Patents by Inventor Jeff Clarke Murphy

Jeff Clarke Murphy 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 cross-connect with removable switch assembly
    Patent number: 6752665
    Abstract: A modular cross-connect includes a chassis configured to receive a plurality of cross-connect modules therein and having a front face and a rear cover. A plurality of fixed portions of cross-connect modules are mounted in the chassis such that rear facing connectors of each of the fixed portions extend outward from the rear cover of the chassis. Each fixed portion has a front-facing connector configured to mate with a rear-facing connector of a corresponding removable portion of a cross-connect module. A plurality of reversible slots are formed in the chassis. Each slot is configured to receive a removable portion of a cross-connect module and to align a rear-facing connector of a removable portion of a cross-connect module for connection with a front-facing connector of a fixed portion of a cross-connect module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Trompeter Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thong Binh Kha, Jeff Clarke Murphy, Wayne A. Zahlit, Esfir Felman
  • MODULAR CROSS-CONNECT WITH REMOVABLE SWITCH ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20040097138
    Abstract: A modular cross-connect includes a chassis configured to receive a plurality of cross-connect modules therein and having a front face and a rear cover. A plurality of fixed portions of cross-connect modules are mounted in the chassis such that rear facing connectors of each of the fixed portions extend outward from the rear cover of the chassis. Each fixed portion has a front-facing connector configured to mate with a rear-facing connector of a corresponding removable portion of a cross-connect module. A plurality of reversible slots are formed in the chassis. Each slot is configured to receive a removable portion of a cross-connect module and to align a rear-facing connector of a removable portion of a cross-connect module for connection with a front-facing connector of a fixed portion of a cross-connect module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Thong Binh Kha, Jeff Clarke Murphy, Wayne A. Zahlit, Esfir Felman