Inventor · Lombard, IL, US

Kent E. Regnier

176Patents
37h-index
75Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 15, 1984 → Apr 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10950982B2 Connector with tuned channel Electricity 224 Active
US7422483B2 Differential signal connector with wafer-style construction Electricity 106 Active
US6358061B1 High-speed connector with shorting capability Electricity 105 Expired
US6843687B2 Pseudo-coaxial wafer assembly for connector Electricity 91 Expired
US8465302B2 Connector with impedance tuned terminal arrangement Electricity 89 Active
US8226441B2 Connector with improved manufacturability Electricity 86 Active
US8540525B2 Resonance modifying connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Active
US8753145B2 Guide frame with two columns connected by cross pieces defining an opening with retention members Electricity 79 Active
US8449312B2 Housing with a plurality of wafers and having a nose portion with engagement members Electricity 78 Active
US8162675B2 Connector shield with integrated fastening arrangement Electricity 78 Active
US7534142B2 Differential signal connector with wafer-style construction Electricity 77 Active
US6371788B1 Wafer connection latching assembly Electricity 75 Expired
US9312618B2 Connector with tuned channel Electricity 75 Active
US9553381B2 Connector system with cable by-pass Electricity 69 Active
US9246251B2 High density connector Electricity 69 Active
US8597055B2 Electrical connector Electricity 69 Active
US6702590B2 High-speed mezzanine connector with conductive housing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US8992237B2 Resonance modifying connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Active
US7175444B2 Plug connector and construction therefor Electricity 66 Expired
US7303438B2 Plug connector with mating protection and alignment means Electricity 65 Expired
US9385455B2 High density connector Electricity 65 Active
US6918789B2 High-speed differential signal connector particularly suitable for docking applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5389000A Edge card connector with improved latch/eject mechanism Electricity 57 Expired
US4713013A Compliant high density edge card connector with contact locating features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US7322845B2 Connector delatching mechanism with return action Electricity 50 Expired

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