Patent ID: 8734185

Claim:
An electrical connector configured to electrically connect a first electrical device and a second electrical device, the electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising at least one opening disposed therein; a first signal conductor comprising a first segment and a second segment that is spatially separated from the first segment to form a first gap therebetween, wherein a portion of the first signal conductor is disposed within the insulative housing, and wherein the first gap is accessible at a first one of the at least one opening; a first circuit element disposed in the first one of the at least one opening and electrically connected to the first and second segments to bridge the first gap; a second signal conductor comprising a third segment and a fourth segment that is spatially separated from the third segment to form a second gap therebetween, wherein a portion of the second signal conductor is disposed within the insulative housing, and wherein the second gap is accessible at the first one of the at least one opening or in a second one of the at least one opening; and a second circuit element disposed in the first one of the at least one opening or in the second one of the at least one opening and electrically connected to the third and fourth segments to bridge the second gap, wherein the first circuit element is electrically connected to at least one of a ground plate and a ground conductor.