Patents by Inventor Malcolm Bruce Brear

Malcolm Bruce Brear 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).

  • Patent number: 8481868
    Abstract: A junction box for electrically connecting insulated conductors of a first cable to corresponding insulated conductors of a second cable, including a terminal housing; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts extending through the terminal housing, each contact of said contacts including first and second insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) opening into respective first and second sides of the terminal housing; and first and second lid members operatively coupled to the terminal housing so that relative movement between the terminal housing and the lid members urges insulated conductors interposed therebetween into corresponding IDCs for electric connection to the contacts, wherein said relative movement electrically connects the insulated conductors of the first cable on the first side of said sides of the terminal housing to corresponding insulated conductors of the second cable on the second side of said sides of the terminal housing via the IDCs of common contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Wayne William Dennes, Malcolm Bruce Brear
  • Patent number: 8235757
    Abstract: An electrical connector for terminating a cable formed of twisted pairs, including a termination assembly having a divider for dividing and guiding the pairs to a respective termination location and a pair of contacts positioned adjacent each location where wires of each pair are separated for termination. The electrical connector is preferably an RJ plug and the divider is preferably mounted on a printed circuit board which is provided with a laser trimmed tuneable circuit to compensate for crosstalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Malcolm Bruce Brear
  • Publication number: 20110256765
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting module with two parallel rows of contact elements having conductor connecting contacts which are accessible from a front side of the connecting module, and two parallel rows of contact elements having conductor connecting contacts which are accessible from a rear side of the connecting module, wherein the conductor connecting contacts in one row on the front side are in each case connected to a conductor connecting contact in one row on the rear side via at least an intermediate contact, into which an insertion device can be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin James Truskett, Bryce Nicholls, Simon Ellis, Brett Hoe Slater, Wayne William Dennes, Malcolm Bruce Brear, Tam Kai Sau
  • Publication number: 20110217857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cradle (10, 50, 100) for fastening a terminal block (12) to a mounting frame (14), with the terminal block (12) in each case having two rows (16a, 16b, 22a, 22b) of insulation-displacement contacts (18) in a first section (20) and in a second section (24), comprising at least one fastener (26), in order to fasten a base element of the cradle (10, 50, 100) to the mounting frame (14), and a holder (30), in order to fasten the terminal block (12) to the base element of the cradle (10, 50, 100) such that the first or the second section (20, 24) faces the mounting frame (14), and to an arrangement for earthing components (31) which can be connected to a terminal block (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin James Truskett, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Simon Ellis, Brett Hoe Slater, Wayne Willian Dennes, Malcolm Bruce Brear
  • Publication number: 20110061926
    Abstract: A junction box for electrically connecting insulated conductors of a first cable to corresponding insulated conductors of a second cable, including a terminal housing; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts extending through the terminal housing, each contact of said contacts including first and second insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) opening into respective first and second sides of the terminal housing; and first and second lid members operatively coupled to the terminal housing so that relative movement between the terminal housing and the lid members urges insulated conductors interposed therebetween into corresponding IDCs for electric connection to the contacts, wherein said relative movement electrically connects the insulated conductors of the first cable on the first side of said sides of the terminal housing to corresponding insulated conductors of the second cable on the second side of said sides of the terminal housing via the IDCs of common contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Wayne William DENNES, Malcolm Bruce BREAR
  • Publication number: 20100294733
    Abstract: A chassis for coupling a stack of two or more telecommunications modules to a front side of a racking system, including a bracket having a back member shaped to extend across a back side of said stack of modules, and side members extending from opposite end sections of the back member towards a front side of the modules; module fasteners for coupling respective ones of said modules to respective sections of the back member; and a rack fastener for coupling the bracket to the racking system, wherein said module fasteners facilitate individual stacking of the modules to said respective sections of the back member one on top of another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin James Truskett, Malcolm Bruce Brear
  • Publication number: 20100159736
    Abstract: An electrical connector for terminating a cable formed of twisted pairs, including a termination assembly having a divider for dividing and guiding the pairs to a respective termination location and a pair of contacts positioned adjacent each location where wires of each pair are separated for termination. The electrical connector is preferably an RJ plug and the divider is preferably mounted on a printed circuit board which is provided with a laser trimmed tuneable circuit to compensate for crosstalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Malcolm Bruce Brear
  • Patent number: D631846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin James Truskett, Simon Ellis, Wayne William Dennes, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Brett Hoe Slater, Malcolm Bruce Brear
  • Patent number: D633050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Kevin James Truskett, Simon Ellis, Wayne William Dennes, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Brett Hoe Slater, Malcolm Bruce Brear