Patents by Inventor Robert D. Godburn, Jr.

Robert D. Godburn, Jr. 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).

  • High-speed electrical connector
    Patent number: 7351114
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-speed electrical interconnection system designed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional interconnection systems. That is, the present invention provides an electrical connector capable of handling high-speed signals effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Winchester Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Benham, Kenny Padro, Robert D. Godburn, Jr.
  • Electrical connector and method of making the same
    Patent number: 7228628
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a method for making an electrical connector. The method may include: obtaining a part having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an interim 1 portion between the first and second end portions; flattening the second end portion; trimming the flattened second end portion; and forming a hole in the flattened second end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Winchester Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lee A. Wolfel, Robert Larsen, Robert D. Godburn, Jr.
  • High speed electrical connector
    Patent number: 7101191
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-speed electrical interconnection system designed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional interconnection systems. That is, the present invention provides an electrical connector capable of handling high-speed signals effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Winchester Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Benham, Kenny Padro, Robert D. Godburn, Jr.
  • High-speed electrical connector
    Patent number: 7040901
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-speed connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Benham, Robert D. Godburn, Jr.
  • High-speed electrical connector
    Patent number: 6979202
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-speed electrical interconnection system designed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional interconnection systems. That is, the present invention provides an electrical connector capable of handling high-speed signals effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Benham, Kenny Padro, Robert D. Godburn, Jr.
  • Laminate electrical interconnect system
    Patent number: 6712648
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a laminate structure and multiple parallel grooves is described. The laminate structure is electrically conductive and is coated with an electrically non-conductive material. Each groove has a signal carrying path electrically insulated from the electrically conductive portion of the laminate structure, which is advantageously surrounded by the laminate structure, thereby forming a type of Faraday cage around the signal carrying path and creating a completely shielded electrical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenny Padro, Robert D. Godburn, Jr., William Keller