Patents by Inventor Mitch Kopp

Mitch Kopp 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).

  • Discontinuous shielding tape for data communications cable
    Patent number: 9767939
    Abstract: A communication cable has a plurality of twisted pair communication elements, a jacket surrounding the twisted pairs and a shield element disposed between the pairs and the jacket. The shield element is constructed as a tape substrate with a plurality of foil shielding elements disposed thereon, the foil shielding elements are formed as at least two longitudinally running strips separated by a horizontal gap. Each of the two longitudinally running strips are further separated periodically with vertical gaps disposed at varied locations with respect to the adjacent longitudinally running strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Bradley Hess, Mitch Kopp, Thomas Aberasturi
  • Discontinuous Shielding Tape for Data Communications Cable
    Publication number: 20170032869
    Abstract: A communication cable has a plurality of twisted pair communication elements, a jacket surrounding the twisted pairs and a shield element disposed between the pairs and the jacket. The shield element is constructed as a tape substrate with a plurality of foil shielding elements disposed thereon, the foil shielding elements are formed as at least two longitudinally running strips separated by a horizontal gap. Each of the two longitudinally running strips are further separated periodically with vertical gaps disposed at varied locations with respect to the adjacent longitudinally running strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Bradley Hess, Mitch Kopp, Thomas Aberasturi