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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1997
Rolland Dean O'Groske, Rochester, MN (US);
Glenn Ray Oldenburg, Rochester, MN (US);
Scott Marvin Thorvilson, Rochester, MN (US);
Randall Vincent Tointon, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector for computer cabling or similar types of cabling wherein data signals are transmitted over the cables is described and illustrated as having a ferrite electro-magnetic interference suppressor element surrounding the conductors of the cable and all of which are enclosed and incorporated within the connector assembly. The enclosure and incorporation of the ferrite suppression element within the connector assembly greatly improves the performance of the ferrite device while, at the same time, permitting the use of space within the connector assemblies which otherwise might be wasted or unused. The incorporation of the ferrite device into the housing permits the placement of the ferrite device at the optimum location for electro-magnetic interference suppression.