Patents by Inventor Marc Fret

Marc Fret 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).

  • Method for mounting a connector on a printed circuit board, and shielded connector and lower shielding plate for use in such a method
    Patent number: 6648687
    Abstract: A shielded connector comprises a housing of insulating material accommodating a plurality of contact elements, and a shielding plate comprising a front half and a back half. The front half has a plurality of contact portions and the back half has contact ends for connection to a printed circuit board. The housing is provided with at least one channel at a front end thereof, this at least one channel being open at its back end and closed at its front end for receiving the front end of the shielding plate. The shielding plate is provided with a bend near its front end for cooperation with back end of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Nadia Otto, Marc Fret, Hubert Booghmans, Werner Panis
  • Method for mounting a connector on a printed circuit board, and shielded connector and lower shielding plate for use in sush a method
    Publication number: 20010036769
    Abstract: A shielded connector comprises a housing of insulating material accommodating a plurality of contact elements, and a shielding plate comprising a front half and a back half. The front half has a plurality of contact portions and the back half has contact ends for connection to a printed circuit board. The housing is provided with at least one channel at a front end thereof, this at least one channel being open at its back end and closed at its front end for receiving the front end of the shielding plate. The shielding plate is provided with a bend near its front end for cooperation with back end of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Nadia Otto, Marc Fret, Hubert Booghmans, Werner Panis