Communication connector with capacitor label
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsJack E. Caveney, Christopher J. Hayes, Joseph Rinchiuso, Andrew J. Stroede, Donald C. Wiencek
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Abstract
A communication connector having a plurality of contact pairs for conductive connection to respective communication signal wire pairs is provided with a capacitor label that capacitively couples a first contact of one contact pair to a second contact of a second contact pair to reduce near end cross talk between adjacent contacts. A common conductive lamina disposed closely adjacent to and spaced from more than one of the contacts further improves near end cross talk performance of the communication connector.
Claims31
A communication connector including a plurality of contact pairs for conductive connection to respective communication signal wire pairs, comprising:
- a capacitive laminate including an ungrounded conductive lamina disposed closely adjacent to at least three contacts and a dielectric lamina disposed between the conductive lamina and the contact pairs to separate the contact pairs from the conductive lamina wherein a portion of the conductive lamina extends between at least two non-adjacent contacts and across at least one contact interposed between the non-adjacent contacts such that the conductive lamina capacitively couples a first contact of one contact pair to a second contact of a second contact pair an amount such that crosstalk is reduced between the contact pairs.
A communication connector including a purality of contact pairs for conductive connection to respective communication signal wire pairs, comprising:
- a capacitive laminate including a dielectric lamina secured closely adjacent to the contacts and an ungrounded conductive lamina disposed closely adjacent to the dielectric lamina and disposed on the surface of the dielectric lamina such that the conductive lamina capacitively couples a first contact of one contact pair to a second contact of a second contact pair an amount such that crosstalk is reduced between the contact pairs;
- wherein the conductive lamina includes first and second spaced apart conductive lamina separated by a dielectric and wherein the first conductive lamina is conductively joined to the first contact and the second conductive lamina is conductively joined to the second contact;
- wherein each of the first and second contacts are conductively joined to each conductive lamina by a conductive adhesive:
- wherein the first and second conductive laminas are each constructed of a layer of printed conductive silver ink and the dielectric is a printed insulating lamina;
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- wherein the capacitor label includes an outer adhesive surface for securing the capacitive laminate adjacent to the contacts.
A communication connector including a plurality of contact pairs for conductive connection to respective communication signal wire pairs, comprising:
- an ungrounded common conductive lamina disposed closely adjacent to and spaced from more than one contact of the contact pairs having contacts disposed in a substantially parallel array having a length and width and extending across the width of the array and along a portion of the length of the array of the contact pairs an amount such that crosstalk is reduced between the contact pairs.
A communication connector including a plurality of contact pairs for conductive connection to respective communication signal wire pairs, comprising:
- a capacitive laminate including an ungrounded conductive lamina disposed closely adjacent to at least three contacts and a dielectric lamina disposed between the conductive lamina and the contact pairs to separate the contact pairs from the conductive lamina, wherein a portion of the conductive lamina extends between at least two non-adjacent contacts and across at least one contact interposed between the non-adjacent contacts such that the conductive lamina capacitively couples a first contact of one contact pair to a second contact of a second contact pair an amount such that crosstalk is reduced between the contact pairs;
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- an ungrounded common conductive lamina disposed closely adjacent to and spaced from more than one contact of the contact pairs having contacts disposed in a substantially parallel array having a length and width and extending across the width of the array and along a portion of the length of the array of the contact pairs an amount such that crosstalk is reduced between the contact pairs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.