Patents by Inventor Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
Bryce Lindsay Nicholls 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).
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Patent number: 9893470Abstract: A telecommunications cabling system, including: (a) an earthed support; and (b) at least one connection module mounted to the earthed support, including: (i) a housing for a plurality of electrical contact members, the housing having a plurality of recesses to receive wires of at least one shielded cable; (ii) at least one opening to receive an end of an electrical connector to place electrical contacts at the end of the electrical connector in direct or indirect electrical communication with at least some of the wires; and (iii) a shielding interface for the connection module; wherein the shielding interface is simultaneously contactable with shielding of the shielded cable, a corresponding shielding interface of the electrical connector, and the earthed support.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Brent David Allwood, Kavita Purohit, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Wayne William Dennes, Kevin James Truskett
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Publication number: 20160301162Abstract: A telecommunications cabling system, including: (a) an earthed support; and (b) at least one connection module mounted to the earthed support, including: (i) a housing for a plurality of electrical contact members, the housing having a plurality of recesses to receive wires of at least one shielded cable; (ii) at least one opening to receive an end of an electrical connector to place electrical contacts at the end of the electrical connector in direct or indirect electrical communication with at least some of the wires; and (iii) a shielding interface for the connection module; wherein the shielding interface is simultaneously contactable with shielding of the shielded cable, a corresponding shielding interface of the electrical connector, and the earthed support.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Brent David ALLWOOD, Kavita PUROHIT, Bryce Lindsay NICHOLLS, Wayne William DENNES, Kevin James TRUSKETT
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Telecommunications cabling system, and electrical connection module and shielding interface therefor
Patent number: 9368917Abstract: A telecommunications cabling system, including: (a) an earthed support (12); and (b) at least one connection module (100) mounted to the earthed support (12), including: (i) a housing (200; 220) for a plurality of electrical contact members (212), the housing (200; 220) having a plurality of recesses (202) to receive wires of at least one shielded cable (50); (ii) at least one opening to receive an end of an electrical connector (300; 400) to place electrical contacts at the end of the electrical connector (300; 400) in direct or indirect electrical communication with at least some of the wires; and (iii) a shielding interface (110) for the connection module (100); wherein the shielding interface (110) is simultaneously contactable with shielding (52) of the shielded cable (50), a corresponding shielding interface (500) of the electrical connector (400), and the earthed support (12).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Brent David Allwood, Kavita Purohit, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Wayne William Dennes, Kevin James Truskett -
Publication number: 20150004835Abstract: A telecommunications cabling system, including: (a) an earthed support (12); and (b) at least one connection module (100) mounted to the earthed support (12), including: (i) a housing (200; 220) for a plurality of electrical contact members (212), the housing (200; 220) having a plurality of recesses (202) to receive wires of at least one shielded cable (50); (ii) at least one opening to receive an end of an electrical connector (300; 400) to place electrical contacts at the end of the electrical connector (300; 400) in direct or indirect electrical communication with at least some of the wires; and (iii) a shielding interface (110) for the connection module (100); wherein the shielding interface (110) is simultaneously contactable with shielding (52) of the shielded cable (50), a corresponding shielding interface (500) of the electrical connector (400), and the earthed support (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Brent David Allwood, Kavita Purohit, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Wayne William Dennes, Kevin James Truskett
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Publication number: 20140161411Abstract: There is disclosed a surface-mountable enclosure (100) for use with a fibre optic cable (200), the cable (200) being terminated at one end by a subscriber end connector (202) and at the other end by a carrier end connector (204), the surface-mountable enclosure (100) including: a base (110); a spool member (130) which is mountable to the base (110) for rotation relative thereto; and a lid (150) which is fastenable to the base to enclose the spool member (130); wherein the spool member (130) includes a drum portion (131) with an annular sidewall (132) for spooling the cable (200). Also disclosed are a kit of parts for a surface-mountable enclosure, and an extension spool (170) for use with a surface-mountable enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS SERVICES GMBHInventors: Brett Hoe Slater, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Publication number: 20110217857Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: ADC GmbHInventors: Kevin James Truskett, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Simon Ellis, Brett Hoe Slater, Wayne Willian Dennes, Malcolm Bruce Brear
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Patent number: 7559776Abstract: A shielding device for connection strips in telecommunications and data engineering has a number of shielding plates and at least one base rail allocated to the shielding plates. To simplify the process of fitting the shielding device inside a connection strip, the shielding plates and the base rail are integrally formed from a metal sheet, and each shielding plate is connected to the base rail via a narrow web and is arranged rotated through approximately 90° with respect to the base rail.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2007Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Hans-Dieter Bippus, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Patent number: 7311532Abstract: A shielding device for connection strips in telecommunications and data engineering has a number of shielding plates and at least one base rail allocated to the shielding plates. To simplify the process of fitting the shielding device inside a connection strip, the shielding plates (2) and the base rail (3) are integrally formed from a metal sheet (28), and each shielding plate (2) is connected to the base rail (3) via a narrow web (4) and is arranged rotated through approximately 90° with respect to the base rail (3).Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1999Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Hans-Dieter Bippus, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Patent number: 6654223Abstract: A surge arrester mounting unit is provided for telecommunications and data systems technology. The arrester includes an upper part and lower part made of plastic, and metallic contact elements which are arranged in pairs and which engage, by means of spring arms, in chambers of the upper part in order to made contact with surge arresters. The contact elements have contact blades which project out of the lower part. In order to enable the surge arrester mounting unit also to be used for terminal blocks with high transmission rates, the invention provides for the contact blades (11) for separating contact fingers (directed into the interior of a terminal block) (1)), from insulation piercing contact elements (4) to be made approximately twice as long as the spring arms (19) and to be given more than double the material thickness (d) at the free end by bending over.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1999Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: Krone GmbHInventors: Hans-Dieter Bippus, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Patent number: 6338642Abstract: Electrical connector having an insulative body (12) with contact elements (32). The contact elements (32) have at one end thereof spring contact portions (40) arranged within a socket (44). The other ends of the contact elements (32) have pairs of insulation displacement contact parts (28). The pairs of contact parts (28) enable two wires to be connected to each contact element (32). The contact elements (32) are formed from blanks (56a, 56b) stamped from a strip as a lead frame 54. Contact portions (38), on which each pair of contact parts (28) are formed, are formed in rows at each edge of the lead frame strip, with the spring contact portions (40) extending inwardly from the strip edges at 45° to the strip edges.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2001Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Krone GmbHInventor: Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Patent number: 6338641Abstract: Electrical connector having an insulative body (12) with contact elements (32). The contact elements (32) have at one end thereof spring contact portions (40) arranged within a socket (44). The other ends of the contact elements (32) have pairs of insulation displacement contact parts (28). The pairs of contact parts (28) enable two wires to be connected to each contact element (32). The contact elements (32) are formed from blanks (56a, 56b) stamped from a strip as a lead frame 54. Contact portions (38), on which each pair of contact parts (28) are formed, are formed in rows at each edge of the lead frame strip, with the spring contact portions (40) extending inwardly from the strip edges at 45° to the strip edges.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2001Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Krone GmbHInventor: Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Publication number: 20010041471Abstract: Electrical connector having an insulative body (12) with contact elements (32). The contact elements (32) have at one end thereof spring contact portions (40) arranged within a socket (44). The other ends of the contact elements (32) have pairs of insulation displacement contact parts (28). The pairs of contact parts (28) enable two wires to be connected to each contact element (32). The contact elements (32) are formed from blanks (56a, 56b) stamped from a strip as a lead frame 54. Contact portions (38), on which each pair of contact parts (28) are formed, are formed in rows at each edge of the lead frame strip, with the spring contact portions (40) extending inwardly from the strip edges at 45° to the strip edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2001Publication date: November 15, 2001Applicant: Krone AktiengesellschaftInventor: Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Publication number: 20010018288Abstract: Electrical connector having an insulative body (12) with contact elements (32). The contact elements (32) have at one end thereof spring contact portions (40) arranged within a socket (44). The other ends of the contact elements (32) have pairs of insulation displacement contact parts (28). The pairs of contact parts (28) enable two wires to be connected to each contact element (32). The contact elements (32) are formed from blanks (56a, 56b) stamped from a strip as a lead frame 54. Contact portions (38), on which each pair of contact parts (28) are formed, are formed in rows at each edge of the lead frame strip, with the spring contact portions (40) extending inwardly from the strip edges at 45° to the strip edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Applicant: Krone AktiengesellschaftInventor: Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Patent number: 6280231Abstract: Electrical connector having an insulative body (12) with contact elements (32). The contact elements (32) have at one end thereof spring contact portions (40) arranged within a socket (44). The other ends of the contact elements (32) have pairs of insulation displacement contact parts (28). The pairs of contact parts (28) enable two wires to be connected to each contact element (32). The contact elements (32) are formed from blanks (56a, 56b) stamped from a strip as a lead frame 54. Contact portions (38), on which each pair of contact parts (28) are formed, are formed in rows at each edge of the lead frame strip, with the spring contact portions (40) extending inwardly from the strip edges at 45° to the strip edges.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Krone AktiengesellschaftInventor: Bryce Lindsay Nicholls
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Patent number: D631846Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2009Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Kevin James Truskett, Simon Ellis, Wayne William Dennes, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Brett Hoe Slater, Malcolm Bruce Brear
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Patent number: D633050Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Kevin James Truskett, Simon Ellis, Wayne William Dennes, Bryce Lindsay Nicholls, Brett Hoe Slater, Malcolm Bruce Brear