Patent · US Expired

Electrical connector with ESD protection

US7044794B2 · kind B2 · utility

178Cited by
7References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 2004
Grant dateMay 16, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 20, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R12/721
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing that holds a plurality of electrical wafers. Each of the wafers includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a forward mating edge. A plurality of contact pads on the first side are recessed from the forward mating edge, and a perimeter conductive trace is closer than the contact pads to the forward mating edge.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.