Appeal No. 1998-0512 Application No. 08/477,238 through a solid dielectric substrate. Claim 22 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows: 22. An apparatus for reducing crosstalk in a connector circuit for communications systems, comprising: means for applying first and second pairs of substantially equal and opposite electrical signals to an electrical connector having first, second, third and fourth primary terminals arranged in a first ordered array with the second and third primary terminals being between the first and fourth primary terminals, having first, second, third and fourth secondary terminals arranged in a second ordered array, and having circuit means for electrically coupling the first, second, third and fourth primary terminals to the first, second, third and fourth secondary terminals, respectively, by first, second, third and fourth conductive paths on a solid dielectric substrate connecting and connected to the first, second, third and fourth terminals, respectively; means for applying the first pair of substantially equal and opposite electrical signals to the first and fourth primary terminals; means for applying the second pair of substantially equal and opposite electrical signals to the second and third primary terminals; means for reactively coupling sections of the first and third paths through solid dielectric substrate to cancel crosstalk induced in the connector circuit; and means for reactively coupling sections of the second and fourth paths through the solid dielectric substrate to cancel crosstalk induced in the connector circuit. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007