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`70
`600
`300
`150
`720
`360
`180
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`180
`90
`45
`120
`60
`30
`460
`230
`115
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`90
`45
`380
`190
`95
`580
`290
`145
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`NONPUBLICATION REQUEST
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`UNDER
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`35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i)
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`First Named Inventor
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`Donald W. Milbrand, Jr.
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`HIGH PERFORMANCE CABLE CONNECTOR
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`abandonmentofthis application (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii)).
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`| hereby certify that the invention disclosed in the attached application has not and will not be
`the subject of an application filed in another country, or under a multilateral international
`agreement, that requires publication at eighteen monthsafterfiling.
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`| hereby requestthat the attached application not be published under 35 U.S.C. 122(b).
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`March 9, 2016
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`for publication at eighteen months from the earliest claimed filing date for which a benefit is
`claimed.
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`if applicant subsequently files an application directed to the invention disclosed in the attached
`application in another country, or under a multilateral international agreement, that requires
`publication of applications eighteen monthsafter filing, the applicant must notify the United
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`Milbrand
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`Jr.
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`Bristol
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`NH
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`US
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`22 Hemp Hill Road
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`Bristol
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`NH
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`03222
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`2 P
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`B.
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`Nottingham
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`NH
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`US
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`Application Data Sheet
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`Inventor Information
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`77 Priest Road
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`Nottingham
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`NH
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`03290
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`3 B
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`rian
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`Kirk
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`Amherst
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`NH
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`US
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`11 Fernwood Lane
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`Amherst
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`03031
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`23628
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`Title::
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`CONNECTOR
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`A0863.70051US04
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`Authorization to Permit Access to the Instant
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`This application (1) claims priority to or the benefit of
`an application filed before March 16, 2013 and (2)
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`also contains, or contained at any time, a claim to a
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`claimed invention that has an effectivefiling date on
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`13/683295
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`ParentFiling Date:
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`11/07/12
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`PCT/US2011/035515|An application 61/332366 05/07/10
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`Amphenol Corporation
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`358 Hall Avenue
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`Wallingford Center
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`CT
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`06492-3574
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`Amphenol Corporation
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`358 Hall Avenue
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`When this Application Data Sheet is properly signed andfiled with the application, applicant has provided written
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`Should applicant choose not to provide an authorizationidentified in subsection 1 below, applicant must opt-out of the
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`authorization for access by a foreign IP office(s). Instead, Form PTO/SB/39 or PTO/SB/69 must be used as appropriate.
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`1. Authorization to Permit Access by a Foreign Intellectual Property Office(s)
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`A. Priority Document Exchange (PDX) - Unless box A in subsection 2 (opt-out of authorization) is checked, the
`undersigned hereby grants the USPTO authority to provide the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office
`JPQ), the KoreanIntellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of
`China (SIPO), the World intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and any otherforeign intellectual property office
`participating with the USPTOin a bilateral or multilateral priority document exchange agreementin which a foreign
`application claiming priority to the instant patentapplicationisfiled, access to: (1) the instant patent application-as-filed
`andits related bibliographic data, (2) any foreign or domestic application to which priority or benefit is claimed by the
`instant application andits related bibliographic data, and (3) the date offiling of this Authorization. See 37 CFR 1.14(h)
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`B. Search Results from U.S. Application to EPO - Unless box B in subsection 2 (opt-out of authorization) is checked,
`the undersigned hereby grants the USPTO authority to provide the EPO accessto the bibliographic data and search
`results from the instant patent application when a European patent application claimingpriority to the instant patent
`application is filed. See 37 CFR 1.14(h)(2).
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`The applicant is reminded that the EPO’s Rule 141(1) EPC (European Patent Convention) requires applicants to submit a
`copy of search results from the instant application without delay in a European patentapplication that claims priority to
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`application. If this box is checked, the USPTOwill not be providing the EPO with search results from the instant
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`subsection 2 of the “Authorization or Opt-Out of Authorization to Permit Access” section, then this form must
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`This Application Data Sheet must be signed by a patent practitioner if one or more of the applicants is a juristic
`entity (e.g., corporation or association). If the applicant is two or more joint inventors, this form must be signed by a
`patentpractitioner, all joint inventors who are the applicant, or one or more joint inventor-applicants who have been given
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`Date (YYYY-MM-DD)|2016-03-09
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`DECLARATION (37 C.F.R. § 1.63) FOR UTILITY OR DESIGN APPLICATION USING AN
`APPLICATION DATA SHEET(37 C.F.R. § 1.76)
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`Title of
`HIGH PERFORMANCE CABLE CONNECTOR
`Invention
`As the below namedinventor, | declare that:
`This declaration
`ts directed to:
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`The attached application, or
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`United States application or PCT international application number
`tiled on
`November 21, 2012
`[| As amended on
`The above-identified application was madeor authorized to be made by me,
`
`(if applicable);
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`13/683,295
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`| believe the inventor(s) named below to be the original! andfirst inventor(s) of the subject matter which is claimed and for
`which a patent is sought,
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`| believe | am the original inventoror an original joint inventor of a claimed inventionin the application.
`| have reviewed and understand the contents of the above-identified application, including the claims, as amended by any
`amendmentspecifically referred to above.
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`1 acknowledge the duly to disclose to the United States Patent and Trademark Office all information known to me to be
`material to patentability as defined in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56.
`
`All statements made herein of my own knowledgeare true, and all statements made herein on information and belief are
`believed to betrue,
`
`| hereby acknowledge that anywillful false statement made in this declaration is punishabic under18 U.S.C. § 1001 by fine or
`imprisonmentof not morethanfive (5) years, or both.
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`LEGAL NAME OF SOLE ORFIRST INVENTOR
`Inventor one:
`Donald Milbrand,Jr.
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`Date:
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`GF / ff} 3
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`Citizen of:
`Signature:
`LEGAL NAME OF ADDITIONAL JOINT INVENTOR,if an TT
`Inventor two:
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`Brian Kirk G/I4¢N3 Date:
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`US
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`additional form(s) attached hereto.
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`Citizen of:
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`Signature:
`LEGAL NAME OF ADDITIONALJOINT INVENTOR,it an
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`Inventor three:
`Prescott B. Atkinson
`Date: G/Y/13
`Signature: (her
`Citizen of:
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`HIGH PERFORMANCE CABLE CONNECTOR
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`RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`[001]
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`This application is a continuation of U.S. Application Serial No. 13/683,295,
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`filed on November21, 2012, and titled “HIGH PERFORMANCE CABLE
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`CONNECTOR”, which application is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application Serial
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`No. 13/671,096, filed on November7, 2012, and titled “HIGH PERFORMANCE
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`CABLE CONNECTOR,” which application is a continuation of and claims the benefit
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`under 35 U.S.C. §§$120 and 365(c) of International Application PCT/US2011/035515,
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`with an international filing date of May 6, 2011, andtiled “HIGH PERFORMANCE
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`CABLE CONNECTOR,” which applications are herein incorporated by reference in
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`their entirety. This application also claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S.
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`Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/332,366, filed on May 7, 2010, andtitled,
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`“HIGH PERFORMANCE CABLE CONNECTOR,” which application is hereby
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`incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`[002]
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`This invention application relates generally to electrical interconnection
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`systems and morespecifically to interconnections between cables and circuit assemblies.
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`RELATED TECHNOLOGY
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`[003]
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`Electronic systems are frequently manufactured from multiple interconnected
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`assemblies. Electronic devices, such as computers, frequently contain electronic
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`components attached to printed circuil boards. One or more printed circuit boards may
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`be positioned within a rack or other support structure and interconnected so that data or
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`other signals may be processed by the components on different printed circuit boards.
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`[004]
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`Frequently, interconnections between printed circuit boards are made using
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`electrical connectors. To make such an interconnection, one electrical connectoris
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`attached to each printed circuit board to be connected, and those boardsare positioned
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`such that the connectors mate, creating signal paths between the boards. Signals can pass
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`from board to board through the connectors, allowing electronic components on different
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`printed circuit boards to work together. Use of connectors in this fashion facilitates
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`assembly of complex devices because portions of the device can be manufactured on
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`separate boards and then assembled. Use of connectors also facilitates maintenance of
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`electronic devices because a board can be addedto a system after it is assembled to add
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`functionality or to replace a defective board.
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`[005]
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`In someinstances, an electronic system is more complex or needs to span a
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`widerarea than can practically be achieved by assembling boards into a rack. It is
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`known, though, to interconnect devices, which may be widcly separated, using cables.
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`In
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`this scenario, cable connectors, designed to make connections between conductors of
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`cables and conductors of printed circuit boards within the devices may be used. The
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`cable connectors may be separable, with a cable end terminated with a cable connector,
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`sometimescalled a “plug.” A printcd circuit board within the clectronic device may
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`contain a board-mounted connector, sometimes called a “receptacle,” that receives the
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`plug. Rather than being mounted to align with a connector on another board, the
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`receptacle is positioned near an opening in an exterior surface, sometimesreferred to as a
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`“pancl,” of the device. The plug may be inserted through the opening in the pancl, to
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`mate with the receptacle, completing a connection between the cable and electronic
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`components within the device.
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`[006]
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`An example of a board-mounted connectoris the small form factor pluggable,
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`or SFP, connector. SFP connectors have been standardized by an SFF working group
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`and are documented in standard SFF 8431. Though, cable connectors in other form
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`factors are known, including connectors made according to the QSFP standard.
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`SUMMARY
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`[007]
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`Improvedelectrical performance and ease of use of a cable connector may be
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`provided through incorporation of one or more design features. These features may be
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`used alone or in combination.
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`[008]
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`According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a
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`receptacle assembly comprising: a housing having a mating face; a plug-receiving port
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`within the mating face; a plurality of conductive elements disposed within the housing,
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`each of the conductive elements comprising a mating contact portion within the port; a
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`hole in the mating face, the hole being bounded by at least one wall; and a compliant
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`member within the hole, the compliant member comprising a segment, the segment being
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`adjacent the wall at a first location and extending toward a centerline of the hole at a
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`secondlocation,the first location being closer to the mating face than the second
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`location.
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`[009]
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`In some embodiments, the segment of the compliant memberis a first
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`segment; and the compliant member comprises a second segment.
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`[010]
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`In some embodiments, the compliant member comprises a mctal strip bent to
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`form the first segment and the second segment.
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`[011]
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`[012]
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`[013]
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`In some embodiments, the compliant member comprises a metal strip.
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`In some embodiments, the compliant memberis a J-shaped member.
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`In some embodiments, the receptacle comprisesal least two ports in the
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`mating face.
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`[014]
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`According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a
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`receptacle assembly, in combination with a plug, the plug comprising: a shell; a planar
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`member disposed within the shell, the planar member comprising plurality of conductive
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`elements, each conductive element having a mating contact portion, a screw comprising
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`a thread, wherein: the planar memberof the plug is positioned within the plug-recciving
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`port to align the mating contact portions of the conductive elements within the plug with
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`the mating contact portion of the conductive elements within the receptacle assembly;
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`the segmentof the complaint memberhasa distal end; and the screw is inserted in the
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`hole with the distal end of the segment cngaging the thread of the screw.
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`[015]
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`In some embodiments, the combination further comprises a cable and the
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`plug is attached to the cable.
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`[016]
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`In some embodiments, the combination further comprises a printed circuit
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`board mounted adjacent a panel of an electronic device, the panel comprising an opening
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`and the plug-receiving port being positioned in the opening.
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`[017]
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`According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a method
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`of operating an interconnection system comprising a receptacle and a plug, the method
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`comprising: inserting the plug into a port in the receptacle; securing the plug to the
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`receptacle by pressing a screw coupled to the plug into a hole in the receptacle; and
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`releasing the plug from the receptacle by rotating the screw.
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`[018]
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`In some embodiments, the receptacle comprises a retaining member and
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`pressing the screw into the hole comprises deflecting the retaining member.
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`[019]
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`In some embodiments, the screw comprises a thread; the retaining member
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`comprises a distal end; and deflecting the retaining member comprises deflecting the
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`retaining member such that the thread of the screw passesthe distal end of the retaining
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`member.
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`[020]
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`In some embodiments, rotating the screw comprises sliding the thread of the
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`screw along the distal endof the retaining member.
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`[021]
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`In some embodiments, inserting the plug into the port comprises making a
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`plurality of electrical connections between a cable attached to the plug and a printed
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`circuit board attached to the receptacle.
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`[022]
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`In some embodiments, the screw comprises a shaft with the thread extending
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`from the shaft; and pressing the screw into the hole further comprises releasing
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`compressive force on the distal end such that the distal end presscs against the shaft.
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`[023]
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`According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a
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`receptacle assembly comprising: a housing having a mating facc; a plug-recciving port
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`within the mating face; a hole in the mating face; and a metal member within the hole,
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`the metal member comprising a segment, the segment being ramped toward a centerline
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`of the hole.
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`[024]
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`[025]
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`In some embodiments, the metal memberis springy.
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`In some embodiments, the hole is bounded byat least one wall; the segment
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`is a first segment; and the metal member comprises a second segment, the second
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`segment being parallel to a wall of the at least one wall and the first segment joined to
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`the second segmentat an acute angle.
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`[026]
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`According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a
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`receptacle assembly, in combination with a plug, the plug comprising: a shell; and a
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`screw comprising a thread, wherein: at least a portion of the plug is positioned within the
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`plug-receiving port; the segment of the metal memberhas a distal end; and the screw is
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`inserted in the hole with the distal end of the segment engaging the thread of the screw.
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`[027]
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`In some embodiments, the combination further comprises a printed circuit
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`board mounted adjacent a panel of an electronic device, the panel comprising an opening
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`and the plug-receiving port and the hole being positioned in the opening.
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`[028]
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`The foregoing is a non-limiting summary of the invention, which is defined
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`by the attached claims.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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`[029]
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`The accompanying drawings are nol intended to be drawn to scale.
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`In the
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`drawings, each identical or nearly identical componentthat is illustrated in various
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`figures is represented by a like numeral. For purposesof clarity, not every component
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`may be labeled in every drawing. In the drawings:
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`[030]
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`FIG. | is a perspective view of an electronic assembly incorporating an
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`interconnection system according to some embodiments of the invention;
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`[031]
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`FIG. 2 is a partially exploded view of a receptacle assembly according to
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`some cmbodiments of the invention;
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`[032]
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`FIG. 3 is a view from below of a receptacle assembly according to some
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`embodiments of the invention;
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`[033]
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`FIG. 4 is a partially exploded view of a front housing portion of a receptacle
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`assembly according to some embodiments of the invention;
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`[034]
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`FIG. 5 is a partially exploded view of a receptacle according to some
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`embodiments of the invention;
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`[035]
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`FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a portion of a receptacle according to some
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`embodiments of the invention;
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`[036]
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`FIGs. 7A and 7B are schematic illustrations of profiles of the mating faces of
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`a receptacle and a plug according to some embodiments of the invention;
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`[037]
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`FIG. 8 is a sketch of a lead frame of a plug according to some embodiments
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`of the invention;
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`[038]
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`FIG. 9 is a partially exploded view of a plug sub-assembly according to some
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`embodiments of the invention;
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`[039]
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`FIG. 10 is a sketch, partially exploded, of a portion of a wafer according to
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`some embodiments of the invention;
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`[040]
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`FIG. 11 is a sketch of a wafer sub-assembly according to some embodiments
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`of the invention;
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`[041]
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`FIG. 12A is a perspective view of a plug from below, according to some
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`embodiments of the invention;
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`[042]
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`[043]
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`FIG. 12Bis a sketch, partially exploded, of the plug of FIG. 12A;
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`FIG. 13A is a schematic illustration of features for mounting a plug to a cable
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`bundle according to some embodimentsof the invention;
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`[044]
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`FIG. 13B is a cross-section through a portion of a plug attachedto a cable
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`bundle according to some embodiments of the invention;
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`[045]
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`FIG. 14 is a sketch showing a plug mated with a receptacle assembly
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`according to some embodiments of the invention; and
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`[046]
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`FIG. 15 is a cross-section through a portion of a plug secured to a receptacle
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`assembly according some embodiments of the invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[047]
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`A cable connector according to embodiments of the invention may be used to
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`interconnect electronic devices as is known in the art. However, the cable connector may
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`include features that provide desirable electrical performance, such as reduced crosstalk
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`between signals propagating through interconnection system less attenuation or more
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`uniform attenuation al frequencics of signals to be conveyed through the interconnection
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`system. In some embodiments, the interconnection syste