Patents by Inventor Michael Alan Johnston

Michael Alan Johnston 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).

  • Shielding cage for closely spaced cage arrays
    Patent number: 9820416
    Abstract: A shielding cage with an improved construction is disclosed that permits such cages to be more closely spaced together when a plurality of them are arranged in side-by-side arrays of cages. The cage is formed from a sheet metal blank that is stamped and formed to define sidewalls, top wall, bottom wall and a rear wall. In one embodiment, the ends of the blank are formed with interengaging elements in the form of tabs and slots that interfit within the plane of one of the cage walls, thereby eliminating the need for projections disposed on the sidewalls of the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Miklinski, Kenneth Janota, Michael Alan Johnston
  • SHIELDING CAGE FOR CLOSELY SPACED CAGE ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20160295751
    Abstract: A shielding cage with an improved construction is disclosed that permits such cages to be more closely spaced together when a plurality of them are arranged in side-by-side arrays of cages. The cage is formed from a sheet metal blank that is stamped and formed to define sidewalls, top wall, bottom wall and a rear wall. In one embodiment, the ends of the blank are formed with interengaging elements in the form of tabs and slots that interfit within the plane of one of the cage walls, thereby eliminating the need for projections disposed on the sidewalls of the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Mollex, LLC
    Inventors: Richard MIKLINSKI, Kenneth JANOTA, Michael Alan JOHNSTON
  • EMI shielding member, particularly suitable for shielding of module cages
    Patent number: 9035199
    Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a hollow conductive cage with a front end and an opening to an interior portion of the cage. The opening is configured to receive a module assembly therein. The cage has a bottom with a bottom opening communicating with the interior portion, and the bottom is configured to be joined to a circuit board. A layered EMI shield member is provided between the bottom of the cage and the circuit board and the shield member extends completely around the bottom opening of the cage. The EMI shield member is formed as a flexible, low-cost assembly that utilizes a pair or insulative layers that flank a conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Janota, Eran J. Jones, Marlon C. Daniels, Michael Alan Johnston
  • EMI SHIELDING MEMBER, PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR SHIELDING OF MODULE CAGES
    Publication number: 20130199835
    Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a hollow conductive cage with a front end and an opening to an interior portion of the cage. The opening is configured to receive a module assembly therein. The cage has a bottom with a bottom opening communicating with the interior portion, and the bottom is configured to be joined to a circuit board. A layered EMI shield member is provided between the bottom of the cage and the circuit board and the shield member extends completely around the bottom opening of the cage. The EMI shield member is formed as a flexible, low-cost assembly that utilizes a pair or insulative layers that flank a conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Janota, Eran J. Jones, Marlon C. Daniels, Michael Alan Johnston