Patents by Inventor Kaitlin M. Vaughn

Kaitlin M. Vaughn 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).

  • Dual card pluggable module
    Patent number: 11456567
    Abstract: A pluggable module is provided and includes a pluggable body including a cavity. The pluggable body extends between a mating end and a cable end opposite the mating end. The mating end is configured to be plugged into a receptacle connector assembly. The pluggable body has a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall at a first side, and a second side wall at a second side. The pluggable module includes a cable assembly coupled to the pluggable body. The cable assembly includes an upper module circuit card, a lower module circuit card, upper cables terminated to the upper module circuit card and lower cables terminated to the lower module circuit card. The upper module circuit card includes upper contact pads proximate to an upper mating edge. The lower module circuit card includes lower contact pads proximate to a lower mating edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher William Blackburn, Michael David Herring, Zachary Galbraith, Kaitlin M. Vaughn, Mohini C. Goel, John Eugene Westman, Christopher David Ritter, Nathan Lincoln Tracy
  • DUAL CARD PLUGGABLE MODULE
    Publication number: 20210265792
    Abstract: A pluggable module is provided and includes a pluggable body including a cavity. The pluggable body extends between a mating end and a cable end opposite the mating end. The mating end is configured to be plugged into a receptacle connector assembly. The pluggable body has a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall at a first side, and a second side wall at a second side. The pluggable module includes a cable assembly coupled to the pluggable body. The cable assembly includes an upper module circuit card, a lower module circuit card, upper cables terminated to the upper module circuit card and lower cables terminated to the lower module circuit card. The upper module circuit card includes upper contact pads proximate to an upper mating edge. The lower module circuit card includes lower contact pads proximate to a lower mating edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher William Blackburn, Michael David Herring, Zachary Galbraith, Kaitlin M. Vaughn, Mohini C. Goel, John Eugene Westman, Christopher David Ritter, Nathan Lincoln Tracy