Patents by Inventor Keith F. Tharp

Keith F. Tharp 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: 6719583
    Abstract: A connector device that can reliably carry high data rates is described. The device disclosed offers multiple termination mediums and a variety of electrical packaging applications. The connector device ensures a high degree of wire position control through the use of wire retention combs and/or registration holes. The wire retention combs grip and secure portions of the discrete wires, and the registration block secures the ends of the exposed wires such that a stable connection between the wires and the electrical contact leads of the device can be maintained. In alternative embodiments, one surface of the contact leads are designed to connect with discrete wires and an opposite surface of the contact leads are designed to connect to an electronic device card. In some embodiments of the present invention, the connector device is formed of two substantially identical components that are attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Enhance, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith F. Tharp, Theodore J. Colburn
  • Patent number: 6672905
    Abstract: A connector device that can reliably carry high data rates is described. The device disclosed offers multiple termination mediums and a variety of electrical packaging applications. The connector device ensures a high degree of wire position control through the use of wire retention combs and/or registration holes. The wire retention combs grip and secure portions of the discrete wires, and the registration block secures the ends of the exposed wires such that a stable connection between the wires and the electrical contact leads of the device can be maintained. In alternative embodiments, one surface of the contact leads are designed to connect with discrete wires and an opposite surface of the contact leads are designed to connect to an electronic device card. In some embodiments of the present invention, the connector device is formed of two substantially identical components that are attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Enhance, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith F. Tharp, Theodore J. Colburn
  • Patent number: 6652325
    Abstract: A connector device that can reliably carry high data rates is described. The device disclosed offers multiple termination mediums and a variety of electrical packaging applications. The connector device ensures a high degree of wire position control through the use of wire retention combs and/or registration holes. The wire retention combs grip and secure portions of the discrete wires, and the registration block secures the ends of the exposed wires such that a stable connection between the wires and the electrical contact leads of the device can be maintained. In alternative embodiments, one surface of the contact leads are designed to connect with discrete wires and an opposite surface of the contact leads are designed to connect to an electronic device card. In some embodiments of the present invention, the connector device is formed of two substantially identical components that are attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Enhance, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith F. Tharp, Theodore J. Colburn
  • Publication number: 20020132529
    Abstract: A connector device that can reliably carry high data rates is described. The device disclosed offers multiple termination mediums and a variety of electrical packaging applications. The connector device ensures a high degree of wire position control through the use of wire retention combs and/or registration holes. The wire retention combs grip and secure portions of the discrete wires, and the registration block secures the ends of the exposed wires such that a stable connection between the wires and the electrical contact leads of the device can be maintained. In alternative embodiments, one surface of the contact leads are designed to connect with discrete wires and an opposite surface of the contact leads are designed to connect to an electronic device card. In some embodiments of the present invention, the connector device is formed of two substantially identical components that are attached to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Enhance, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith F. Tharp, Theodore J. Colburn
  • Publication number: 20020132517
    Abstract: A connector device that can reliably carry high data rates is described. The device disclosed offers multiple termination mediums and a variety of electrical packaging applications. The connector device ensures a high degree of wire position control through the use of wire retention combs and/or registration holes. The wire retention combs grip and secure portions of the discrete wires, and the registration block secures the ends of the exposed wires such that a stable connection between the wires and the electrical contact leads of the device can be maintained. In alternative embodiments, one surface of the contact leads are designed to connect with discrete wires and an opposite surface of the contact leads are designed to connect to an electronic device card. In some embodiments of the present invention, the connector device is formed of two substantially identical components that are attached to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Keith F. Tharp, Theodore J. Colburn
  • Publication number: 20020132530
    Abstract: A connector device that can reliably carry high data rates is described. The device disclosed offers multiple termination mediums and a variety of electrical packaging applications. The connector device ensures a high degree of wire position control through the use of wire retention combs and/or registration holes. The wire retention combs grip and secure portions of the discrete wires, and the registration block secures the ends of the exposed wires such that a stable connection between the wires and the electrical contact leads of the device can be maintained. In alternative embodiments, one surface of the contact leads are designed to connect with discrete wires and an opposite surface of the contact leads are designed to connect to an electronic device card. In some embodiments of the present invention, the connector device is formed of two substantially identical components that are attached to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Enhance, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith F. Tharp, Theodore J. Colburn
  • Patent number: 6211459
    Abstract: A shielded bulk cable having a plurality of insulated conductors in a seamless covering. The seamless covering surrounds the plurality of insulated conductors and forms a seamless electromagnetic shield and electric insulator. The seamless covering has a conductive layer and an insulating layer. The conductive layer is bonded to the insulating layer and has a thickness substantially less than that of the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rolland D. O'Groske, Keith F. Tharp, Sandy J. Shirk/Heath, Paul W. Schaefer, Scott M. Thorvilson, Michael K. Brown