ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,218,463, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to SAMTEC INC. (New Albany, Ind.).
"Lossy material for improved signal integrity" was invented by Jonathan E. Buck (Hershey, Pa.), Yasuo Sasaki (Yokohama, Japan), Julian Ferry (Dillsburg, Pa.) and Brandon Thomas Gore (Lexington, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical contact for an electrical connector includes a contact body and a lossy material located on the contact body. An electrical connector includes contacts with a lossy material located on the contact body. A method of applying a lossy material to a contact for an electrical connector includes providing a contact and applying the...