# US 12,763,532 B2 · RF connector mounting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,763,532 B2 - Document ID: US12763532B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/292,060 - Filed: 2022-09-22 - Published: 2024-10-10 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-22 - Assignees: Samtec, Inc. - Applicants: Samtec, Inc. - Inventors: Kelly F. Garrison; Thomas A. Hall, III; Daniel R. Birch; Jonathan E. Buck; Chadrick P. Faith; Christopher W. Shelly - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763532B2 ## CPC - H01R 24/50: mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board] - H01R 2103/00: Two poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electrical connector includes a housing and an aligner. The aligner is defined by a connector base of the housing or by an alignment peg. The aligner defined by the connector base is configured to cooperate with a corresponding fiducial to properly align the electrical connector on a mounting surface of a substrate. The aligner defined by an alignment peg includes a main body and an embossed portion that defines a protrusion that extends from the main body. The embossed portion is configured to mate with a raised or recessed portion of a substrate to properly locate and align the electrical connector to the substrate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing including a connector base; and a first conductor that is carried by the connector housing and that includes a compression end; wherein the connector base defines at least one aligner, other than a connector fastener hole, that is configured to cooperate with a corresponding fiducial to properly align the electrical connector on a mounting surface of a substrate; the at least one aligner is an open-ended notch, a closed notch, a cutout, or a hole in the connector base. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the connector base defines at least two aligners, neither of which is a connector fastener hole, that are each configured to cooperate with a corresponding fiducial to properly align the electrical connector on a mounting surface of a substrate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the at least two aligners are positioned only on a first side of the connector base, only on a second side of the connector base, or on both the first and the second sides of the connector base. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein each of the at least two aligners is an open-ended notch, a closed notch, a cutout, or a hole in the connector base. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the connector base defines a grounding ring on a second base side of the connector base, and the grounding ring has a first material thickness. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the first material thickness is less than a second material thickness of either a second part configured to be positioned on or removably positioned on a substrate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electrical connector of claim 5, further comprising a substrate, and wherein the first material thickness is less than a second material thickness of either a second part positioned on or removably positioned on the substrate or an exposed ground plane positioned on the substrate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first conductor includes a coaxial or RF compression conductor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein compression end includes a separate elastomeric material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the compression end includes a fuzz button. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the connector housing includes an electrically conductive material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first conductor includes an electrically conductive material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the connector base defines at least one connector fastener hole. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A vertically mounted RF compression connector comprising: an electrical connector of claim 1; a grounding ring carried by a second base side of the connector base; and at least one connector fastener hole defined by the connector base. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The vertically mounted RF compression connector of claim 14, wherein the compression end includes a pogo pin. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The vertically mounted RF compression connector of claim 14, wherein the compression end includes a fuzz button. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the at least one aligner includes first and second aligners; and the first and the second aligners are located on opposite sides of an X-axis extending along a length of the connector base and/or a Y-axis extending along a width of the connector based. ### Claim 18 An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing including a connector base; and a first conductor that is carried by the connector housing and that includes a compression end; wherein the connector base defines at least one aligner, other than a connector fastener hole, that is configured to cooperate with a corresponding fiducial to properly align the electrical connector on a mounting surface of a substrate; the at least one aligner is a recess, a concavity, or a cavity in the connector base, or a protrusion defined by the connector base. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electrical connector of claim 18, wherein: the connector base defines at least two aligners, neither of which is a connector fastener hole, that are each configured to cooperate with a corresponding fiducial to properly align the electrical connector on a mounting surface of a substrate; and each of the at least two aligners is a recess, a concavity, or a cavity in the connector base, or a protrusion defined by the connector base. ### Claim 20 An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing including a connector base; and a first conductor that is carried by the connector housing and that includes a compression end; wherein the connector base defines at least one aligner, other than a connector fastener hole, that is configured to cooperate with a corresponding fiducial to properly align the first conductor with a corresponding signal pad; and the at least one aligner is an open-ended notch, a closed notch, a recess, a cutout, a hole, a concavity, or a cavity in the connector base, or a protrusion defined by the connector base. ### Claim 21 (depends on 5) An electrical connector system, comprising: the electrical connector of claim 5; and a substrate, wherein the first material thickness is less than a second material thickness of an exposed ground plane positioned on the substrate that is configured to electrically connect, physically connect, or both electrically and physically connect to the grounding ring.