Patents by Inventor Luis F. Armenta

Luis F. Armenta 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).

  • Edge mount connector arrangement with improved characteristic impedance
    Patent number: 9433083
    Abstract: An electrical interface on a circuit board is disclosed for electrically connecting the circuit board to a connector to reduce reflections and impedance mismatch and increase power transfer from the connector to the signal path of the circuit board. The signal interface includes a signal conductor including a signal pad configured to connect to a connector pin and a waveguide section extending from the signal pad. The waveguide narrows from a signal pad width to connect to a microstrip conductor. A first ground section is spaced rightward from the signal conductor such that the inner edge of the first ground section, angles in correspondence with the narrowing of the waveguide to generally track an outer right edge of the waveguide. A second ground section is spaced leftward from the signal conductor and configured generally similarly to the first ground section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfredo Moncayo, Brian Hostetter, Luis F. Armenta
  • EDGE MOUNT CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH IMPROVED CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE
    Publication number: 20150288085
    Abstract: An electrical interface on a circuit board is disclosed for electrically connecting the circuit board to a connector to reduce reflections and impedance mismatch and increase power transfer from the connector to the signal path of the circuit board. The signal interface includes a signal conductor including a signal pad configured to connect to a connector pin and a waveguide section extending from the signal pad. The waveguide narrows from a signal pad width to connect to a microstrip conductor. A first ground section is spaced rightward from the signal conductor such that the inner edge of the first ground section, angles in correspondence with the narrowing of the waveguide to generally track an outer right edge of the waveguide. A second ground section is spaced leftward from the signal conductor and configured generally similarly to the first ground section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Alfredo Moncayo, Brian Hostetter, Luis F. Armenta