US 11,799,246 B2
High speed connector
Douglas M. Johnescu, York, PA (US); Gregory A. Hull, York, PA (US); Mark E. Lauermann, Harrisburg, PA (US); Scott Martin, Manchester, PA (US); Jason John Ellison, Dillsburg, PA (US); Jan De Geest, Wetteren (BE); Charles Copper, Hummelstown, PA (US); Mark R. Gray, York, PA (US); William Tanis, Mechanicsburg, PA (US); and Steven E. Minich, York, PA (US)
Assigned to FCI USA LLC, Etters, PA (US)
Filed by FCI USA LLC, Etters, PA (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/902,342.
Application 17/902,342 is a continuation of application No. 17/158,214, filed on Jan. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,469,553.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/076,692, filed on Sep. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/966,528, filed on Jan. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0062661 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/648 (2006.01); H01R 13/6587 (2011.01); H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/6477 (2011.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H01R 13/518 (2006.01); H01R 13/6594 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 13/6587 (2013.01) [H01R 12/716 (2013.01); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/6477 (2013.01); H01R 12/724 (2013.01); H01R 12/737 (2013.01); H01R 13/518 (2013.01); H01R 13/6594 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A subassembly for an electrical connector, the subassembly comprising:
a housing;
a plurality of conductive elements held by the housing, each conductive element comprising a mating end, a mounting end opposite the mating end, and an intermediate portion extending between the mating end and the mounting end and disposed in a plane, wherein the mounting ends are arranged in a column extending in a column direction;
a ground shield comprising a portion parallel to the plane and attached to the housing; and
a plurality of shielding interconnects extending from the ground shield, the plurality of shielding interconnects configured to be adjacent and/or make contact with a ground plane on a surface of a board to which the electrical connector is mounted.