Patents by Inventor Keith R. GUETIG

Keith R. GUETIG 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).

  • Publication number: 20230251441
    Abstract: An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Samtec, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. ZBINDEN, Randall E. MUSSER, Jean-Marc A. VERDIELL, John A. MONGOLD, Brian R. VICICH, Keith R. GUETIG
  • Patent number: 11621523
    Abstract: A cage assembly includes a cage including a top wall and a bottom wall and an electrical receptacle positioned between the top wall and the bottom wall such that the electrical receptacle floats within the cage in opposite directions between the top wall and the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Keith R. Guetig, Thomas A. Hall, III, Andrew R. Collingwood, John L. Nightingale, Eric J. Zbinden
  • Publication number: 20220013960
    Abstract: A cage assembly includes a cage including a top wall and a bottom wall and an electrical receptacle positioned between the top wall and the bottom wall such that the electrical receptacle floats within the cage in opposite directions between the top wall and the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Keith R. GUETIG, Thomas A. HALL, III, Andrew R. COLLINGWOOD, John L. NIGHTINGALE, Eric J. ZBINDEN
  • Patent number: 11177614
    Abstract: A cage assembly includes a cage including a top wall and a bottom wall and an electrical receptacle positioned between the top wall and the bottom wall such that the electrical receptacle floats within the cage in opposite directions between the top wall and the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Keith R. Guetig, Thomas A. Hall, III, Andrew R. Collingwood, John L. Nightingale, Eric J. Zbinden
  • Patent number: 11146002
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a contact ribbon made of a single stamping and including pairs of first and second signal contacts and includes a cable including pairs of first and second center conductors connected to corresponding pairs of first and second signal contacts. The contact ribbon includes a ground plane, a first row of ground contacts extending from the ground plane in a row along a first side of the ground plane such that a first line extending through the first row of ground contacts does not intersect with any signal contacts, and a second row of ground contacts extending from the ground plane in a row along a second side of the ground plane such that a second line extending through the second row of ground contacts does not intersect with any signal contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Travis S. Ellis, Norman S. McMorrow, Keith R. Guetig
  • Publication number: 20210045244
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first PCB, a high-speed PCB, and a high-speed interconnect electrically and physically connecting the first PCB and the high-speed PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Norman S. MCMORROW, Keith R. GUETIG, Jignesh H. SHAH
  • Publication number: 20200153163
    Abstract: A cage assembly includes a cage including a top wall and a bottom wall and an electrical receptacle positioned between the top wall and the bottom wall such that the electrical receptacle floats within the cage in opposite directions between the top wall and the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Keith R. GUETIG, Thomas A. HALL, III, Andrew R. COLLINGWOOD, John L. NIGHTINGALE, Eric J. ZBINDEN
  • Publication number: 20200003976
    Abstract: An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Eric J. ZBINDEN, Randall E. MUSSER, Jean-Marc A. VERDIELL, John A. MONGOLD, Brian R. VICICH, Keith R. GUETIG
  • Patent number: 10436992
    Abstract: An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Eric J. Zbinden, Randall E. Musser, Jean-Marc A. Verdiell, John A. Mongold, Brian R. Vicich, Keith R. Guetig
  • Publication number: 20190181570
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a contact ribbon made of a single stamping and including pairs of first and second signal contacts and includes a cable including pairs of first and second center conductors connected to corresponding pairs of first and second signal contacts. The contact ribbon includes a ground plane, a first row of ground contacts extending from the ground plane in a row along a first side of the ground plane such that a first line extending through the first row of ground contacts does not intersect with any signal contacts, and a second row of ground contacts extending from the ground plane in a row along a second side of the ground plane such that a second line extending through the second row of ground contacts does not intersect with any signal contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Travis S. ELLIS, Norman S. MCMORROW, Keith R. GUETIG
  • Patent number: 10170882
    Abstract: A contact ribbon configured to connect a cable to a substrate includes a plurality of signal contacts, a ground plane, and at least one ground contact extending from the ground plane. The plurality of signal contacts are connected by a support member, and the support member is removable after the plurality of signal contacts are connected to the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Keith R. Guetig, Brian R. Vicich, Andrew R. Collingwood, Travis S. Ellis
  • Patent number: 10164394
    Abstract: A contact ribbon configured to connect a cable to a substrate includes a plurality of signal contacts, a ground plane, and at least one ground contact extending from the ground plane. The plurality of signal contacts are connected by a support member, and the support member is removable after the plurality of signal contacts are connected to the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Keith R. Guetig, Brian R. Vicich, Andrew R. Collingwood, Travis S. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20180097326
    Abstract: A contact ribbon configured to connect a cable to a substrate includes a plurality of signal contacts, a ground plane, and at least one ground contact extending from the ground plane. The plurality of signal contacts are connected by a support member, and the support member is removable after the plurality of signal contacts are connected to the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Keith R. Guetig, Brian R. Vicich, Andrew R. Collingwood, Travis S. Ellis
  • Patent number: 9915796
    Abstract: An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Eric J. Zbinden, Randall E. Musser, Jean-Marc A. Verdiell, John A. Mongold, Brian R. Vicich, Keith R. Guetig
  • Patent number: 9915797
    Abstract: An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Eric J. Zbinden, Randall E. Musser, Jean-Marc A. Verdiell, John A. Mongold, Brian R. Vicich, Keith R. Guetig
  • Patent number: 9843135
    Abstract: A connector mountable to a main printed circuit board (PCB) includes at least one carrier, at least one cable mounted to the at least one carrier, and an interposer that routes signals and ground connections between the at least one cable and the main PCB when the connector is mounted to the main PCB. The at least one cable is vertically mounted in the connector such that the at least one cable is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a mounting surface of the main PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Keith R. Guetig, John R. Cummings, Stephen P. Koopman
  • Patent number: 9835811
    Abstract: An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Eric J. Zbinden, Randall E. Musser, Jean-Marc A. Verdiell, John A. Mongold, Brian R. Vicich, Keith R. Guetig
  • Publication number: 20170271834
    Abstract: A contact ribbon configured to connect a cable to a substrate includes a plurality of signal contacts, a ground plane, and at least one ground contact extending from the ground plane. The plurality of signal contacts are connected by a support member, and the support member is removable after the plurality of signal contacts are connected to the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Keith R. GUETIG, Brian R. VICICH, Andrew R. COLLINGWOOD, Travis S. ELLIS
  • Publication number: 20170219788
    Abstract: An interconnect system includes a first circuit board, first and second connectors connected to the first circuit board, and a transceiver including an optical engine and arranged to receive and transmit electrical and optical signals through a cable, to convert optical signals received from the cable into electrical signals, and to convert electrical signals received from the first connector into optical signals to be transmitted through the cable. The transceiver is arranged to mate with the first and second connectors so that at least some converted electrical signals are transmitted to the first connector and so that at least some electrical signals received from the cable are transmitted to the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Eric J. ZBINDEN, Randall E. MUSSER, Jean-Marc A. VERDIELL, John A. MONGOLD, Brian R. VICICH, Keith R. GUETIG
  • Publication number: 20170194744
    Abstract: A connector mountable to a main printed circuit board (PCB) includes at least one carrier, at least one cable mounted to the at least one carrier, and an interposer that routes signals and ground connections between the at least one cable and the main PCB when the connector is mounted to the main PCB. The at least one cable is vertically mounted in the connector such that the at least one cable is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a mounting surface of the main PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Keith R. GUETIG, John R. CUMMINGS, Stephen P. KOOPMAN