Patents by Inventor John Laurx

John Laurx 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).

  • Patent number: 11114803
    Abstract: The inventors describe various exemplary connectors and connector assemblies that allow for design flexibility and cost savings. Some embodiments of an electrical connector assembly include a housing member having a plurality of outer surfaces. They also include multiple wafers supported by the housing member, each wafer including a plurality of electrically conductive terminals and an insulative support member supporting the electrical terminals, each terminal having a contact configured to electrically connect the terminal to another electrical component. Some embodiments also include a satellite connector disposed along one of the outer surfaces of the housing member, the satellite connector including an insulative satellite housing and a plurality of connections supported by the satellite housing, each connection having a termination section, the termination section being operatively connected to a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: John Laurx, Bratislav Kostic, David Brunker
  • Patent number: 10879651
    Abstract: A connector system includes a wafer that has a shield that replaces standard ground terminals and an additional isolation shield to provide enhanced electrical isolation. To further improve electrical performance, transmit and receive channels can be provided in separate wafers on one side of connector system with a space or wafer between the transmit and signal wafers. On the other side of the connector system the wafer will have one or two spaces that are either black or filled with terminals that operate at lower frequencies. A conductive insert can provide further isolation intra-wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: John Laurx, Chien-Lin Wang, Vivek Shah
  • Publication number: 20200381872
    Abstract: The inventors describe various exemplary connectors and connector assemblies that allow for design flexibility and cost savings. Some embodiments of an electrical connector assembly include a housing member having a plurality of outer surfaces. They also include multiple wafers supported by the housing member, each wafer including a plurality of electrically conductive terminals and an insulative support member supporting the electrical terminals, each terminal having a contact configured to electrically connect the terminal to another electrical component. Some embodiments also include a satellite connector disposed along one of the outer surfaces of the housing member, the satellite connector including an insulative satellite housing and a plurality of connections supported by the satellite housing, each connection having a termination section, the termination section being operatively connected to a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: John LAURX, Bratislav KOSTIC, David BRUNKER
  • Publication number: 20200119498
    Abstract: A connector system includes a wafer that has a shield that replaces standard ground terminals and an additional isolation shield to provide enhanced electrical isolation. To further improve electrical performance, transmit and receive channels can be provided in separate wafers on one side of connector system with a space or wafer between the transmit and signal wafers. On the other side of the connector system the wafer will have one or two spaces that are either black or filled with terminals that operate at lower frequencies. A conductive insert can provide further isolation intra-wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: John LAURX, Chien-Lin WANG, Vivek SHAH
  • Patent number: 9837768
    Abstract: A connector is configured to provide a mating side that includes a 90 degree rotation about two different axis when compared to a mounting. The connector, when mounted on a first circuit board is thus suitable for directly mating to a right-angle connector that is mounted on a second circuit board, the second circuit board at a being at a 90 angle to the first circuit board. The connector can include a shroud that supports a u-shield that partially shields contacts positioned in the mating side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: John Laurx, Vivek Shah
  • Publication number: 20170093090
    Abstract: A connector is configured to provide a mating side that includes a 90 degree rotation about two different axis when compared to a mounting. The connector, when mounted on a first circuit board is thus suitable for directly mating to a right-angle connector that is mounted on a second circuit board, the second circuit board at a being at a 90 angle to the first circuit board. The connector can include a shroud that supports a u-shield that partially shields contacts positioned in the mating side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: John LAURX, Vivek SHAH
  • Patent number: 9548570
    Abstract: A connector is configured to provide a mating side that includes a 90 degree rotation about two different axis when compared to a mounting. The connector, when mounted on a first circuit board is thus suitable for directly mating to a right-angle connector that is mounted on a second circuit board, the second circuit board at a being at a 90 angle to the first circuit board. The connector can include a shroud that supports a u-shield that partially shields contacts positioned in the mating side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: John Laurx, Vivek Shah
  • Publication number: 20160181732
    Abstract: A connector is configured to provide a mating side that includes a 90 degree rotation about two different axis when compared to a mounting. The connector, when mounted on a first circuit board is thus suitable for directly mating to a right-angle connector that is mounted on a second circuit board, the second circuit board at a being at a 90 angle to the first circuit board. The connector can include a shroud that supports a u-shield that partially shields contacts positioned in the mating side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: MOLEX, LLC
    Inventors: John LAURX, Vivek SHAH
  • Publication number: 20140273551
    Abstract: A cable module that utilizes a plurality of multi-wire cables to provide connections between two sets of connectors is disclosed. The module has a first set of connectors intended to mate with mating connectors disposed on a mother board and a second set of connectors intended to mate with a plurality of opposing connectors disposed on a plurality of daughter boards. The mother board generally lies in the same plane as the base of the module, while the daughter boards are oriented generally transverse to the module base. The two sets of connectors are capable of limited movement in the horizontal and vertical directions to give the module assembly blind mate functionality. The second set of connectors is restricted from movement in the depth direction, while the first set of connectors is capable of such movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Javier Resendez, Frank T. Keyser, John Laurx
  • Patent number: 7914303
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a plurality of connector units each having a pair of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs separated by a ground shield terminal. The ground shield terminals each face a different signal pair of terminals in an adjacent column. Notwithstanding the different size and configurations of the ground and signal terminals, the terminals have mounting tail portions that are disposed in a uniform array different from the arrangement of the body portions of the terminals of the connector unit. The mounting tail portions are of a reduced length which benefit the electrical performance of the connector where it meets its supporting circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent E. Regnier
  • Patent number: 7914305
    Abstract: A backplane electrical connector having a pin header that includes a one-piece housing supporting a plurality of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs of contacts each separated by a ground contact. The pin header housing base is formed with a plurality of air passageways extending through the base, including an air passageway disposed between each signal contact in one column and an immediately adjacent signal contact in an adjacent column for electrically isolating the adjacent signal contacts from each other by an air dielectric medium. Core-outs which extend only partially through the housing base are provided between each signal contact and an adjacent ground contact in an adjacent column for further isolating differential signal pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx
  • Patent number: 7878853
    Abstract: A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units. Each such unit supports a column of conductive terminals in two spaced-apart columns. The columns have differential signal terminal pairs separated from each other by larger intervening ground shields that serve as ground terminals. The ground shields are arranged in alternating fashion within the pair of columns and they are closely spaced together so as to face a differential signal terminal pair. The support frames support the ground and signal terminals utilizing radial spokes in which the spokes take the form of ribs that extend along the inner surfaces of one of the connector halves and define V-shaped air channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx
  • Patent number: 7867031
    Abstract: A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units. Each such unit supports a column of conductive terminals in two spaced-apart columns. The columns have differential signal terminal pairs separated from each other by larger intervening ground shields that serve as ground terminals. The ground shields are arranged in alternating fashion within the pair of columns and they are closely spaced together so as to define within the pair of columns, a serpentine pattern of ground shields that cooperate to act as a single “pseudo” shield within each pair of columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx
  • Patent number: 7862347
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a plurality of connector units each having a pair of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs separated by a ground shield terminal. The ground shield terminals each face a different signal pair of terminals in an adjacent column. Notwithstanding the different size and configurations of the ground and signal terminals, the terminals have mounting tail portions that are disposed in a uniform array different from the arrangement of the body portions of the terminals of the connector unit. The mounting tail portions are of a reduced length which benefit the electrical performance of the connector where it meets its supporting circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent E. Regnier
  • Patent number: 7798852
    Abstract: A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units in a vertical arrangement. Each such unit supports an array of conductive terminals that are arranged in two spaced-apart rows. The rows have differential signal terminal pairs separated from each other by larger intervening ground shields that serve as ground terminals. The ground shields are arranged in alternating fashion within each row of terminals and they are closely spaced together so as to define within the rows of each connector unit, a horizontal serpentine pattern of ground shields that cooperate to act as a single “pseudo” shield within each pair of terminal rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: John Laurx, Peerouz Amleshi
  • Patent number: 7789708
    Abstract: A backplane electrical connector electrically and physically connects a daughter card printed circuit board to a backplane printed circuit board. The electrical connect can be of a two-piece construction including a daughtercard connector mateable with a pin header. The daughtercard connector can be assembled from a plurality of wafers which each can include a plurality of conductive leads. The wafers can have an attachment edge that lies adjacent to the daughtercard and a mating edge that is directed toward the pin header. Each conductive lead can include a bifurcated contact extending from the mating edge and each can have a first arm and a second arm. The first and second arms can provide two redundant points of contact with a corresponding conductive pin disposed in the pin header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: John Laurx, Kent Regnier
  • Publication number: 20100197170
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a plurality of connector units each having a pair of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs separated by a ground shield terminal. The ground shield terminals each face a different signal pair of terminals in an adjacent column. Notwithstanding the different size and configurations of the ground and signal terminals, the terminals have mounting tail portions that are disposed in a uniform array different from the arrangement of the body portions of the terminals of the connector unit. The mounting tail portions are of a reduced length which benefit the electrical performance of the connector where it meets its supporting circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent Regnier
  • Publication number: 20100197169
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a plurality of connector units each having a pair of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs separated by a ground shield terminal. The ground shield terminals each face a different signal pair of terminals in an adjacent column. Notwithstanding the different size and configurations of the ground and signal terminals, the terminals have mounting tail portions that are disposed in a uniform array different from the arrangement of the body portions of the terminals of the connector unit. The mounting tail portions are of a reduced length which benefit the electrical performance of the connector where it meets its supporting circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent Regnier
  • Patent number: 7731537
    Abstract: A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units. Each such unit supports a column of conductive terminals in two spaced-apart columns. The columns have differential signal terminal pairs separated from each other by larger intervening ground shields that serve as ground terminals. The ground shields are arranged in alternating fashion within the pair of columns and they are closely spaced together so as to face a differential signal terminal pair. In areas where the terminals are mounted to the connector units, window-like openings are formed in the large ground shield terminals to reduce the amount of broadside coupling between the differential signal terminal pair and the signal terminal pair are narrowed to increase their edge-to-edge distance to account for the change in dielectric constant of the connector unit material filing in the area between the signal terminal pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx
  • Patent number: 7727017
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a plurality of connector units each having a pair of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs separated by a ground shield terminal. The ground shield terminals each face a different signal pair of terminals in an adjacent column. Notwithstanding the different size and configurations of the ground and signal terminals, the terminals have mounting tail portions that are disposed in a uniform array different from the arrangement of the body portions of the terminals of the connector unit. The mounting tail portions are of a reduced length which benefit the electrical performance of the connector where it meets its supporting circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent Regnier