Patents by Inventor Christopher Church-Diciccio

Christopher Church-Diciccio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230247771
    Abstract: A high-speed data contact set having a housing with a hollow body having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, and first side and a second side; a plurality of protective arms extending from the front of said hollow body for protecting contact beams of a termination subassembly inserted into said insert housing. The termination subassembly in said insert shroud, has a plurality of pairs of contact beams, a termination subassembly body molded on and around a central portion of the plurality of pairs of contacts, a printed circuit board connected to the pairs of contacts, and a plurality of wires each having a stripped end soldered to said printed circuit board. One end of each of said plurality of pairs of contacts is soldered to said printed circuit board, and a shield strap covers said stripped end of wire of said plurality of wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Randall Garman, Christopher Church-Diciccio, Daryll Ashby
  • Patent number: 10944200
    Abstract: A docking connector having two pairs of opposing sides forming a frame and first means on a first pair of opposing sides for mounting a plurality of connector modules in a first direction in the frame and second means on a second pair of sides for mounting a plurality of modules of a second size in a second direction where the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Herron, Christopher Church-Diciccio, Randall Garman, Darryl Ashby, Jeffery P Stowers
  • Patent number: 10622753
    Abstract: A vertical insert and pass-thru for high speed contact sets or modules for use with high life-cycle or mass interconnect devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Church-Diciccio, David Rocker
  • Patent number: 10516233
    Abstract: A configurable strain relief plate assembly having a bracket member having a pair of arms and a support member between the two arms. The support member has a plurality of holes for connecting a plurality of tie down plates. The assembly has one or more captive screws or other means for connecting the bracket member to an interface module. The assembly further has one or more tie down plates connected to the support member, for example, with screws. Each tie down plate has one or more holes for connecting wires or contacts to the tie down plate, for example, with one or more zip ties or clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Church-Diciccio, Randall Herron
  • Publication number: 20190081432
    Abstract: A vertical insert and pass-thru for high speed contact sets or modules for use with high life-cycle or mass interconnect devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Church-Diciccio, David Rocker
  • Publication number: 20180358735
    Abstract: A docking connector having two pairs of opposing sides forming a frame and first means on a first pair of opposing sides for mounting a plurality of connector modules in a first direction in the frame and second means on a second pair of sides for mounting a plurality of modules of a second size in a second direction where the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Randall Herron, Christopher Church-Diciccio, Randall Garman, Darryl Ashby, Jeffery P Stowers
  • Publication number: 20180331466
    Abstract: A configurable strain relief plate assembly having a bracket member having a pair of arms and a support member between the two arms. The support member has a plurality of holes for connecting a plurality of tie down plates. The assembly has one or more captive screws or other means for connecting the bracket member to an interface module. The assembly further has one or more tie down plates connected to the support member, for example, with screws. Each tie down plate has one or more holes for connecting wires or contacts to the tie down plate, for example, with one or more zip ties or clips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Church-Diciccio, Randall Herron
  • Patent number: 9685727
    Abstract: A high speed data contact assembly having a linear data contact set and a right-angle termination insert. The linear data contact set has a housing having a hollow body and a termination subassembly. The termination subassembly is inserted in the hollow body of the housing. The termination subassembly has a plurality of pairs of parallel contact beams, the contact beams in each pair being of the same orientation and the pairs of contact beams having alternating orientations, wherein each contact beam has a distal end having a first orientation and a proximal end having a second orientation opposite of the first orientation. The right angle termination insert is adapted for insertion into the proximal end of the linear data contact set. The right angle termination insert has a u-shaped housing and a right-angle contact insert assembly in the U-shaped housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery P Stowers, Darryl M Ashby, David L Rocker, Christopher Church-Diciccio
  • Publication number: 20160141808
    Abstract: A high speed data contact assembly having a linear data contact set and a right-angle termination insert. The linear data contact set has a housing having a hollow body and a termination subassembly. The termination subassembly is inserted in the hollow body of the housing. The termination subassembly has a plurality of pairs of parallel contact beams, the contact beams in each pair being of the same orientation and the pairs of contact beams having alternating orientations, wherein each contact beam has a distal end having a first orientation and a proximal end having a second orientation opposite of the first orientation. The right angle termination insert is adapted for insertion into the proximal end of the linear data contact set. The right angle termination insert has a u-shaped housing and a right-angle contact insert assembly in the U-shaped housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffery P. Stowers, Darryl M. Ashby, David L. Rocker, Christopher Church-Diciccio
  • Patent number: 9246286
    Abstract: A hermaphroditic high speed data contact set having an insert shroud and a termination subassembly. A plurality of protective arms extend from its front to protect contact beams of the termination subassembly and provide multi-stage pre-alignment of contacts during engagement. A plurality of raised bosses engaged with a plurality of hollows in the bottom of an adjacent insert shroud to allow stacking of contact sets. A pair of latches lock the insert shroud into a module after insertion. A pair of keying members on the sides of contact set prevent incorrect insertion of a contact set into a module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery P Stowers, Darryl M Ashby, David L Rocker, Christopher Church-Diciccio
  • Publication number: 20150087175
    Abstract: A hermaphroditic high speed data contact set having an insert shroud and a termination subassembly. A plurality of protective arms extend from its front to protect contact beams of the termination subassembly and provide multi-stage re-alignment of contacts during engagement. A plurality of raised bosses engaged with a plurality of hollows in the bottom of an adjacent insert shroud to allow stacking of contact sets. A pair of latches lock the insert shroud into a module after insertion. A pair of keying members on the sides of contact set prevent incorrect insertion of a contact set into a module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffery P Stowers, Darryl M Ashby, David L Rocker, Christopher Church-Diciccio
  • Patent number: D759606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery P Stowers, Darryl M Ashby, David L Rocker, Christopher Church-Diciccio
  • Patent number: D765047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery P Stowers, Darryl M Ashby, David L Rocker, Christopher Church-Diciccio