Timothy B. Billman
75Patents
25h-index
22Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 8, 1981 → May 15, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6551140B2 | Electrical connector having differential pair terminals with equal length | Electricity | 180 | Expired |
| US6431914B1 | Grounding scheme for a high speed backplane connector system | Electricity | 177 | Expired |
| US6435914B1 | Electrical connector having improved shielding means | Electricity | 156 | Expired |
| US6343955B2 | Electrical connector with grounding system | Electricity | 111 | Expired |
| US5082459A | Dual readout SIMM socket | Electricity | 100 | Expired |
| US6364710B1 | Electrical connector with grounding system | Electricity | 97 | Expired |
| US4552425A | High current connector | Electricity | 95 | Expired |
| US6652319B1 | High speed connector with matched impedance | Electricity | 81 | Expired |
| US6435913B1 | Header connector having two shields therein | Electricity | 69 | Expired |
| US4392705A | Zero insertion force connector system | Electricity | 68 | Expired |
| US6663429B1 | Method for manufacturing high density electrical connector assembly | Electricity | 68 | Expired |
| US6663427B1 | High density electrical connector assembly | Electricity | 58 | Expired |
| US6623310B1 | High density electrical connector assembly with reduced insertion force | Electricity | 51 | Expired |
| US5443394A | Card edge connector having positive lock and extractor | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US4756694A | Dual row connector for low profile package | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US4946403A | Low insertion force circuit panel socket | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US4973270A | Circuit panel socket with cloverleaf contact | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US6641438B1 | High speed, high density backplane connector | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US6319021A | Power connector providing improved performance | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US4990097A | Electrical connector with module extraction apparatus | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US5445531A | Card edge connector with shim lock and extractor mechanism | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US4886470A | Burn-in socket for gull wing integrated circuit package | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US4978307A | Electrical socket for substrates | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US6638079B1 | Customizable electrical connector | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US5192220A | Dual readout extended socket | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.