Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Meredith

Kevin R. Meredith 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: 6371813
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of horizontal shields and connector modules configured for insertion into the housing. Each connector module includes an insulated material encasing a plurality of conductive paths, each coupled to a forwardly-extending receptacle contact. The receptacle contacts are formed to have a plurality of horizontally-extending slots to receive the horizontal shields when the connector modules are inserted into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Robinson Nugent, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Alexander W. Barr, Kevin R. Meredith, Johannes Petrus Maria Kusters
  • Publication number: 20010012730
    Abstract: An electrical header connector of the present invention includes a header body formed to include a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings. The header body having a front wall and a back wall. A plurality of signal pins are configured for insertion into the plurality of first openings. Each signal pin includes a first end extending from the front wall of the header body to form an array of pin contacts, and a second end spaced apart from the first end and extending from the back wall of the header body. A plurality of shield blades are configured for insertion into the plurality of second openings. Each of the plurality of shield blades has a first end extending from the front wall of the header body adjacent to the first end of a signal pin, a second end extending from the back wall of the header body adjacent to the second end of the signal pin, and a generally right angle shielding portion configured to be disposed adjacent to an intermediate portion of the signal pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Alexander W. Barr, Kevin R. Meredith, Johannes Petrus Maria Kusters
  • Patent number: 6231391
    Abstract: An electrical header connector of the present invention includes a header body formed to include a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings. The header body having a front wall and a back wall. A plurality of signal pins are configured for insertion into the plurality of first openings. Each signal pin includes a first end extending from the front wall of the header body to form an array of pin contacts, and a second end spaced apart from the first end and extending from the back wall of the header body. A plurality of shield blades are configured for insertion into the plurality of second openings. Each of the plurality of shield blades has a first end extending from the front wall of the header body adjacent to the first end of a signal pin, a second end extending from the back wall of the header body adjacent to the second end of the signal pin, and a generally right angle shielding portion configured to be disposed adjacent to an intermediate portion of the signal pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Robinson Nugent, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Kevin R. Meredith, Alexander W. Barr, Johannes Petrus Maria Kusters
  • Patent number: 6146202
    Abstract: A two-part high-speed backplane electrical connector with improved electromagnetical shielding comprises a socket connector and a header connector. The socket connector includes a plurality of connector modules encasing a plurality of conductive paths. Each connector module is formed to include a plurality of laterally-extending angled passageways which are interleaved with the plurality of conductive paths. The socket connector further includes a plurality of first shields, each of which is configured to be coupled to a connector module along a first side thereof to form a paired connector unit. Each first shield is formed to include a plurality of laterally-extending angled passageways in substantial alignment with the passageways in the connector modules. A socket housing is configured to receive a plurality of paired connector units. A plurality of second shields are configured to be received in the plurality of laterally-extending angled passageways in the paired connector units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Robinson Nugent, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel C. Ramey, Kevin R. Meredith, Alexander W. Barr, Johannes Petrus Maria Kusters