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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
T Eric Hopkins, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Metrovideo, Inc., Wellesley, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439638 ; 439639 ; 439 761 ; 361686 ;
Abstract
A novel coupler for coupling electrical signals from a multiplicity of electrical connector interfaces to another group of electrical connector interfaces. The coupler advantageously utilizes a flexible printed circuit board of a mylar construction to pass the electrical signals and consequently is inexpensive to manufacture while exhibiting increased reliability. The coupler includes a common ground plane to provide a uniform reference to ground for electrical devices connected to the coupler.