Mezzanine connector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8491313
APP PUB NO 20120202386A1
SERIAL NO

13365197

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A two-piece mezzanine connector for high speed, high density signals. One piece of the connector may have conductive elements with beam-shaped mating contacts. The beams may include openings to control mechanical properties while allowing edge to edge spacing between adjacent beams to be selected to provide desired electrical properties. The openings may be teardrop shaped, with a larger width at a distal end of the beams. Beams associated with signal conductors may have openings that are shaped differently from openings of beams associated with ground conductors. For a first connector piece, mating contact regions of signal conductors may be wider than mating contact regions of ground conductors. For a second connector piece adapted to mate with the first connector piece, mating contact regions of signal conductors may be narrower than mating contact regions of ground conductors. These contact shapes may provide float while maintaining a high contact density.

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  • AMPHENOL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kirk, Brian Amherst, US 64 4580
McNamara, David M Amherst, US 19 1834

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