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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:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael G. Anderson, Littleton, MA (US);
Ronald D. Lutz, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3648 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3648 ;
Abstract
A connector for coupling a communication link to a printed circuit board includes a plurality of pins and a shield. The pins electrically couple the communication link to an interface on the printed circuit board and generate electromagnetic emissions when supplied with an electric current. The shield is displaced outwardly from the pins and prevents at least some of the electromagnetic emissions from radiating outside the connector. The shield includes a plurality of tabs that extend into the printed circuit board when the pins are electrically coupled to the interface.