Patents by Inventor Kris B. Lindley

Kris B. Lindley 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).

  • Connector mounting receptacles
    Patent number: 5766034
    Abstract: Connector mounting receptacles include either a mounting base or a wall plate having a spaced apart tooth and resilient latch disposed to engage mounting slots in a modular connector to releasably mount the connector to the receptacle. The connector includes corner mounting slots disposed to engage lateral stops formed in the wall plate. Steel wall plate receptacles are integrally formed of conductive metal with the connector latching features being configured to concurrently releasably latch and conductively ground a shielded connector mounted in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Dale Alan Block, Karl Erik Falkstrom, Kris B. Lindley, Michael Joseph McGrath
  • Connector mounting receptacle
    Patent number: 5738539
    Abstract: Connector mounting receptacles include either a mounting base or a wall plate having a spaced apart tooth and resilient latch disposed to engage mounting slots in a modular connector to releasably mount the connector to the receptacle. The connector includes corner mounting slots disposed to engage lateral stops formed in the wall plate. Steel wall plate receptacles are integrally formed of conductive metal with the connector latching features being configured to concurrently releasably latch and conductively ground a shielded connector mounted in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Inventors: Jack Edward Caveney, Dale Alan Block, Karl Erik Falkstrom, Kris B. Lindley, Michael Joseph McGrath, Walter John Moehle
  • Connector mounting receptacles
    Patent number: 5672074
    Abstract: Connector mounting receptacles include a wall plate a having a spaced apart tooth and resilient latch disposed to engage mounting slots in a modular connector to releasably mount the connector to the receptacle. The connector includes corner mounting slots disposed to engage lateral stops formed in the wall plate. Steel wall plate receptacles are integrally formed of conductive metal with the connector latching features being configured to concurrently releasably latch and conductively ground a shielded connector mounted in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Dale A. Block, Karl E. Falkstrom, Kris B. Lindley, Michael J. McGrath
  • Termination tool for modular telephone connector
    Patent number: 5659948
    Abstract: A termination tool for terminating a plurality of wires to a modular connector, of the type consisting of a housing adapted to mate with a standard connector and contacts having insulation displacement portions disposed outwardly of the housing and further including a fixture for positioning the wires with respect to the insulation displacement portions. The tool includes a pair of ribs projecting from a first planar contacting section and a second upwardly angled lever section. The tool further includes a vertically oriented blade extending from the generally rectangular front end to untwist twisted wire pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Russell A. Vanderhoof, Kris B. Lindley, Randy S. Mortensen