Steven B Bogiel

US Patent:

6923661, Aug 2, 2005

Filed:

Jun 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/870343

Inventors:

Steven B. Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R009/09

US Classification:

439 78, 439 79

Abstract:

A low profile blade receiving electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a blade insertion cavity which extends generally parallel to the printed circuit board. A pair of generally U-shaped terminals are mounted on the housing, with one terminal nested within the other terminal. Each terminal includes a pair of side walls joined by a connecting beam. The side walls are generally perpendicular to and electrically connected to the circuit board. The connecting beams are generally parallel to the circuit board. The connecting beams of the two terminals are spaced from each other for receiving a terminal blade therebetween. The connecting beams have contact portions exposed in the blade insertion cavity of the housing for engaging opposite sides of the terminal blade.

US Patent:

7001189, Feb 21, 2006

Filed:

Nov 4, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/981295

Inventors:

Daniel B. McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Steven B. Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
William P. Hendrickson - Yorkville IL, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US
Timothy E. Purkis - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 12/00

US Classification:

439 79, 439947

Abstract:

An electrical power connector is mountable on a printed circuit board. The connector includes an outer terminal and an inner terminal, both of which are of generally inverted U-shaped configurations, with the inner terminal nested in the outer terminal. Solder tails project downwardly from bottom edges of side walls of the two terminals. Both terminals have a pair of blade portions projecting forwardly from the respective side walls of the terminals, whereby the blade portions of each terminal are spaced from each other. The blade portions of one terminal are generally coplanar with the blade portions of the other terminal. A dielectric housing is overmolded about the side walls of the outer terminal, leaving the solder tails and the outside surfaces of the blade portions exposed. The housing has a projecting portion extending into the spacing between the blade portions of the two terminals against the inside surfaces of the blade portions, leaving the outside surfaces of the blade portions exposed.

US Patent:

7011548, Mar 14, 2006

Filed:

Apr 16, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/825846

Inventors:

Steven B. Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
Robert A. Owsley - Lisle IL, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 24/00

US Classification:

439630, 439 79, 439247, 439856

Abstract:

A side-entry, blade-receiving electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a bottom wall and a blade-receiving receptacle at a side of the housing. At least one conductive terminal is mounted on the housing and includes a contact section exposed within the receptacle for electrically engaging a terminal blade of a complementary mating connecting device inserted into the side receptacle generally parallel to the printed circuit board. A mounting section is exposed exteriorly of the housing below the bottom wall thereof for mounting the connector on the printed circuit board. A flex section joins the mounting section to the contact section and performs a dual function of (a) spacing the bottom wall of the housing above the printed circuit board and (b) providing a yielding flexibility between the connector and the board.

US Patent:

7104812, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Feb 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/064792

Inventors:

Steven B. Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
Thomas J. Carlson - Maumelle AR, US
William P. Hendrickson - Yorkville IL, US
Daniel B. McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Steven D. Miller - Conway AR, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 4/58

US Classification:

439 79

Abstract:

A laminated terminal is provided for an electrical connector and includes a plurality of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure. Each metal layer includes a joining section, a contact section and a terminating section. A plurality of projections on the joining sections of the layers are interengaged within a respective plurality of recesses in adjacent layers to align the layers and provide a strong mechanical and good electrical joint between the layers. Solder tails extend linearly along the bottom edge of each joining section to form a plurality of rows of solder tails, and the terminating portions of the metal layers are bent outwardly to separate the rows of solder tails from each other. The contact section of one metal layer may include a generally planar finger which is coplanar with a planar finger of another of the metal layers.

US Patent:

20050186849, Aug 25, 2005

Filed:

Feb 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/787910

Inventors:

Yan Margulis - Buffalo Grove IL, US
Steven Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
Leroy Andrzejewski - Warrenville IL, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US

International Classification:

H01R013/648

US Classification:

439637000

Abstract:

An electrical connector is capable of easy conversion from a receptacle connector to a blade connector. A dielectric housing includes an elongated receptacle for receiving a blade terminal of an appropriate mating blade connector. At least one connector terminal is mounted on the housing and includes a contact portion exposed in the receptacle to form a receptacle connector and for engaging the blade terminal of the mating blade connector. A bare blade member has a mounting end fixable in the receptacle in engagement with the contact portion of the connector terminal. A bare blade end of the blade member projects from a mating face of the housing to convert the receptacle connector to a blade connector.

US Patent:

20060128197, Jun 15, 2006

Filed:

Dec 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/010226

Inventors:

Daniel McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Steven Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
Yan Margulis - Buffalo Grove IL, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US
Kenneth Stiles - Barrington IL, US

International Classification:

H01R 4/60

US Classification:

439212000

Abstract:

A blade terminal is provided for an electrical power connector which is mountable on a printed circuit board. The terminal includes at least a pair of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure, with a non-conductive layer disposed between the metal layers. The metal layers include contact blade ends separated from each other a first distance by the non-conductive layer, for mating with one or more appropriate terminals of a complementary connecting device. The metal layers include board mounting ends separated from each other a second distance greater than the first distance, for mounting to the printed circuit board.

US Patent:

20070004291, Jan 4, 2007

Filed:

Sep 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/519280

Inventors:

Steven Bogiel - Lisle IL, US
Thomas Carlson - Maumelle AR, US
William Hendrickson - Yorkville IL, US
Daniel McGowan - Naperville IL, US
Steven Miller - Conway AR, US
Arvind Patel - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

MOLEX INCORPORATED - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 13/02

US Classification:

439884000

Abstract:

A laminated terminal is provided for an electrical connector and includes a plurality of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure. Each metal layer includes a joining section, a contact section and a terminating section. A plurality of projections on the joining sections of the layers are interengaged within a respective plurality of recesses in adjacent layers to align the layers and provide a strong mechanical and good electrical joint between the layers. Solder tails extend linearly along the bottom edge of each joining section to form a plurality of rows of solder tails, and the terminating portions of the metal layers are bent outwardly to separate the rows of solder tails from each other. The contact section of one metal layer may include a generally planar finger which is coplanar with a planar finger of another of the metal layers.

US Patent:

51318601, Jul 21, 1992

Filed:

Oct 1, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/771029

Inventors:

Steven B. Bogiel - Schaumburg IL

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 3108
H01R 2516

US Classification:

439215

Abstract:

A power distribution system is disclosed for electrification of modular wall panels. The distribution system includes a track along a wall panel, a plurality of electrical power lines running along the track and defining a plurality of power distribution circuits, and a plug-receiving receptacle mounted adjacent the power lines for interconnection therewith. The invention contemplates receptacle contacts mounted on the receptacle, a plurality of circuit contacts interconnected with the power lines, and a plurality of interchangeable circuit control modules for selectively interchangeably interconnecting the plug-receiving receptacle with different power distribution circuits. The interchangeable circuit control modules include a plurality of control contacts of different arrays engageable between the receptacle contacts and different ones of the circuit contacts.