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Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2011
Applicants:

Jan DE Geest, Wetteren, BE;

Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Wuustwezel, BE;

Stephen B. Smith, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);

Douglas M. Johnescu, York, PA (US);

Jonathan E. Buck, Hershey, PA (US);

Inventors:

Jan De Geest, Wetteren, BE;

Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Wuustwezel, BE;

Stephen B. Smith, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);

Douglas M. Johnescu, York, PA (US);

Jonathan E. Buck, Hershey, PA (US);

Assignees:

FCI, Guyancourt, FR;

FCI Americas Technology LLC, Carson City, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electrical connector and leadframe assemblies for use therein are provided. Each leadframe assembly can be constructed with at least one electric contact having a ground plate. A first type of leadframe assembly includes an uppermost electrical contact defining a ground plate. A second type of leadframe assembly includes a lowermost electrical contact defining a ground plate. The ground plates can reduce the level of crosstalk exhibited by the electrical connector.


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