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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2023
Applicant:

Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);

Inventor:

Russell Mays, Stockton, CA (US);

Assignee:

CIENA CORPORATION, Hanover, MD (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/57 (2011.01); H01R 25/00 (2006.01); H01R 43/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01); H05K 1/181 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/57 (2013.01); H01R 25/006 (2013.01); H01R 43/0256 (2013.01); H05K 1/0228 (2013.01); H05K 1/113 (2013.01); H05K 1/181 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09227 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09409 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09481 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09609 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10189 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10545 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a connector having a connector body and one or more rows of pins, where the connector facilitates a pluggable connection to an electrical cable or pluggable transceiver, where at least one of the one or more rows of pins includes a first group of the pins extending in a first direction and a second group of the pins extending in a second, different direction. The device includes a host board having vias, where at least a portion of the first and second groups of pins are connected with a portion of the vias by way of solder joints. Other embodiments are disclosed.


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