Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a header and a carrier assembly attachable with the header. The header includes a leading end having a plurality of signal pins that are insertable into an electronic device and a stripline ground plate extending from the leading end toward a mating end. The carrier assembly is coupleable with the mating end of the header and includes a plurality of termination devices. Each termination device includes a cable terminated to a contact that electrically couples with one of the signal pins of the header, an insulator disposed around the contact, and a tubular shield disposed around the insulator. When the carrier assembly is connected to the header, the tubular shield contacts the stripline ground plate to commonly ground each signal pin/contact connection within the electrical connector system.

Abstract: A communication cabling includes a shielding separator having an elongated center member extending along a dimensional length, and a plurality of elongated dividing members each extending along the dimensional length and extending from the elongated center member. The dividing members may have at least a portion being of an electrically conductive material and others may have conductive material layers adjacent thereto.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing and a contact module assembly including first and second contact modules loaded into the housing. The first contact module has a plurality of ground leads extending between mating contacts and mounting contacts. The ground leads extend along separate paths within a first plane. The second contact module has a plurality of signal leads extending between mating contacts and mounting contacts. The signal leads extend along separate paths within a second plane. The ground leads are aligned with the signal leads in a direction transverse to the first plane, and the ground leads have a width and a thickness defining a cross-sectional area that is larger than a cross sectional area of the signal leads.

Abstract: A differential pair connector has a housing floor, an array of differential pairs passing through the housing floor, and a conductive grid integrated into the housing floor for reducing crosstalk between the differential pairs. The conductive grid can have various structures, such as conductive inserts, plated regions and/or a conductive housing floor surrounding non-conductive inserts protecting the differential pins. Although any suitable means can be used to fasten the conductive grid into the housing floor, the grid is preferably press fitted into the top of the housing floor.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a header connector and a socket connector configured to mate with the header connector. The header connector includes a plurality of signal pins and a plurality of shield blades. The socket connector includes a plurality of conductive paths, each conductive path being coupled to a signal contact, and a plurality of first shields. The plurality of signal pins and the plurality of conductive paths and signal contacts are configured to form a plurality of transmission lines. The plurality of shield blades and the plurality of first shields are electrically connected and configured to provide interrupted shielding of the plurality of transmission lines when the header connector and the socket connector are in a mated configuration.

Abstract: An electrical connector receptacle that includes receptacle-side electrical contacts, a socket, and a receptacle shield. The socket is configured such that a connector may be inserted therein allowing the electrical contacts of the connector to interface with the receptacle-side electrical contacts. The receptacle shield is placed in the back of the receptacle, and is composed of an Electro-Magnetic Interference barrier material. In one embodiment, the receptacle shield is configured to interface with an EMI barrier of the connector, and includes separate slots through which electrical connections may pass.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a housing (10) and a number of wafers (20). Each wafer has a number of contacts (30) each having a contacting portion (31). The housing includes an insulative base (11) having a number of chambers (115) and a number of spacers (13) mounted on the insulative base. Each spacer includes a main portion (131), and a number of finger-shaped portions (132) formed on the main portion. Each finger-shaped portion has a floor (133) and a number of projecting walls (134, 135) projecting laterally from the floor to form a plurality of passageways. The finger-shaped portion inserted in the chamber of the insulative base. Each passageway has an open front end (137) and an open rear end (138), the contacting portion of the contact inserted into the passageway from the open rear end toward the open front end.

Abstract: A screen (60) for reducing the electromagnetic coupling between a first and a second adjacent pair (62, 64) of electrical connectors (52), which are arranged in a row of pairs of electrical connectors (52) in a connector block (10), contains a first electrically conducting surface (66) which is shaped for arrangement between the first and the second adjacent pair (62, 64) of electrical connectors (52); and two electrically conducting surfaces (68, 70) spaced apart, which are electrically coupled with corresponding sections of the first electrically conducting surface (66) and which stand up from these sections in the transverse direction, in a common direction, and form a three-sided screen for a pair of electrical connectors (52).

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a longitudinal insulating housing defining a plurality of grooves and a plurality of contacts received in the groove. Each contact has a contacting arm, a retaining portion retained into the insulating housing and a soldering portion. The contacts comprises a plurality of signal contacts and grounding contacts, at least one signal contacts defining a signal group and at least one grounding contact defining a grounding group, each signal group and each grounding group are alternately arranged.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an organizer plate having a plurality of apertures for receiving termination devices. Each termination device includes a shield box, an insulator, and a socket contact. The shield box has at least one outwardly extending ground contact element and a latch member. When the termination device is inserted into an aperture of the organizer plate, the latch member on the shield box engage a surface of the organizer plate to prevent withdrawal of the termination device.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a pair of side-walls, a plurality of terminals retained in the insulating housing and comprising contacting portions and a shielding shell surrounding the housing. Each of the side walls of the housing defines a window portion thereof to communicating with the mating cavity and an exterior. A pair of side walls of the shell covers on the side walls of the insulating housing and each defines a resilient arm extending into the mating cavity through the window portion.

Abstract: Electrical connectors having improved impedance characteristics are disclosed. Such an electrical connector may include a first electrically conductive contact, and a second electrically conductive contact disposed adjacent to the first contact along a first direction. A mating end of the second contact may be offset in a second direction relative to a mating end of the first contact. Offsetting of contacts within columns of contacts provides capability for adjusting impedance and capacitance characteristics of a connector assembly.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a signal array of a plurality of conductors, each conductor including at least one inner conductive element and an outer conductive element. A connector body has a front surface and the inner and outer conductive elements are electrically presented proximate the front surface in a generally co-planar arrangement. The inner and outer conductive elements terminate in a face surface that is raised above the front surface of the connector body. A compressible interface element has a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a compressible, electrically insulative medium. The interface element is positionable against the face to be compressed between the signal array and a signal bearing component to pass signals between the signal array and the signal-bearing component.

Abstract: A connector that is structured to electrically and physically connect with (i) a first connector type using a first set of electrical contacts, and (ii) a second connector type that uses the first set of electrical contacts and a second augmenting set of electrical contacts.

Abstract: A connector assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure is advantageously configured to allow a sensor connector to straightforwardly and efficiently join with and detach from a patient cable connector. Further, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously reduce un-shielded area in an electrical connection between a patient cable and a sensor connector. In addition, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously increase the shielding of detector signals coming from the patient sensor to the monitor.