Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Conea

Christopher A. Conea 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).

  • Apparatus for connecting conductors to terminals of a cross-connect connector for communication lines
    Patent number: 4709463
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for connecting a group of insulated conductors to a cross-connect connector in which the connector is held in an assembly station and a plurality of conductor insertion tools slidably mounted in side-by-side relationship are moved in sequence to insert the conductors sequentially into terminals of the connector. In a preferred arrangement, alternate conductors are inserted into associated terminals sequentially in one direction along the connector and the other conductors are then inserted into their terminals sequentially in the opposite direction along the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventors: Alex G. Cristescu, Christopher A. Conea