Inventor · Scotts Valley, CA, US

Brian Patrick Costello

151Patents
29h-index
110Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 30, 1991 → May 12, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6816376B2 Pluggable electronic module and receptacle with heat sink Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 182 Expired
US5356300A Blind mating guides with ground contacts Electricity 158 Expired
US6162089A Stacked LAN connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US5876239A Electrical connector having a light indicator Electricity 100 Expired
US6749448B2 Transceiver module assembly ejector mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Expired
US8308491B2 Connector assembly having a cable Electricity 67 Active
US9232676B2 Spacers for a cable backplane system Electricity 63 Active
US8535065B2 Connector assembly for interconnecting electrical connectors having different orientations Electricity 63 Active
US8100699B1 Connector assembly having a connector extender module Electricity 62 Active
US8388389B2 Electrical connectors having opposing electrical contacts Electricity 62 Active
US7001217B2 Receptacle assembly having shielded interface with pluggable electronic module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
USD805187S1 Injector device General 54 Active
US8512295B2 Rigid needle shield Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Active
US9801301B1 Cable backplane system having individually removable cable connector assemblies Electricity 48 Active
US9559446B1 Electrical connector having a signal contact section and a power contact section Electricity 47 Active
US7993147B2 Card edge module connector assembly Electricity 40 Active
US5139446A Electrical connector assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
USD804019S1 Injector device General 38 Active
US5685737A Electrical connector having a visual indicator Electricity 36 Expired
US9748698B1 Electrical connector having commoned ground shields Electricity 34 Active
USD805186S1 Injector device General 34 Active
USD805188S1 Injector device General 34 Active
US5709569A Panel mount bracket for electrical connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
USD805189S1 Injector device General 31 Active
US7186121B1 Guide and power delivery module Electricity 31 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.