Patents by Inventor Franklin Conrad Marti

Franklin Conrad Marti 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).

  • Communication connectors having switchable electrical performance characteristics
    Patent number: 9793663
    Abstract: A connector configured to operate in two different electrical performance modes. The connector may include a plurality of connector contacts, a plurality of contact pads, and an insulator having an insulating portion adjacent the plurality of contact pads. The insulator is movable between an insulating position and a non-insulating position. When the insulator is in the insulating position, the insulating portion insulates the plurality of contact pads from the plurality of connector contacts and the connector operates in a first one of the electrical performance modes. When the insulator is in the non-insulating position, the plurality of connector contacts contact the plurality of contact pads and the connector operates in a different second one of the electrical performance modes. The connector may be implemented as a plug or an outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Poulsen, Gregory Hammond, Jon Clark Riley, Franklin Conrad Marti
  • Communication connectors having switchable electrical performance characteristics
    Patent number: 9413121
    Abstract: A connector configured to operate in two different electrical performance modes. The connector may include a plurality of connector contacts, a plurality of contact pads, and an insulator having an insulating portion adjacent the plurality of contact pads. The insulator is movable between an insulating position and a non-insulating position. When the insulator is in the insulating position, the insulating portion insulates the plurality of contact pads from the plurality of connector contacts and the connector operates in a first one of the electrical performance modes. When the insulator is in the non-insulating position, the plurality of connector contacts contact the plurality of contact pads and the connector operates in a different second one of the electrical performance modes. The connector may be implemented as a plug or an outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Poulsen, Gregory Hammond, Jon Clark Riley, Franklin Conrad Marti
  • COMMUNICATION CONNECTORS HAVING SWITCHABLE ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20160149352
    Abstract: A connector configured to operate in two different electrical performance modes. The connector may include a plurality of connector contacts, a plurality of contact pads, and an insulator having an insulating portion adjacent the plurality of contact pads. The insulator is movable between an insulating position and a non-insulating position. When the insulator is in the insulating position, the insulating portion insulates the plurality of contact pads from the plurality of connector contacts and the connector operates in a first one of the electrical performance modes. When the insulator is in the non-insulating position, the plurality of connector contacts contact the plurality of contact pads and the connector operates in a different second one of the electrical performance modes. The connector may be implemented as a plug or an outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Poulsen, Gregory Hammond, Jon Clark Riley, Franklin Conrad Marti
  • COMMUNICATION CONNECTORS HAVING SWITCHABLE ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20140315436
    Abstract: A connector configured to operate in two different electrical performance modes. The connector may include a plurality of connector contacts, a plurality of contact pads, and an insulator having an insulating portion adjacent the plurality of contact pads. The insulator is movable between an insulating position and a non-insulating position. When the insulator is in the insulating position, the insulating portion insulates the plurality of contact pads from the plurality of connector contacts and the connector operates in a first one of the electrical performance modes. When the insulator is in the non-insulating position, the plurality of connector contacts contact the plurality of contact pads and the connector operates in a different second one of the electrical performance modes. The connector may be implemented as a plug or an outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Poulsen, Gregory Hammond, Jon Clark Riley, Franklin Conrad Marti