Patents by Inventor Gordon Spisany

Gordon Spisany 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).

  • Patch panels with communications connectors that are rotatable about a vertical axis
    Patent number: 7529458
    Abstract: A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, includes: a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures, and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures. Each of the outlets includes a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug. The plug aperture has a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug and further includes a plug latch recess. The outlets are oriented such that the plug latch recess is positioned on one side edge of the plug aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Commscope Solutions Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Spisany, Stanley Wright, Brian Fitzpatrick, Thomas J. Boucino
  • Patch Panels With Communications Connectors that are Rotatable About a Vertical Axis
    Publication number: 20080181571
    Abstract: A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, includes: a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures, and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures. Each of the outlets includes a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug. The plug aperture has a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug and further includes a plug latch recess. The outlets are oriented such that the plug latch recess is positioned on one side edge of the plug aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Gordon Spisany, Stanley Wright, Brian Fitzpatrick, Thomas J. Boucino
  • Patch panels with communications connectors that are rotatable about a vertical axis
    Patent number: 7343078
    Abstract: A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, includes: a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures, and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures. Each of the outlets includes a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug. The plug aperture has a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug and further includes a plug latch recess. The outlets are oriented such that the plug latch recess is positioned on one side edge of the plug aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Commscope Solutions Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Spisany, Stanley Wright, Brian Fitzpatrick, Thomas J. Boucino
  • Patch panels with communications connectors that are rotatable about a vertical axis
    Publication number: 20080002937
    Abstract: A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, includes: a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures, and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures. Each of the outlets includes a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug. The plug aperture has a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug and further includes a plug latch recess. The outlets are oriented such that the plug latch recess is positioned on one side edge of the plug aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Gordon Spisany, Stanley Wright, Brian Fitzpatrick, Thomas J. Boucino