Patents

US 12700686 B2: Connector assembly for sensor device

Granted
2026-08-04
Filed
2021-07-30 application 18006452
Type
Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract

A connector assembly is disclosed. The connector assembly can include first and second connectors. The first connector can include a first electronic component mounted on a first component mount region of the first substrate. The second connector can include a second electronic component mounted on a second component mount region of the second substrate. The first connector and the second connector have different profiles from each other as seen from a top plan view, and can have wider middle portions that overlap when assembled. The first connector can be configured to connect to a sensor panel and a first external substrate or component. The second connector can be configured to connect to the sensor panel and a second external substrate or component.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 (ipgb20260804.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Analog Devices, Inc. 2,069 patentsUS company or organizationWilmington, MAANALOG DEVICES INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationallyPTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Michael J. GardnerLynnfield, MAPTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H01RElectrically-conductive connections; structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements; coupling devices; current collectorsH01R12/7076PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04
H05KPrinted circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical componentsH05K1/0228PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2023-01-30Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
GARDNER, MICHAEL J. signed 2021-07-29ANALOG DEVICES, INC. WILMINGTON, MA62532/14PASDL, file of 2026-08-13

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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