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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5990419 | Data cable A primary conductor having a solid wire or wire strands that are enclosed by an insulating coating which has ribs that extend radially outwardly. The insulating coating provides electrical insulation between neighboring conductors. The ribs define air spa... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5692925 | Modular plug comprising circuit elements A modular plug assembly for convenient interconnection, analysis, impedance matching or testing of computer, communication, local area network or other electronic equipment. The assembly comprises a plug of physical configuration generally similar to the ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5478261 | Modular jack for directly coupling modular plug with printed circuit board An improved modular jack for directly coupling a modular plug to a printed circuit board. The jack features a separable cap member for retaining the conductors in the housing, a spring contact portion that extends from the rear to the front of the jack ho... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5249987 | Cap for modular jack A new and improved modular jack which employs a unique jack cap that prevents accidental electrical malfunctions when the conductors of the modular jack are in an overstressed condition. The jack cap also features means for inhibiting high voltage arcing,... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4917628 | Modular plug for variably deforming cable terminated therein A modular plug terminates a multi-conductor cable therein. The modular plug includes a locking bar hingedly attached to the housing and movable from a position outside the cable-receiving opening to a position inside the opening for compressibly holding t... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4895532 | Modular connector coupler with selective commoning system An improved modular connector coupler for joining two modular plugs features an improved spring contact portion and a selective, continuous commoning system. The spring contact portion of the conductors substantially increases the area of contact with the... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4717217 | Connector for mating modular plug with printed circuit board An electrical connector or modular jack for directly coupling a printed circuit board and a standard, miniature, telephone-style modular plug. The jack housing includes an opening in the front portion thereof for receiving the modular plug that features a... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4577921 | Modular connector with improved housing and contact structure An electrical connector adapted to receive a modular plug comprising a housing having a front portion, a rear portion and an outer wall, a plug-receiving opening in the front portion and extending toward the rear portion, the plug-receiving opening compri... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4553800 | Low profile modular plug A low profile, wide body modular plug and a multi-conductor shielded cable for termination therein and use with a low profile modular jack adapted to be mounted on a printed circuit board in a closely-spaced array. The low profile design of the plug featu... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4501464 | Modular connector with improved housing and contact structure An electrical connector adapted to receive a modular plug comprises a housing having a front portion, a rear portion and an outer wall, a plug receiving opening in the front portion and extending toward the rear portion, the plug receiving opening compris... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4461923 | Round shielded cable and modular connector therefor The cable comprises one or more layers of insulated conductors disposed in circumferentially spaced relation. At least one layer is surrounded by a flexible shield formed from a inner layer of metallic foil bonded to a layer of flexible plastic. A ground ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4460234 | Double-ended modular jack A modular connector or coupler (10) for electrically connecting two cordsets each of which is terminated by a modular plug. The coupler is characterized by a central partition (49, 49') extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the coupler for su... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4457570 | Connector for mating modular plug with printed circuit board An electrical connector or modular jack for directly coupling a printed circuit board and a standard, miniature, telephone-style modular plug. The jack housing includes an opening in the front portion thereof for receiving the modular plug that features a... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4424403 | Cable assembly having shielded conductor and method and apparatus for terminating same A shielded conductor is formed by bonding a thin layer of conductive material to the outer surface of an insulated wire. The bonding may be achieved by coating the outside surface of the insulated wire with a metallic particle and solvent solution, and th... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4412715 | Modular electrical plug incorporating conductive path A standard miniature modular connector or plug includes insulaton-piercing contact terminals for terminating a plurality of insulated conductors contained within the housing of the plug. A thin, flexible substrate is positioned within the plug and include... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4383725 | Cable assembly having shielded conductor A cable assembly having a shielded conductor. The shielded conductor is formed by bonding a thin layer of conductive material to the outer surface of an insulated wire. The bonding may be achieved by coating the outside surface of the insulated wire with ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4314737 | Cable assembly having shielded conductor and method of making same A cable assembly having a shielded conductor and a method of making same. The shielded conductor is formed by bonding a thin layer of conductive material to the outer surface of an insulated wire. The bonding may be achieved by coating the outside surface... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4281212 | Cable assembly having shielded conductor A cable assembly having a shielded conductor; the shielded conductor is formed by bonding a thin layer of conductive material to the outer surface of an insulated wire. The bonding may be achieved by coating the outside surface of the insulated wire with ... | 07/28/1981 |
