Patents by Inventor Michael A. Tome

Michael A. Tome 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).

  • Field terminable RJ45 plug assembly
    Patent number: 11677198
    Abstract: A field terminal plug assembly including an RJ45 plug connected to a termination zone. The termination zone includes a wire cap, a rear sled, and an electrical board assembly with attached insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) electrically connected to the twisted wire-pairs of assembly cable. The wire cap is configured to terminate twisted wire-pairs of a communications cable to the IDCs when the wire cap is inserted into the rear sled. The IDCs contain at least a first and a second IDC, the first IDC having a first horizontal length and a first vertical length and the second IDC having a second horizontal length and a second vertical length. The first vertical length does not equal the second vertical length but the first vertical length plus the first horizontal length equals the second vertical length plus the second horizontal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David C. Stanislaw, Andrew Ciezak, Frank M. Straka, Robert E. Fransen, Joshua A. Valenti, Vytas J. Vaitkus, Michael A. Tome, Paul W. Wachtel
  • Field Terminable RJ45 Plug Assembly
    Publication number: 20220190531
    Abstract: A field terminal plug assembly including an RJ45 plug connected to a termination zone. The termination zone includes a wire cap, a rear sled, and an electrical board assembly with attached insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) electrically connected to the twisted wire-pairs of assembly cable. The wire cap is configured to terminate twisted wire-pairs of a communications cable to the IDCs when the wire cap is inserted into the rear sled. The IDCs contain at least a first and a second IDC, the first IDC having a first horizontal length and a first vertical length and the second IDC having a second horizontal length and a second vertical length. The first vertical length does not equal the second vertical length but the first vertical length plus the first horizontal length equals the second vertical length plus the second horizontal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David C. Stanislaw, Andrew Ciezak, Frank M. Straka, Robert E. Fransen, Joshua A. Valenti, Vytas J. Vaitkus, Michael A. Tome, Paul W. Wachtel
  • Field Terminable RJ45 Plug Assembly
    Publication number: 20200303884
    Abstract: A field terminal plug assembly including an RJ45 plug connected to a termination zone. The termination zone includes a wire cap, a rear sled, and an electrical board assembly with attached insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) electrically connected to the twisted wire-pairs of assembly cable. The wire cap is configured to terminate twisted wire-pairs of a communications cable to the IDCs when the wire cap is inserted into the rear sled. The IDCs contain at least a first and a second IDC, the first IDC having a first horizontal length and a first vertical length and the second IDC having a second horizontal length and a second vertical length. The first vertical length does not equal the second vertical length but the first vertical length plus the first horizontal length equals the second vertical length plus the second horizontal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: David C. Stanislaw, Andrew Ciezak, Frank M. Straka, Robert E. Fransen, Joshua A. Valenti, Vytas J. Vaitkus, Michael A. Tome, Paul W. Wachtel