David L Goodman

US Patent:

49196260, Apr 24, 1990

Filed:

Apr 14, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/338030

Inventors:

John W. Anhalt - Orange CA
David S. Goodman - Mission Viejo CA

Assignee:

ITT Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H01R 1315

US Classification:

439260

Abstract:

A connector for an IC memory card having a printed circuit member mounted within the housing of the card which extends into a slot opening at the edge of the card. The connector contains two rows of contacts which are engageable with conductive traces on the opposite sides of the printed circuit member when the card is inserted into the connector. The contacts in the connector are reversely bent to form inner arms joined to outer arms by nose portions. The inner arms of the contacts in the two rows are normally spaced apart a distance greater than the thickness of the printed circuit member so that when the card is initially inserted into the connector, the noses of the contacts will pass freely over the border of the printed circuit member. Thereafter, the sidewalls of the housing of the card cam the outer arms of the contacts inwardly, forcing the inner arms into engagement with the traces on the printed circuit member in the card.

US Patent:

46341994, Jan 6, 1987

Filed:

Jan 22, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/693408

Inventors:

John W. Anhalt - Orange CA
David S. Goodman - Mission Viejo CA
Gerald J. Selvin - Huntington Beach CA

Assignee:

ITT Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H01R 909

US Classification:

339 17M

Abstract:

A connector assembly is described for fitting in a small space between a display panel device and a printed circuit board device, to electrically connect a multiplicity of closely-spaced conductors on the devices. The connector assembly includes a row of contact elements with opposite ends for contacting the conductors of the devices, and with curved middle portions that are nested in one another. The middle portions of the elements are sandwiched between the substantially flat faces of a housing, and the opposite ends of the elements project through openings in the housing.

US Patent:

49328980, Jun 12, 1990

Filed:

Feb 7, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/307107

Inventors:

David S. Goodman - Mission Viejo CA
Herve G. Bricaud - Dole, FR
Henry S. Heath - Fullerton CA

Assignee:

ITT Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H01R 1704

US Classification:

439582

Abstract:

A right-angle termination for a coaxial conductor is described, which has an access aperture that provides good access for soldering the inner conductor of the termination device to the inner conductor of a coaxial cable, and which enables rapid and easy closure of the access aperture. A sleeve is slideably mounted about the outer conductor of the termination device, to slide between an open position away from the access aperture, and a closed position over the access aperture.

US Patent:

46284109, Dec 9, 1986

Filed:

Apr 10, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/721748

Inventors:

David S. Goodman - Mission Viejo CA
Leland W. Oliver - Santa Ana CA

Assignee:

ITT Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H01R 2372

US Classification:

361413

Abstract:

A connector is described, of a type which can be connected to a circuit board by merely laying it on the board and soldering it in place by a reflow solder technique. The connector includes a housing assembly with a substantially flat bottom that includes a solderable portion that can lie on a metal trace of a circuit board to be soldered thereto. The connector includes a row of contacts, each having a main portion within the housing and a tail extending at a downward incline from the housing so the lower end of the tail can contact a metal trace on the circuit board and become soldered thereto.

US Patent:

39985121, Dec 21, 1976

Filed:

Apr 7, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/674501

Inventors:

John W. Anhalt - Orange CA
David S. Goodman - Mission Viejo CA
Ocsar Alonso - Westminister CA

Assignee:

International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H05K 100

US Classification:

339 17CF

Abstract:

An electrical connector for interconnecting conductive traces on a pair of electronic components, such as a display panel and logic circuit used in a digital wristwatch. The connector comprises an elongated non-conductive elastomeric member having parallel, spaced conductive surfaces thereon which interconnect the traces on the electronic components.

US Patent:

45442240, Oct 1, 1985

Filed:

Sep 7, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/415362

Inventors:

David S. Goodman - Mission Viejo CA
Gerald J. Selvin - Huntington Beach CA
Hubert W. Naus - Monrovia CA
David Rofer - Fountain Valley CA
Randy A. McNutt - Fullerton CA

Assignee:

International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H01R 13639

US Classification:

339 89M

Abstract:

A self-locking electrical connector is disclosed in which a locking ring is mounted in an annular groove in the interior of a coupling nut on the plug of the connector. When the plug is mated with the receptacle, inwardly extending projections on the locking ring ride up over a low-angle ramp on the shell of the receptacle and then snap into a locking groove formed in the receptacle shell behind the ramp to lock the connector members together. The surface of the locking groove next to the low-angle ramp is formed as a high-angle ramp which allows removal of the projections of the ring from the groove when the coupling nut is rotated with high torque to unthread from the shell. In an alternative embodiment, the locking ring is carried by the receptacle shell, and the locking groove and angular ramps are formed on the inner surface of the coupling nut.

US Patent:

44720149, Sep 18, 1984

Filed:

Sep 27, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/423854

Inventors:

David S. Goodman - Mission Viejo CA
Gerald J. Selvin - Huntington Beach CA
Robert D. Malucci - Mission Viejo CA

Assignee:

International Telephone & Telegrah Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H01R 1339

US Classification:

339 99R

Abstract:

An insulation displacement connector is disclosed which is particularly adapted for use with flat cable having closely spaced conductors. The termination end of each contact in the connector is partially bent about a vertical axis providing an intermediate curved portion and a pair of elongated side edges. The side edges of each contact engage a conductor of the cable at two longitudinally spaced locations thereon while the intermediate curved portion of the contact, which is preferably coated with an insulation material, supports the adjacent conductor of the cable.

US Patent:

39329321, Jan 20, 1976

Filed:

Sep 16, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/506058

Inventors:

David S. Goodman - Orange CA

Assignee:

International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H05K 300

US Classification:

29625

Abstract:

A method of making a multilayer board in which relatively thick ground and voltage planes are punched to form clearance holes. The planes are stacked with insulative layers, laminated and then drilled to produce through holes aligned with the clearance holes. The through holes are then plated-through. The method eliminates under-etch problems in thick ground and voltage planes which are capable of carrying high magnitudes of current.