Patents by Inventor Robert J. Smith, II

Robert J. Smith, II 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).

  • Electrical connectors
    Patent number: 5013249
    Abstract: Electrical connectors including a row of conductive interconnect elements in the form of slugs which extend through openings in a block of insulating material and which are associated resilient wadded elements to connect conductive pads of circuit boards. A wall portion of conductive material is positioned in parallel relation to the row or elements to provide a ground plane and an air dielectric is provide along the length of each element to cooperate with the dielectric of the block and obtain a desired characteristic impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Labinal Components and Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Lindeman, Robert J. Smith, II