Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Vaccaro

Ronald A. Vaccaro 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).

  • Patent number: 11362502
    Abstract: An adapter for a plurality of cable hangers includes: first, second and third mounting panels, each mounting panel including a round mounting hole, the mounting panels serially attached to each other at edges thereof, each mounting panel being disposed at an oblique angle relative to its adjacent mounting panels; a base attached with the first and third mounting panels; wherein the base includes features for mounting the adapter to a mounting structure; and wherein the adapter is a monolithic structure formed of a polymeric material; and further comprising projections on the mounting panels located and configured to limit rotation of a cable hanger mounted in one of the mounting holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Publication number: 20220154854
    Abstract: An adapter for mounting a cable hanger on a mounting structure includes a body having a base and a neck, the base having a hollow cavity and including a mounting hole with an overhanging rim, the neck including a threaded bore, the adapter being formed of a polymeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Christopher Stockman, Aviral Joshi, Darin W. Pibum
  • Publication number: 20220149603
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices and assemblies for holding cables. A device adapted for holding one or more discrete cables may include a flexible main body formed of a polymeric material having a length, a width, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis, the main body including a wrapping portion and a mounting portion, wherein the wrapping portion is configured to be wrapped such that the main body circumscribes the one or more discrete cables; a securing feature attached to or integral with the mounting portion of the main body and configured to be secured to a mounting structure; and a plurality of apertures along the longitudinal axis of the wrapping portion of the main body, wherein the securing feature is configured to be received through one of the plurality of apertures when the main body is wrapped around the one or more discrete cables. Methods of holding cables are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Christopher Stockman
  • Patent number: 11329466
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a cable hanger assembly. The cable hanger assembly comprises a support structure, a cable hanger, and a mounting assembly. The cable hanger comprises a front shell half that mates with a rear shell half. The front shell half and the rear shell half have a front shell half inner surface and a rear shell half inner surface that cooperate with each other to secure a cable within a cable receptacle. The cable hanger further comprises a front shell bolt aperture through the front shell half and a rear shell half bolt aperture through the rear shell half where the front shell half bolt aperture aligns with the rear shell half bolt aperture when the front shell half is mated to the rear shell half. The mounting assembly comprises a threaded bolt, a plurality of flat washers formed of a non-metallic material, and a plurality of nuts formed of a non-metallic material. The mounting assembly may optional comprise a lock washer formed of a non-metallic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Publication number: 20220139598
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a grommet formed of a polymeric material and adapted for securing a cable within a cable hanger. The grommet includes a main body having a generally cylindrical profile surrounding an interior cavity, the main body further having a length, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis; and two arms extending radially outwardly from the main body, one arm extending from a bottom edge of the main body and the other arm extending from a top edge of the main body, wherein each arm includes a flanged edge configured to engage the cable hanger when an excessive load force is applied to the cable. A grommet including two pairs of arms is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Christopher R. Stockman
  • Publication number: 20220130292
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes: a base panel having opposed ends; a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end; a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms; and a pair of gripping members, each gripping member attached to a respective arm, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arms and the other of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arm or to the base panel. The arms and locking projections are configured to spread apart to enable insertion of a cable between the arms, wherein the gripping projections engage and grip the cable, and wherein the locking projections are configured to be inserted into the aperture of the supporting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Taig S. Rajpal
  • Publication number: 20220112970
    Abstract: A device adapted for holding one or more discrete cables includes: a flexible main body formed of a polymeric material having a length, a width, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis, the main body including a wrapping portion and a mounting portion, wherein the wrapping portion is configured to be wrapped such that the main body circumscribes the one or more discrete cables, and wherein a plurality of undulations are present between the mounting portion and the wrapping portion; a securing feature attached to or integral with the mounting portion of the main body and configured to be secured to a mounting structure; and a plurality of apertures along the longitudinal axis of the wrapping portion of the main body. The securing feature is configured to be received through one of the plurality of apertures when the main body is wrapped around the one or more discrete cables. At least one of the undulations varies in height, width and/or thickness from at least one of the other undulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Christopher Stockman
  • Patent number: 11300230
    Abstract: An adapter for a cable hanger includes: a housing having a floor, a vertical wall extending generally perpendicularly from the floor, and side walls extending generally perpendicularly from the floor and vertical wall, each of the side walls including a finger extending generally parallel to the floor, the fingers including first engagement features, the vertical wall including a mounting hole; and a plunger having a main panel and second engagement features on opposite sides of the main panel, the second engagement features configured to engage the first engagement features to restrict relative movement of the plunger relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC.
    Inventors: Aviral Joshi, Ronald A. Vaccaro, Christopher Stockman
  • Patent number: 11293567
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes: a generally flat base; and first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base; wherein hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms; wherein each of the free ends of the arms has an arcuate cross-section; wherein the arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable; and wherein the cable hanger is a unitary member formed of a polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Publication number: 20220085481
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a telecommunications structure. The telecommunications structure includes an antenna frame including a plurality of horizontal members and a plurality of vertical members mounted on the horizontal members, wherein one or more of the vertical members are formed of a fiber-reinforced polymer and at least one piece of telecommunications equipment mounted on one of the fiber-reinforced polymer vertical members. Assemblies including passive intermodulation reducing mechanical connections are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Severin, Jacob Adams, Brian Cross, Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi
  • Patent number: 11271378
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices and assemblies for holding cables. A device adapted for holding one or more discrete cables may include a flexible main body formed of a polymeric material having a length, a width, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis, the main body including a wrapping portion and a mounting portion, wherein the wrapping portion is configured to be wrapped such that the main body circumscribes the one or more discrete cables; a securing feature attached to or integral with the mounting portion of the main body and configured to be secured to a mounting structure; and a plurality of apertures along the longitudinal axis of the wrapping portion of the main body, wherein the securing feature is configured to be received through one of the plurality of apertures when the main body is wrapped around the one or more discrete cables. Methods of holding cables are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Christopher Stockman
  • Patent number: 11268635
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices and assemblies for holding cables. A device adapted for holding one or more discrete cables may include a flexible main body formed of a polymeric material having a length, a width, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis, the main body including a wrapping portion and a mounting portion, wherein the wrapping portion is configured to be wrapped such that the main body circumscribes the one or more discrete cables; a securing feature attached to or integral with the mounting portion of the main body and configured to be secured to a mounting structure; and a plurality of apertures along the longitudinal axis of the wrapping portion of the main body, wherein the securing feature is configured to be received through one of the plurality of apertures when the main body is wrapped around the one or more discrete cables. Methods of holding cables are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Christopher Stockman
  • Publication number: 20220057022
    Abstract: An insert for mounting multiple cables in a cable hanger includes: a gripping portion configured to engage multiple cables; and a wrapping portion attached to the gripping portion and configured to wrap around the gripping portion as it receives cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Taig S. Rajpal, Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi
  • Patent number: 11248722
    Abstract: An adapter for mounting a cable hanger on a mounting structure includes a body having a base and a neck, the base having a hollow cavity and including a mounting hole with an overhanging rim, the neck including a threaded bore, the adapter being formed of a polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Christopher Stockman, Aviral Joshi, Darin W. Piburn
  • Patent number: 11238762
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes: a base panel having opposed ends; a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end; a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms; and a pair of gripping members, each gripping member attached to a respective arm, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arms and the other of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arm or to the base panel. The arms and locking projections are configured to spread apart to enable insertion of a cable between the arms, wherein the gripping projections engage and grip the cable, and wherein the locking projections are configured to be inserted into the aperture of the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Taig S. Rajpal
  • Publication number: 20220029402
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting cables on an antenna pole includes: a pair of L-shaped members, each of the L-shaped members including a main panel, a pair of jaws extending from opposite edges of the main panel, and a flange extending generally perpendicularly to the main panel, wherein the main panel includes a plurality of first mounting apertures, and wherein the flange includes a plurality of second mounting apertures; a pair of rods, each rod extending through a first mounting aperture of each of the L-shaped members; and a securing component that engages each rod to fix the members relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Dale Richard Heath, Raphael J. de La Soujeole, Ronald A. Vaccaro, Robert J. Campbell
  • Patent number: 11233384
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes a generally flat base and first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base. Hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms. The arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable. The base includes a cross-member that divides two arcuate openings, the cross-member attached at each end with a frangible section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Christopher Stockman
  • Publication number: 20220010893
    Abstract: A cable hanger for mounting cables to a mounting structure includes: a base panel; a pair of arms attached to opposite ends of the base panel; and a pair of locking projections, each locking projection being attached adjacent a free end of a respective arm. Each arm is configured to define a respective internal cavity configured to grasp cable. The arms and the base panel combine to define an external cavity for grasping cable. The cable hanger can be deflected from a relaxed state to a deflected state by forcing the locking projections toward each other. In the deflected state the cable hanger may be mounted to a mounting structure, with the arms inserted through a hole in the mounting structure and exerting outward pressure on edges of the hole, and the locking projections maintaining the cable hanger in a mounted position on the mounting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Aviral Joshi, Ronald A. Vaccaro, Taig S. Rajpal
  • Patent number: 11204109
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes grommets formed of a polymeric material and adapted for holding a plurality of discrete cables. The grommet comprises a main body having a generally c-shaped outer profile surrounding an interior cavity, the main body further having a length, thickness, and a longitudinal axis extending between two ends, a plurality of cable holding members integrally coupled to the main body and extending radially inward from the main body, the cable holding members defining a plurality of receptacles located within the interior cavity of the main body, and a plurality of flex retention sections coupled to the cable holding members and located within each receptacle, wherein the flex retention sections are adapted for gripping a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi, Christopher Stockman
  • Patent number: 11201435
    Abstract: A 4.3/10 coaxial connector configured to receive a mating 4.3/10 connector includes: an inner contact; a dielectric spacer: and an outer contact, the dielectric spacer separating the inner contact and the outer contact. The outer contact includes an outer wall and a plurality of spring fingers, the spring fingers configured to deflect radially inwardly when the mating 4.3/10 connector is mated. The connector further comprises blocking structure that prevents mating of a Mini-Din connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, David J. Smentek, Ronald A. Vaccaro