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).
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Patent number: 11114803Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: John Laurx, Bratislav Kostic, David Brunker
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Patent number: 10879651Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: John Laurx, Chien-Lin Wang, Vivek Shah
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Publication number: 20200381872Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: John LAURX, Bratislav KOSTIC, David BRUNKER
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Publication number: 20200119498Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: John LAURX, Chien-Lin WANG, Vivek SHAH
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Patent number: 9837768Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: John Laurx, Vivek Shah
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Publication number: 20170093090Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: Molex, LLCInventors: John LAURX, Vivek SHAH
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Patent number: 9548570Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: John Laurx, Vivek Shah
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Publication number: 20160181732Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: MOLEX, LLCInventors: John LAURX, Vivek SHAH
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Publication number: 20140273551Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Javier Resendez, Frank T. Keyser, John Laurx
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Patent number: 7914303Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent E. Regnier
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Patent number: 7914305Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx
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Patent number: 7878853Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx
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Patent number: 7867031Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx
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Patent number: 7862347Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent E. Regnier
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Patent number: 7798852Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: John Laurx, Peerouz Amleshi
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Patent number: 7789708Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: John Laurx, Kent Regnier
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Publication number: 20100197170Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent Regnier
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Publication number: 20100197169Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent Regnier
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Patent number: 7731537Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx
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Patent number: 7727017Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Peerouz Amleshi, John Laurx, David Brunker, Kent Regnier