Brian C O'Malley

US Patent:

7322856, Jan 29, 2008

Filed:

Mar 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/395560

Inventors:

John C. Laurx - Aurora IL, US
Craig A. Bixler - Elmhurst IL, US
Kent E. Regnier - Lombard IL, US
David E. Dunham - Aurora IL, US
Brian P. O'Malley - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 13/648

US Classification:

439608

Abstract:

A high speed connector includes a plurality of wafer-style components in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The terminals are arranged in horizontal pairs, and the internal cavity defines an air channel between each horizontal pair of terminals arranged in the two columns of terminals. The terminals are further aligned with each other in each row so that horizontal faces of the terminals in the two rows face each other to thereby promote broadside coupling between horizontal pairs of terminals.

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:

20040224559, Nov 11, 2004

Filed:

Dec 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/728175

Inventors:

Richard Nelson - Geneva IL, US
Daniel McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Galen Fromm - North Aurora IL, US
Brian O'Malley - Naperville IL, US

International Classification:

H01R013/648

US Classification:

439/608000

Abstract:

A connector assembly is suitable for connecting circuit boards together. The connector assembly includes a series of ground and signal terminal sets assembled in terminal assemblies held within a housing. The ground terminals sets include a set of flat contact blades that are aligned together in abutting contact to form a line of ground contacts blades and the signal terminals are arranged in sets on opposite sides of the ground terminal contact blades. The signal terminals have general L-shapes that are arranged in sets of two pairs of contacts to form a cruciform pattern with an associated ground contact blade in the midst of the pattern of four. The terminal assemblies are formed from housings that have interfitting projections on their exterior sides, and the ground terminal housing is plated with a conductive material. This effectively surrounds each signal terminal in its extent through the signal terminal housing.

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.