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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016608 | Pull through modular jack The present invention relates to a pull-through modular jack and method of use thereof. The modular jack allows wires to be fed through the housing and pulled tight prior to terminating. This ensures that the wires terminate with the insulation displacement contact ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7883354 | Modular plug A modular plug includes a main body and a fixing block. The main body includes an upper housing, a lower housing, and blades. The upper housing includes a first top surface defining slits for respectively retaining one contact and a first bottom surface defining a f... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878841 | Pull through modular jack and method of use thereof The present invention relates to a pull-through modular jack and method of use thereof. The modular jack allows wires to be fed through the housing and pulled tight prior to terminating. This ensures that the wires terminate with the insulation displacement contact ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7753717 | High speed data plug and method for assembly A method and system for terminating a cable into a plug using a plug assembly system. Wires of the cable are exposed and dressed on to a shield. A plug body is placed over the shield. The wires are fed into wire insertion holes of the plug body. A contact holding me... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7695308 | Connection module A connection module for housing a contact element used to electrically connect wires within the module, the module being formed of first and second parts arranged to interfit so as to define a first set of openings, each being shaped to receive an end section of one... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7381083 | Ethernet connector apparatus and method Provided is an ethernet connector comprising a housing having an insulation displacement contact securely disposed within a hollow portion of the housing, and an insertion member, having a hole configured to receive a wire in a manner so that the wire extends throug... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374450 | High frequency plug A high frequency plug formed of a housing, a load board and a cable organizer is disclosed. The cable organizer has top, bottom, left and right guide grooves for guiding the four twisted pairs of the cable, and a vertical opening hole in communication between the to... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367849 | Electrical connector with shortened contact and crosstalk compensation An electrical connector is provided with a circuit board with interconnecting conductors respectively extending between spring contact termination locations and other termination locations. Sets of spring contact conductors are provided terminating at respective spr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356924 | Manufacturing process for a power distribution assembly of an electrical system A modular multi-component power distribution system is provided having a plurality of modular components which includes a bus-bar-like power distribution assembly (PDA), branching connectors, flex connectors, and receptacles. A manufacturing process relates to the m... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351092 | Connection assembly for a light string having a primary wire and secondary wires electrically connected to the primary wire and each secondary wire having light bulbs thereon A light string includes a primary electrical wire, secondary electrical wires each electrically connected to the primary electrical wire and having multiple light bulbs thereon and multiple connection assemblies. Each connection assembly is composed of a base to sec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335058 | Snap-fit connector assembly A coaxial connector assembly is disclosed herein for coupling a coaxial cable to a port. The coaxial connector assembly includes a connector member, a post, a locking member, and an adapter. The post comprises a shank and a post flange. The shank and the connector m... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335066 | Network connector and connection system A network connection system for connecting computer and telephone network components, including a twisted pair cable termination connector for use with twisted pair cable, the twisted pairs being arranged within an outer cable jacket such that each twisted pair subs... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327930 | Modular light-emitting diode lighting system A modular light system for a spa where replacement of a light emitter, such as but not limited to a LED and/or a cable is accomplished without needing access an area around a tub in the spa. Furthermore, replacing the cable and light emitter can be accomplished indi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322860 | Plug assembly including integral printed circuit board An electrical plug is defined by a plug housing and an upper portion of a printed circuit board. The plug housing defines a region within which the upper portion of the printed circuit board is adapted to be positioned. Stepped side walls may be provided to facilita... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294012 | Communication connector to optimize crosstalk A connector for a communications system provides desired levels of crosstalk by controlling the positions and lengths of the wires. A plurality of insulation displacement contacts are mounted in slots in the plug housing for movement between retracted positions and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261585 | Press-contact connector A press-contact connector 10 has a first member 20 which accommodates a plurality of terminals 21 having press-contact blades 21a and a second member 30 which is attached to the first member 20 and holds a plurality o... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241162 | Modular plug connector A modular connector comprising a connector body where at least one terminal member disposed in the connector body, wherein each of the terminal members has a blade, and a contact face. A wire loader is configured for sliding engagement within the connector body. The... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234961 | Connector arrangement including insulated conductor tap-off means An electrical connector arrangement taps off electrical current from a plurality of coplanar parallel input insulated conductors and supplies the same to a plurality of output conductors, respectively. A rectangular base member is provided having a horizontal upper ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229309 | Network connection system A network connection system for connecting computer network components, the network connection system including a twisted pair cable having multiple conductors in twisted pairs a cable termination connector affixable at an end of the cable. The cable termination con... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223112 | Communication connector to optimize crosstalk A connector for a communications system provides desired levels of crosstalk by controlling the positions and lengths of the wires. The connector has an internal chamber opening on the rear end of the plug housing and defined by housing walls. A plurality of slots e... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220149 | Communication plug with balanced wiring to reduce differential to common mode crosstalk A communications plug includes: a mounting substrate; a plurality of pairs of output terminals attached to the mounting substrate; and first, second, third and fourth pairs of conductors. The first, second and fourth pairs of the output terminals are arranged in imm... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201604 | Ethernet cable connector and methods of use thereof An ethernet cable connector for coupling an ethernet cable and providing contact between insulated wires of the ethernet cable and insulation displacement contacts within the connector. The connector includes an inner body having a clamp, a plurality of holes and a ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196272 | High performance support-separators for communications cables A high performance communications cable that includes one or more interior support-seperators with clearance channels that include rifled slots along the length of the channels such that the interior support-separator include anvil shaped sections that are trimmed t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189089 | Side-rotation transforming plug A side-rotation transforming plug includes an insulating main body, a plurality of pins and two transforming elements. A plurality of pin slots are located at the front side of the insulating main body. The plurality of pins are located in the pin slots. The two tra... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175468 | Plug for the transmission of high frequency/telecommunication signals A plug fastened to a cable and electrically connected to the conductors of the 4 twisted pairs of a cable for transmission of high frequency/telecommunication signals is disclosed to include a housing, which has a holding down block stamped to hold down the cable, a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168994 | Modular cable termination plug The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160154 | Grouped element transmission channel link termination assemblies Termination assemblies for terminating high-frequency data signal transmission lines include housings with one or more cavities that receive ends of the transmission line therein. The transmission line typically includes a dielectric body and a plurality of conducti... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150657 | Wire lead guide and method for terminating a communications cable A method for terminating a telecommunications cable where the cable comprises a plurality of twisted pairs of wires. The method comprises the steps providing an interconnection module comprising a pair of contacts for each of the twisted pairs, aligning the end port... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147505 | Connector assembly with strain relief member a connector assembly comprises an electrical connector (1); a cable assembly comprising a cable (2) having a connecting portion (22) electrically connecting with the electrical connector and a strain relief member (5) circumferentially fi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140906 | Modular plug A modular plug has a modular housing, a first array of terminals retracted from a second array of terminals disposed at the front end of the modular housing. The unraveled wires are received in respective slots arranged in two rows in the housing. The slots have a s... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140911 | Method and apparatus for aggregating cable connectors A connector module collects or aggregates a group of cables having cable connectors, such as RJ45 connectors, into a single unit. With such aggregation, the connector module allows attachment or detachment of multiple cable connectors with multiple connector ports o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134903 | Insulation displacement connection A connector for engaging an electrical conductor that includes a wire surrounded by insulation includes a housing formed with a first slot engageable with the wire and including first and second laterally-spaced surfaces having between them a first width that is les... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121870 | IDC terminal assembly An IDC terminal structure includes a plurality of terminal pairs and a terminal seat. Each of the terminal pairs has a first terminal and a second terminal. The terminal seat has a plurality of first and second insert slots. The first and second slots are equally sp... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112100 | Modular jack and modular jack connector A modular jack and a modular jack connector which are suitable for use in twisted pair wiring system and suppress coupling in and out of a modular jack are provided. A modular jack, comprising, a hollow housing of which one end is opened, and eight conductor pins wh... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101212 | Snagless plug and boot connection A boot with a flexible actuator can be used to provide improved protection and ease of use for an electrical connector plug. The plug, such as an RJ45 plug connected to a data or communications cable, can have an extended latch member adapted to releasably engage a ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097493 | Apparatus and method for interfacing connectors to network components The interface apparatus has a connector-receiving unit for receiving a connector that is electrically connected via a conductor to a first device. The connector has a receiving opening corresponding to the conductor. The apparatus further has a port for receiving a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098405 | High performance support-separator for communications cables The present invention includes a high performance communications cable for transmission media that includes core support-separators which define clearance channels to maintain spacing between transmission media or transmission media pairs. The core support-separator... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090529 | LED connector The present invention is a LED connector principally comprised of two compatible halves with flat opposing surfaces, which form a complete cylinder when placed together. Its cross sectional area is no larger than that of the LED lamp. The solid-dome shaped LE... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086891 | Electrical plug with protection structure An electrical plug of the invention has a plug body, a plurality of terminals, a connector, a plurality of conductive wires and a protection cover (structure). A plurality of terminal slots is formed in a front side of the plug body for respectively receiving a plur... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077707 | Modular jack connector having enhanced structure A modular jack connector (100) includes a housing (1) defining an inner space (10). A partition (11) is formed within the space. The partition forms with a plurality of fingers (12) and defines a plurality of slots (13) betw... | 07/18/2006 |
