Patents by Inventor Gerardus Hubertus Johannes Geurts

Gerardus Hubertus Johannes Geurts 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).

  • Modular plug for high speed data transmission
    Patent number: 5967828
    Abstract: A modular plug comprises an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts that have a mating portion and an insulation piercing portion similar to that of conventional modular plugs where the terminals are further provided with capacitor plate portions that are connected to the mating portions via linking portions which cross-over that of an adjacent contact, for at least some of the terminals, in order to provide capacitive coupling between certain contacts to reduce cross-talk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Gerardus Hubertus Johannes Geurts, Brian Donald Stephenson