Brian Kevin O'Malley

US Patent:

20040171305, Sep 2, 2004

Filed:

Feb 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/789742

Inventors:

Daniel McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Brian O'Malley - Naperville IL, US
Kent Regnier - Lombard IL, US

International Classification:

H01R013/648

US Classification:

439/608000

Abstract:

A high-density connector utilizes a plurality of terminal assemblies that are assembled together into a block, or single unit, to form a connector. Each terminal assembly of the connector utilizes a plurality of conductive terminals having contact portions for mating with an opposing connector, tail portions for mounting to a circuit substrate and body portions held within an insulative body portion of the assembly. The body portions are supported within a housing in the form of a wafer which is plated with a conductive material so as to provide an all encompassing ground structure that surrounds the terminals and their insulative supporting terminal assemblies. In this manner a reference ground is provided around each signal terminal between its contact and tail portions that emulates a coaxial cable. The tails of the terminals and the ground structure have wide body portions with narrow contact portions to promote wicking of solder onto the tails for establishing a reliable solder mounting of the connector to a circuit board.

US Patent:

20120309233, Dec 6, 2012

Filed:

Nov 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/508249

Inventors:

Brian P. O'Malley - Naperville IL, US
Michael R. Kamarauskas - Bartlett IL, US
Timothy R. McClelland - Bollingbrook IL, US
Emanuel G. Banakis - Naperville IL, US
Johnny Chen - Danville CA, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lombard IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 24/28
H03H 7/00
H05K 1/11

US Classification:

439626, 174266, 333181

Abstract:

An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing with a plurality of filtering modules therein. Each filtering module has a housing and a magnetics assembly including transformer cores with wires wrapped therearound. An array of pins extend from the module housing for connection to the wires. A plurality of tails extend from the module housing for interconnection to a circuit board upon which the connector may be mounted. An interconnection is provided between the pins and tails that may include filtering or other signal modifying circuitry. A circuit member having an enhanced layout is also provided for use in or upon which the connector may be mounted.

US Patent:

20130102203, Apr 25, 2013

Filed:

Nov 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/508467

Inventors:

Brian P. O'Malley - Naperville IL, US
Michael R. Kamarauskas - Bartlett IL, US
Timothy R. McClelland - Bolingbrook IL, US
Emanuel G. Banakis - Naperville IL, US
Johnny Chen - Danville CA, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lombard IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 13/66

US Classification:

439701

Abstract:

An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing with a plurality of filtering modules therein. Each filtering module has a housing and a magnetics assembly including transformer cores with wires wrapped therearound. An array of pins extend from the module housing for connection to the wires. A plurality of tails extend from the module housing for interconnection to a circuit board upon which the connector may be mounted. An interconnection is provided between the pins and tails that may include filtering or other signal modifying circuitry.