Patents by Inventor Clifford R. Curry

Clifford R. Curry 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).

  • Telecommunications connector with improved crosstalk reduction
    Patent number: 6007368
    Abstract: A telecommunications connector includes a body having a first end to mate with a mating connector and a second end having an aperture. A plurality of connector elements have a connection portion to make electrical contact with individual wires from wire cables. In an exemplary embodiment, the individual wires are in the form of twisted pair cables. The connector elements also include a terminating portion to make electrical contact with the mating connector, and an elongated intermediate portion coupling the corresponding connection and terminating portions. The elongated intermediate portion minimizes the overall surface area of the electrical contacts thereby reducing the capacitance between individual ones of the connector elements. In addition, the connector elements are mounted in a low dielectric constant material to further reduce capacitance between individual ones of the connector elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan S. Lorenz, Franklin C. Marti, Clifford R. Curry