Patents by Inventor Scott P. Drescher

Scott P. Drescher 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 connector assembly with EMI gasket
    Patent number: 8203084
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrically conductive cage having a cage end configured for mounting in a panel opening. The cage has a compartment for receiving a pluggable electrical component therein. The cage end has a circumference defined by an exterior surface of the cage. A retention frame extends over the cage end along at least a portion of the circumference. The retention frame includes a gasket side and a rear side. A retention opening extends through the gasket and rear sides of the retention frame. An EMI gasket is mounted on the cage end. The EMI gasket includes a length of electrically conductive cord having opposite cord ends. The cord is wrapped externally around the cage end forming a continuous band that engages the exterior surface of the cage along at least a portion of the circumference. The cord extends along and engages the gasket side of the retention frame and the cord ends extend through the retention opening and along the rear side of the retention frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Harrison Wertz, Jr., Matthew Ryan Schmitt, James Charles Shiffler, Scott P. Drescher
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH EMI GASKET
    Publication number: 20110226521
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrically conductive cage having a cage end configured for mounting in a panel opening. The cage has a compartment for receiving a pluggable electrical component therein. The cage end has a circumference defined by an exterior surface of the cage. A retention frame extends over the cage end along at least a portion of the circumference. The retention frame includes a gasket side and a rear side. A retention opening extends through the gasket and rear sides of the retention frame. An EMI gasket is mounted on the cage end. The EMI gasket includes a length of electrically conductive cord having opposite cord ends. The cord is wrapped externally around the cage end forming a continuous band that engages the exterior surface of the cage along at least a portion of the circumference. The cord extends along and engages the gasket side of the retention frame and the cord ends extend through the retention opening and along the rear side of the retention frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Harrison Wertz, JR., Matthew Ryan Schmitt, James Charles Shiffler, Scott P. Drescher