Patents by Inventor Michael Vino

Michael Vino 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).

  • Contact modules for receptacle assemblies
    Patent number: 8894442
    Abstract: A contact module includes a conductive holder and a frame assembly received in the conductive holder with receptacle signal contacts arranged in differential pairs. A ground shield is received in the conductive holder between the frame assembly and the conductive holder. The ground shield has a mounting end with ground pins extending from a mounting edge at the mounting end of the ground shield. Forces are imparted on the ground pins during coupling with a circuit board. The mounting end has a plurality of bearing surfaces proximate to the ground pins. The bearing surfaces engage at least one of the conductive holder and the frame assembly to transfer the forces between the ground shield and at least one of the conductive holder and the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Shane McClellan, Jeffrey Byron McClinton, James Lee Fedder, Michael Vino
  • CONTACT MODULES FOR RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20130288521
    Abstract: A contact module includes a conductive holder and a frame assembly received in the conductive holder with receptacle signal contacts arranged in differential pairs. A ground shield is received in the conductive holder between the frame assembly and the conductive holder. The ground shield has a mounting end with ground pins extending from a mounting edge at the mounting end of the ground shield. Forces are imparted on the ground pins during coupling with a circuit board. The mounting end has a plurality of bearing surfaces proximate to the ground pins. The bearing surfaces engage at least one of the conductive holder and the frame assembly to transfer the forces between the ground shield and at least one of the conductive holder and the frame assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Shane McClellan, Jeffrey Byron McClinton, James Lee Fedder, Michael Vino