Patents by Inventor Julia Anne Lachman
Julia Anne Lachman 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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Publication number: 20240047911Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable having a cable shield surrounding an insulator and first and second signal conductors with exposed portions at the end of the cable coupled to a circuit card. The cable has a drain wire exposed at the end of the cable. The cable assembly includes a ground clip coupled to the end of the cable having a bottom ground rake below the cable and a top ground hood above the cable. The bottom ground rake includes a lower grounding tab electrically connected to a lower portion of the cable shield and the top ground hood includes an upper grounding tab electrically connected to an upper portion of the cable shield. The top ground hood includes a cable connector coupled to the end of the cable. The cable connector pressing the drain wire toward the cable shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Chad William Morgan, John Joseph Consoli, Julia Anne Lachman
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Publication number: 20240022028Abstract: A wafer assembly includes a leadframe having signal contacts and cables with signal conductors terminated to the corresponding signal contacts. Each cable includes a cable shield providing shielding for the signal conductors. The wafer assembly includes a wafer body holding the signal contacts. The wafer assembly includes first and second ground frames coupled to the first and second sides of the wafer body to provide electrical shielding for the leadframe. The ground frames include ground shields providing shielding for mating ends of the corresponding signal contacts. The ground frames includes cable covers coupled to the corresponding cable shields.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Michael Streckewald, Justin Dennis Pickel, Julia Anne Lachman, Chad William Morgan
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Patent number: 11626697Abstract: A cable assembly is provided and includes a cable core including a first signal conductor and a second signal conductor separated by at least one insulator. The first and second signal conductor both include exposed segments extending forward from their respective insulator to a conductor end. The cable assembly includes a contact holder extending between a front and a rear. The cable assembly includes a first contact received in the corresponding channel of the contact holder. The first contact has a mating end and a terminating end. The cable assembly includes a first contact and a second contact received in their corresponding channel of the contact holder. The first and second contact have a mating end and a terminating end. The terminating end has a weld edge welded to the conductor end at a butt weld.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbHInventors: Michael Streckewald, Julia Anne Lachman, Sean Patrick McCarthy
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Publication number: 20220271478Abstract: A cable assembly is provided and includes a cable core including a first signal conductor and a second signal conductor separated by at least one insulator. The first signal conductor includes a first exposed segment extending forward of the first insulator to a first conductor end. The second signal conductor includes a second exposed segment extending forward of the second insulator to a second conductor end. The cable has a cable shield surrounding the cable core providing electrical shielding along a length of the cable. The cable assembly includes a contact holder extending between a front and a rear. The contact holder is located forward of the cable. The contact holder has contact channels extending between the front and the rear. The cable assembly includes a first contact received in the corresponding channel of the contact holder. The first contact has a mating end and a terminating end. The terminating end has a first weld edge welded to the first conductor end at a first butt weld.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Michael Streckewald, Julia Anne Lachman, Sean Patrick McCarthy
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Patent number: 11317547Abstract: A shielding housing includes a receptacle configured to receive an electrical connector assembly including an electrical connector and a mating connector connected to the electrical connector. The receptacle is formed as a straight passage with an opening at each end of the straight passage. Either end of the straight passage receives one of the electrical connector and the mating connector along a mating axis coaxial with the straight passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignees: TE Connectivity Services GmbH, TE Connectivity Belgium BVBA, TE Electronics Svenska ABInventors: Lieven Decrock, Rickard Valentin Barrefelt, Dustin Rowe, Yublia May, Kylie Elizabeth Hostrander, Richard James Long, Julia Anne Lachman, Jacob Rita, Charles Jameson Valentine, Magnus Andersson
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Patent number: 11239617Abstract: A contact assembly includes a signal leadframe including signal contacts each extending between a mating end and a terminating end and a ground leadframe separate and discrete from the signal leadframe including ground contacts each extending between a mating end and a terminating end. Each ground contact includes a central transition section between the mating end and the terminating end and a ground tie bar extending between each of the central transition sections and extending across the signal contacts. The contact assembly includes a front contact holder holding the signal contacts of the signal leadframe and holding the ground contacts of the ground leadframe. The front contact holder surrounds the central transition sections of the ground contacts and electrically isolates the ground tie bar from the signal contacts.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH, TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Michael John Phillips, Brandon Michael Matthews, Julia Anne Lachman, Xinjie Zhang
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Publication number: 20210313748Abstract: A contact assembly includes a signal leadframe including signal contacts each extending between a mating end and a terminating end and a ground leadframe separate and discrete from the signal leadframe including ground contacts each extending between a mating end and a terminating end. Each ground contact includes a central transition section between the mating end and the terminating end and a ground tie bar extending between each of the central transition sections and extending across the signal contacts. The contact assembly includes a front contact holder holding the signal contacts of the signal leadframe and holding the ground contacts of the ground leadframe. The front contact holder surrounds the central transition sections of the ground contacts and electrically isolates the ground tie bar from the signal contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Michael John Phillips, Brandon Michael Matthews, Julia Anne Lachman, Xinjie Zhang
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Publication number: 20210051824Abstract: A shielding housing includes a receptacle configured to receive an electrical connector assembly including an electrical connector and a mating connector connected to the electrical connector. The receptacle is formed as a straight passage with an opening at each end of the straight passage. Either end of the straight passage receives one of the electrical connector and the mating connector along a mating axis coaxial with the straight passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicants: TE Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Tyco Electronics Svenska AB, TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Lieven DECROCK, Rickard Valentin BARREFELT, Dustin ROWE, Yublia MAY, Kylie Elizabeth HOSTRANDER, Richard James LONG, Julia Anne LACHMAN, Jacob RITA, Charles Jameson VALENTINE, Magnus ANDERSSON
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Patent number: 10699823Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable having a cable core including a first signal conductor and a first insulator around the first signal conductor. The first signal conductor includes an exposed segment at an end of the cable extending forward of the first insulators. The cable includes a cable shield surrounding the cable core providing electrical shielding along a length of the cable and having an exposed segment proximate to the end of the cable. A conductive film is wrapped around the exposed segment of the cable shield being electrically connected to the cable shield. A cable ferrule is coupled to the end of the cable being wrapped around the conductive film and being electrically connected to the conductive film. The cable ferrule is electrically connected to the cable shield through the conductive film.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher William Blackburn, Julia Anne Lachman, Christopher David Ritter, Kyle Robert Sammon
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Patent number: 10535956Abstract: An electrical device includes an organizer having a dielectric body including an upper surface and a lower surface supporting ends of cables having signal wires and having conductors on the upper surface and on the lower surface being electrically connected to corresponding signal wires. The electrical device includes an impedance control body separate and discrete from the dielectric body and coupled to the dielectric body of the organizer. The impedance control body has an upper pad on the upper surface covering the conductors and signal wire on the upper surface and a lower pad on the lower surface covering the conductors and signal wires on the lower surface. The impedance control body has a connecting tab passing through a void in the organizer between the upper pad and the lower pad.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Randall Robert Henry, Dustin Grant Rowe, Robert Harrison Wertz, Jr., Julia Anne Lachman, Jeff Swartzbaugh, Christopher Michael Pogash
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Publication number: 20200005966Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable having a cable core including a first signal conductor and a first insulator around the first signal conductor. The first signal conductor includes an exposed segment at an end of the cable extending forward of the first insulators. The cable includes a cable shield surrounding the cable core providing electrical shielding along a length of the cable and having an exposed segment proximate to the end of the cable. A conductive film is wrapped around the exposed segment of the cable shield being electrically connected to the cable shield. A cable ferrule is coupled to the end of the cable being wrapped around the conductive film and being electrically connected to the conductive film.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Christopher William Blackburn, Julia Anne Lachman, Christopher David Ritter, Kyle Robert Sammon
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Publication number: 20190280435Abstract: An electrical device includes an organizer having a dielectric body including an upper surface and a lower surface supporting ends of cables having signal wires and having conductors on the upper surface and on the lower surface being electrically connected to corresponding signal wires. The electrical device includes an impedance control body separate and discrete from the dielectric body and coupled to the dielectric body of the organizer. The impedance control body has an upper pad on the upper surface covering the conductors and signal wire on the upper surface and a lower pad on the lower surface covering the conductors and signal wires on the lower surface. The impedance control body has a connecting tab passing through a void in the organizer between the upper pad and the lower pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Dustin Grant Rowe, Robert Harrison Wertz, JR., Julia Anne Lachman, Jeff Swartzbaugh, Christopher Michael Pogash
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Patent number: 9472929Abstract: Cable assembly including a cable harness having insulated wires, a shielding layer that surrounds the insulated wires, and a protective jacket that surrounds the shielding layer. The shielding layer includes an exposed portion that clears an end of the protective jacket. The cable assembly also includes an assembly housing having an internal cavity and a loading passage that provides access to the internal cavity. The exposed portion of the shielding layer is positioned within the loading passage. The insulated wires extend through the internal cavity and are terminated to corresponding electrical contacts of a contact assembly. The cable harness includes an adhesive layer that is coupled to the exposed portion. The adhesive layer is engaged with an interior surface of the assembly housing along the loading passage. The adhesive layer includes a conductive thermoplastic material that electrically couples the shielding layer to the assembly housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Jared Evan Rossman, Julia Anne Lachman, Jeffrey Stewart Simpson
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Patent number: 9401563Abstract: A cable header connector includes a contact module having a support body and a plurality of cable assemblies held by the support body and arranged in a column. The cable assemblies each have a contact terminated to a cable and a ground shield coupled to and providing electrical shielding for the contact sub-assembly. The support body has contact channels extending along respective contact channel axes which are parallel to each other, and at least one cable channel intersecting the contact channels. The cables extend through the contact channels and through the at least one cable channel to an outside of the support body. The cables emerging from the support body at corresponding cable exits at respective angles to the contact channel axes.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Stewart Simpson, Julia Anne Lachman
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Publication number: 20160043507Abstract: Cable assembly including a cable harness having insulated wires, a shielding layer that surrounds the insulated wires, and a protective jacket that surrounds the shielding layer. The shielding layer includes an exposed portion that clears an end of the protective jacket. The cable assembly also includes an assembly housing having an internal cavity and a loading passage that provides access to the internal cavity. The exposed portion of the shielding layer is positioned within the loading passage. The insulated wires extend through the internal cavity and are terminated to corresponding electrical contacts of a contact assembly. The cable harness includes an adhesive layer that is coupled to the exposed portion. The adhesive layer is engaged with an interior surface of the assembly housing along the loading passage. The adhesive layer includes a conductive thermoplastic material that electrically couples the shielding layer to the assembly housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Jared Evan Rossman, Julia Anne Lachman, Jeffrey Stewart Simpson
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Publication number: 20150200496Abstract: A cable header connector includes a contact module having a support body and a plurality of cable assemblies held by the support body and arranged in a column. The cable assemblies each have a contact terminated to a cable and a ground shield coupled to and providing electrical shielding for the contact sub-assembly. The support body has contact channels extending along respective contact channel axes which are parallel to each other, and at least one cable channel intersecting the contact channels. The cables extend through the contact channels and through the at least one cable channel to an outside of the support body. The cables emerging from the support body at corresponding cable exits at respective angles to the contact channel axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Stewart Simpson, Julia Anne Lachman
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Patent number: 8905767Abstract: A cable assembly including a communication cable. The communication cable includes insulated conductors, a shielding layer that surrounds the insulated conductors, and a drain wire that extends along the shielding layer. The insulated conductors, the shielding layer, and the drain wire extend along a length of the cable to a terminating end of the cable. The cable assembly also includes a ground ferrule that is coupled to the terminating end of the cable. The ground ferrule is intimately engaged with the drain wire along a contact zone, wherein the ground ferrule and the drain wire are laser-welded together for at least a portion of the contact zone.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Robert Lee Putt, Jr., Kenneth W. Ellis, Julia Anne Lachman
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Patent number: 8888533Abstract: A cable header connector includes a cable including a pair of signal wires, a contact sub-assembly terminated to the cable and a ground shield providing electrical shielding for the contact sub-assembly. The contact sub-assembly has a mounting block having contact channels therein. The contact sub-assembly has a pair of signal contacts each received in corresponding contact channels and held in the contact channels by an interference fit. The contact channels receive corresponding signal wires of the cable and position the signal wires in position adjacent to the corresponding signal contacts. The signal contacts are laser welded to the signal wires of the cable at terminating ends of the signal contacts after being positioned in the contact channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Eugene Westman, Brian Keith McMaster, Jr., Megha Shanbhag, Eric Douglas Springston, II, Robert Lee Putt, Jr., Jeffrey Alan Schleig, Julia Anne Lachman
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Publication number: 20140220798Abstract: A cable assembly including a communication cable. The communication cable includes insulated conductors, a shielding layer that surrounds the insulated conductors, and a drain wire that extends along the shielding layer. The insulated conductors, the shielding layer, and the drain wire extend along a length of the cable to a terminating end of the cable. The cable assembly also includes a ground ferrule that is coupled to the terminating end of the cable. The ground ferrule is intimately engaged with the drain wire along a contact zone, wherein the ground ferrule and the drain wire are laser-welded together for at least a portion of the contact zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Robert Lee Putt, JR., Kenneth W. Ellis, Julia Anne Lachman
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Publication number: 20140060882Abstract: A communication cable including a cable jacket having a jacket end and a shielding layer having an electrically conductive exterior surface. The exterior surface extends along a length of the communication cable and interfaces with the cable jacket. The exterior surface has an exposed section that extends beyond the jacket end to a shielding end of the shielding layer. The communication cable also includes at least one insulated conductor that extends along the length of the communication cable and that is surrounded by the shielding layer and the cable jacket. The communication cable also includes an adhesive layer that surrounds the exposed section of the exterior surface. The adhesive layer is electrically conductive and is in intimate contact with the exterior surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Kenneth William Ellis, Julia Anne Lachman, Eric Douglas Springston, II