Gregory D Spanier, 577189 Whitehall Rd, Prior Lake, MN 55379

6358093, Mar 19, 2002

Feb 7, 2001

09/778667

Chansy Phommachanh - Shakopee MN
Roy Lee Henneberger - Apple Valley MN
Gregory D. Spanier - Shakopee MN
David DeYoung - Minneapolis MN

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Minnetonka MN

H01R 1366

439620, 439676, 439 761, 439188

A modular jack assembly for connecting and switching computer network cables. The jack assembly includes at least one jack module with two sets of connectors for linking wires from cables to the module and at least one jack. The modules within jack assembly slide between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the two sets of connectors linked to cables are electrically connected to each other, allowing normal through signal transmission. In the second position, the electrical connection between the connector sets is broken and the plug contacts within each jack are linked to one of the sets of connectors, allowing pass-through connections, such as a cross-connection, to be made.

6402556, Jun 11, 2002

Dec 19, 2000

09/741534

Harold Keith Lang - Fox River Grove IL
Martin Uche Ogbuokiri - Aurora IL
Steve Anil Shah - Lincolnwood IL
Gregory D. Spanier - Shakopee MN
Irvin R. Triner - Lemont IL

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

H01R 2400

439632, 439 60

An improved flexible circuit connector that is particularly useful in connections for circuit boards has a housing and a circuit card engaging assembly mounted therein. The circuit card engaging assembly includes at least two contact spring members having a U-shaped portion adjoining a body portion thereof such that when the two contact spring members are brought together at their body portions, a U-shaped channel is formed that supports two lengths of flexible circuity close to the surface and edge of a circuit board inserted into the connector channel.

6482039, Nov 19, 2002

Jan 2, 2002

10/038884

Chansy Phommachanh - Shakopee MN
Roy Lee Henneberger - Apple Valley MN
Gregory D. Spanier - Shakopee MN
David DeYoung - Minneapolis MN

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

H01R 1366

439620, 439188, 439676

A modular jack assembly for connecting and switching computer network cables. The jack assembly includes at least one jack module with two sets of connectors for linking wires from cables to the module and at least one jack. The modules within jack assembly slide between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the two sets of connectors linked to cables are electrically connected to each other, allowing normal through signals transmission. In the second position, the electrical connection between the connector sets is broken and the plug contacts within each jack are linked to one of the sets of connectors, allowing pass-through connections, such as a cross-connection, to be made.

7857631, Dec 28, 2010

Dec 17, 2009

12/640863

Martin Cavegn - Lino Lakes MN, US
Gregory D. Spanier - Shakopee MN, US

Cascade Microtech, Inc. - Beaverton OR

H01R 12/00

439 65

A socket assembly includes a housing with a plurality of through openings that extend between opposite surfaces of the housing. First and second plurality of contact members are positioned in a plurality of the through openings. The contact members each include major beams and minor beams with proximal ends attached to a center portion, and distal ends extending away from the center portion. The major beams preferably have a length greater than the minor beams. When the first circuit member is engaged with the socket assembly the ball grid array displaces the distal ends of the major beams to create a plurality of first and second forces. The first plurality of forces generally oppose the second plurality of forces. The first and second plurality of forces also generate an engagement force that biases the first circuit member toward the housing. The minor beams on the first and second plurality of contact members do not contribute to the engagement force.

5911584, Jun 15, 1999

Aug 20, 1997

8/915433

Russell G. Larsen - San Jose CA
John E. Lopata - Redwood City CA
Gregory David Spanier - Cupertino CA
Henry Zielke - Hoffman Estates IL

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

H01R 909

439 67

A circuit card connector that utilizes flexible circuitry includes one or more isolator portions attached to its base that serve to substantially isolate the base of the connector from the circuit board to which the connector is mounted. The isolator portions include feet that extend out from the connector and which partially support the flexible circuitry. These isolator portions are made from thermally insulative material and serve to prevent heat transfer to the connector base from occurring during soldering of the flexible circuitry conductive portions to the circuit board.

6012928, Jan 11, 2000

Aug 28, 1998

9/143704

John E. Lopata - Redwood City CA
Jeremy Martin - Oakland CA
Dennis Pak - Fairfax VA
Gregory David Spanier - Cupertino CA
Paul Quang Vo - San Jose CA

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

H01R 909

439 67

A circuit card connector that utilizes flexible circuitry includes an elongated base, a pair of cradle spring members supported on the base, and a pair of contact springs movably supported on the cradle spring members. The cradle spring members include a plurality of reset arms that extend upwardly therefrom into contact with the undersides of the flexible circuitry. The flexible circuitry includes an apertured ground plane layer spaced apart from and located beneath the signal face layer. The apertures in the ground plane layer increase its flexibility especially at the interconnection interfaces to increase the compliance of the connector.