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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
James B. Mayfield, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael S. Richard, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David A. Rafson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector for high speed and high performance applications requiring protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD). In embodiments, the electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of cavities descending from a top surface of the housing, a copper ground plate mounted atop or proximal to the top surface having a plurality of perforations corresponding in number and position to the plurality of cavities, and a plurality of electrical contacts each positioned at depth in one of the cavities such that the electrical contacts are recessed relative to the copper ground plate such that, in use of the electrical connector, a shortest path of ESD is to the copper ground plate and not any of the electrical contacts.