected to the electrical ground by the resistance weld and the cable shield.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Robert Neil Mulfinger, John Joseph Consoli, Chad William Morgan, James Charles Shiffler, Kenneth William Ellis, Keith McQuilkin Murr
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Patent number: 7780462Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a dielectric housing having an interface being configured to receive a mating end portion of a mating connector. A plurality of receptacles is held by the housing. Each of the receptacles includes a ground shield and a center contact. Each center contact is configured to engage a corresponding electrical contact of the mating connector. An electrically conductive shell surrounds at least a portion of the housing. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) contact is held by the housing. The ESD contact includes a shell contact member and a plurality of ground contact members. The shell contact member is electrically connected to the shell. Each ground contact member is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the ground shields of the receptacles.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Joseph Consoli, Robert Neil Mulfinger, Richard Elof Hamner
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Publication number: 20100112849Abstract: A connector assembly is provided for terminating an end portion of a cable that includes a conductor. The connector assembly includes a housing and a contact held by the housing. The contact is configured to be connected to the conductor of the cable. A cover is configured to surround at least a portion of the end portion of the cable. A strain relief boot is configured to surround at least a portion of the cover and at least a portion of the end portion of the cable. The strain relief boot includes a cover latch component that is configured to directly connect the strain relief boot to the cover. The strain relief boot includes a housing latch component that is configured to directly connect the strain relief boot to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Charles R. Malstrom, Takahito Sengoku, John Joseph Consoli
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Publication number: 20100099282Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a dielectric housing having an interface being configured to receive a mating end portion of a mating connector. A plurality of receptacles is held by the housing. Each of the receptacles includes a ground shield and a center contact. Each center contact is configured to engage a corresponding electrical contact of the mating connector. An electrically conductive shell surrounds at least a portion of the housing. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) contact is held by the housing. The ESD contact includes a shell contact member and a plurality of ground contact members. The shell contact member is electrically connected to the shell. Each ground contact member is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the ground shields of the receptacles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: John Joseph Consoli, Robert Neil Mulfinger, Richard Flof Hamner
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Publication number: 20100099301Abstract: A connector assembly includes a cable, a connector and a resistance weld. The cable includes a conductor and a cable shield. The connector includes a contact and a shield. The shield includes conductive walls and a cradle. The walls extend from a mating interface to the cradle and at least partially surround the contact to shield the contact from electromagnetic interference. The mating interface is configured to receive a mating connector to mate the connector and mating connector. The cradle includes sidewalls interconnected by a coupling wall. The sidewalls and coupling wall extend from a loading interface toward the mating interface and are shaped to receive the cable through the loading interface. The resistance weld is between the cable shield and the cradle to electrically couple the shield to the cable shield. The shield is electrically connected to the electrical ground by the resistance weld and the cable shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: ROBERT NEIL MULFINGER, JOHN JOSEPH CONSOLI, CHAD WILLIAM MORGAN, JAMES CHARLES SHIFFLER, KENNETH WILLIAM ELLIS, KEITH MCQUILKIN MURR
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Publication number: 20090318021Abstract: An ultraminiature coax connector (UMCC) is provided for terminating a coaxial cable. The UMCC includes an electrically conductive housing extending between a cable-receiving end portion and a mating end portion. The cable-receiving end portion being is configured to engage an insulating cover of the coaxial cable. The mating end portion is configured to engage another UMCC. The housing includes an outer electrical contact at the mating end portion. The outer electrical contact includes an outer diameter in the range of approximately one millimeter to approximately four millimeters or an inner diameter in the range of approximately one millimeter to approximately four millimeters. An insulating member is by the housing. An inner electrical contact is held by the insulating member. The inner electrical contact includes a plug contact portion that is configured to be received by a receptacle contact portion of the other UMCC.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Neil Mulfinger, John Joseph Consoli, Edmund Luther Jacobs, Richard Allen Burgit, David Keay Fowler, Kenneth William Ellis, Alan Anthony Kordas, Troy Conner, Alice M. Conner
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Publication number: 20090318020Abstract: An adapter is provided for mating first and second coaxial cable connectors having first and second receptacle contacts, respectively. The adapter includes an inner electrical contact extending between opposite first and second plug contact end portions. The first plug contact end portion is configured to be received within the first receptacle contact of the first coaxial cable connector. The second plug contact end portion is configured to be received within the second receptacle contact of the second coaxial cable connector. The adapter also includes an outer electrical contact defining a receptacle. The outer electrical contact is configured to hold the inner electrical contact within the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Neil Mulfinger, John Joseph Consoli, Edmund Luther Jacobs, Richard Allen Burgit, David Keay Fowler, Kenneth William Ellis, Alan Anthony Kordas, Troy Conner, Alice M. Conner
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Patent number: 7384306Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shield having opposed planar side panels. The shield is configured to receive a shield of a mating connector within the side panels. A dielectric is attached to the shield. The dielectric is configured to receive the coaxial cable and the shield is electrically connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. The side panels are configured to abut and engage side panels of an adjacent connector with a substantially flush fit to form a row of connectors to be located in an outer housing. A separate strain relief member may be attached to the shield. Each of the shield and the strain relief member may include an IDC feature that pierces the cable insulation.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Charles Randall Malstrom, Sean Patrick McCarthy, Alexandra Lynne Matthews Spitler, John Joseph Consoli