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US7101191B2 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

High speed electrical connector

Assignee: Winchester Interconnect Corp
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Filing: 2005-09-26
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Granted: 2006-09-05
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Expires: 2025-09-26
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Abstract

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.

Inventors

  • 👤 John E. Benham
  • 👤 Kenny Padro
  • 👤 Robert D. Godburn, Jr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 22:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/91; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7047; H01R12/7064; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/514; H01R13/516; H01R13/518; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6473; H01R13/6477; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R13/6586; H01R13/6587; H01R24/00; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/50; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1438; H05K7/1452; H05K7/1454; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/714; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/727; H01R12/73; H01R12/735; H01R12/737; H01R13/02; H01R13/22; H01R13/24; H01R13/2407; H01R13/2421; H01R13/66; H01R13/665; H01R13/6658; H01R2103/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim 235 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a first circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board; a second circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board; a spacer having a first face and a second face opposite the first space, wherein the spacer is disposed directly between the first circuit board and the second circuit board such that the first face of the spacer abuts the face of the first circuit board and the second face of the spacer abuts the face of the second circuit board, the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board is equal to M; the first face of the spacer has a set of at least M grooves formed thereon, each one of the M grooves mirroring a different one of the M signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board, the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board is equal to N; the second face of the spacer having a set of at least N grooves disposed thereon, each one of the N grooves mirroring a different one of the N signal conductors, and none of the at least N grooves mirror any one of the at least M grooves.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 235 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a first circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board; a second circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board; a spacer having a first face and a second face opposite the first space, wherein the spacer is disposed directly between the first circuit board and the second circuit board such that the first face of the spacer abuts the face of the first circuit board and the second face of the spacer abuts the face of the second circuit board, the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board is equal to M; the first face of the spacer has a set of at least M grooves formed thereon, each one of the M grooves mirroring a different one of the M signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board, the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board is equal to N; the second face of the spacer having a set of at least N grooves disposed thereon, each one of the N grooves mirroring a different one of the N signal conductors, and none of the at least N grooves mirror any one of the at least M grooves.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 53 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein each of the M grooves extends from a first edge of the first face to a second edge of the first face, and each of the N grooves extends from a first edge of the second face to a second edge of the second face.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 71 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein each of the M signal conductors extends from a first edge of the face of the first circuit board to a second edge of the face of the first circuit board, and each of the N signal conductors extends from a first edge of the face of the second circuit board to a second edge of the face of the second circuit board.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 11 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , further comprising an interposer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 29 words
The electrical connector of claim 4 , wherein the spacer has an elongate finger projecting outwardly from a side of the spacer for attaching the spacer to the interposer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 12 words
The electrical connector of claim 5 , further comprising a second interposer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 32 words
The electrical connector of claim 6 , wherein the spacer has a second elongate finger projecting outwardly from a second side of the spacer for attaching the spacer to the second interposer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 66 words
The electrical connector of claim 7 , wherein the first interposer has a recess for receiving an end of the first elongate finger and the second interposer has a recess for receiving an end of the second elongate finger, the first finger has protrusion located at said end of the first finger, and the second finger has protrusion located at said end of the second finger.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 13 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein N is less than M.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 13 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 , wherein N is equal to M.
Claim 12
Independent Claim 235 words
A method for assembling an electrical connector, comprising: obtaining a first circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board, wherein the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board is equal to M; obtaining a second circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board, wherein the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board is equal to N; obtaining a spacer having a first face and a second face opposite the first space, wherein the first face of the spacer has a set of at least M grooves formed thereon, the second face of the spacer has a set of at least N grooves disposed thereon, and none of the at least N grooves mirror any one of the at least M grooves; and disposing the spacer directly between the first circuit board and the second circuit board such that: the first face of the spacer abuts the face of the first circuit board and the second face of the spacer abuts the face of the second circuit board, each one of the M grooves receives a different one of the M signal conductors, each one of the N grooves receives a different one of the N signal conductors.
Claim 13
Independent Claim 235 words
A method for assembling an electrical connector, comprising: obtaining a first circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board, wherein the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the first circuit board is equal to M; obtaining a second circuit board having a face and having a plurality of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board, wherein the number of signal conductors disposed on the face of the second circuit board is equal to N; obtaining a spacer having a first face and a second face opposite the first space, wherein the first face of the spacer has a set of at least M grooves formed thereon, the second face of the spacer has a set of at least N grooves disposed thereon, and none of the at least N grooves mirror any one of the at least M grooves; and disposing the spacer directly between the first circuit board and the second circuit board such that: the first face of the spacer abuts the face of the first circuit board and the second face of the spacer abuts the face of the second circuit board, each one of the M grooves receives a different one of the M signal conductors, each one of the N grooves receives a different one of the N signal conductors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 52 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the M grooves extends from a first edge of the first face to a second edge of the first face, and each of the N grooves extends from a first edge of the second face to a second edge of the second face.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 70 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the M signal conductors extends from a first edge of the face of the first circuit board to a second edge of the face of the first circuit board, and each of the N signal conductors extends from a first edge of the face of the second circuit board to a second edge of the face of the second circuit board.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 11 words
The method of claim 11 , further comprising obtaining an interposer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 28 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the spacer has an elongate finger projecting outwardly from a side of the spacer for attaching the spacer to the interposer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 15 , further comprising obtaining a second interposer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 31 words
The method of claim 16 , wherein the spacer has a second elongate finger projecting outwardly from a second side of the spacer for attaching the spacer to the second interposer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 65 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein the first interposer has a recess for receiving an end of the first elongate finger and the second interposer has a recess for receiving an end of the second elongate finger, the first finger has protrusion located at said end of the first finger, and the second finger has protrusion located at said end of the second finger.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein N is less than M.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein N is equal to M.

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