Patents by Inventor Ronald Bekker

Ronald Bekker 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).

  • Connector assembly including metal strips as contact members
    Patent number: 5727956
    Abstract: Connector provided with an insulating housing and a plurality of electrically conductive contact members each of said contact members (2, 3; 26; 42; 47) being made of a metal layer arranged on a predetermined insulating part of said connector. This metal layer may be arranged on plastic contact pins or, alternatively, be made of metal strips arranged on the housing (4; 24; 41) of said connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Niranjan Mitra, Ronald Bekker, Bernardus Paagman
  • Selectively metallized plastic hold-down connector
    Patent number: 5713762
    Abstract: A connector to be mounted to a substrate having a housing of dielectric material which housing comprises a portion (2; 6; 28; 38) provided with a metal layer (7; 8; 25; 35). This portion is located on a side of the connector (1; 1'; 21; 31) to be pre-positioned adjacent a substrate (15) so that the metal layer (7; 8; 25; 35) functions as to solderably join and fix the connector to the substrate (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Niranjan Mitra, Ronald Bekker