Patents by Inventor Ronald Alan Vaccaro
Ronald Alan 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).
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Patent number: 9419351Abstract: An inner contact of a coaxial connector has a body with a plurality of spring fingers, the spring fingers each provided with a contact surface. A plurality of transitions from the contact surfaces are provided as curved surfaces. The curved surfaces may be formed, for example, by chamfer, electrical discharge machining or the like, such that an edge to a slot between the spring fingers does not contact the contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Ronald Alan Vaccaro, John Palac
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Patent number: 9419321Abstract: A stripline RF transmission cable has a flat inner conductor surrounded by a dielectric layer that is surrounded by an outer conductor. A jacket with an attachment feature surrounds the outer conductor. The attachment feature may be a fin aligned parallel or normal to the inner conductor. The attachment feature may be continuous or periodic along a longitudinal extent of the cable. The attachment feature may include male and female portions dimensioned to couple with one another, enabling adjacent cables to be attached to one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Ronald Alan Vaccaro, Jeffrey D. Paynter, Frank A. Harwath, Alan Neal Moe, Kendrick Van Swearingen, Scott M. Adams
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Patent number: 9216530Abstract: A seal for a cable and connector interconnection includes a unitary elastic primary body with a primary bore therethrough. The primary bore is provided with a primary cable outer diameter seal portion at a cable end, the cable outer diameter seal portion adjacent a primary connector cavity portion, the primary connector cavity portion adjacent a coupling nut cavity portion, and the coupling nut cavity portion adjacent a connector neck seal portion at a connector end. The coupling nut cavity portion is longitudinally aligned with a coupling nut of the connector and is provided with a greater inner diameter than the cable outer diameter seal portion and the connector neck seal portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventor: Ronald Alan Vaccaro
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Patent number: 9209510Abstract: A stripline RF transmission cable has a generally planar inner conductor surrounded by a dielectric layer that is surrounded by a corrugated outer conductor. The corrugations may be, for example, annular or helical. The outer conductor has a top section and a bottom section which transition to a pair of edge sections that interconnect the top section with the bottom section. The top section, bottom section and the inner conductor may be provided with generally equal widths. A spacing between the inner conductor and the dielectric layer may be reduced proximate a mid section of the inner conductor. The inner conductor may also be corrugated generally normal to a longitudinal extend of the inner conductor.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Alan N. Moe, Frank A. Harwath, Jeffrey D. Paynter, Kendrick Van Swearingen, Ronald Alan Vaccaro
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Publication number: 20150194748Abstract: An inner contact of a coaxial connector has a body with a plurality of spring fingers, the spring fingers each provided with a contact surface. A plurality of transitions from the contact surfaces are provided as curved surfaces. The curved surfaces may be formed, for example, by chamfer, electrical discharge machining or the like, such that an edge to a slot between the spring fingers does not contact the contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Ronald Alan VACCARO, John PALAC
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Patent number: 9048527Abstract: A connector with a capacitively coupled connector interface for interconnection with a mating portion with a sidewall. A connector body has an outer conductor coupling surface at an interface end, covered by an outer conductor dielectric spacer. The outer conductor coupling surface is dimensioned to seat, spaced apart from the sidewall by the outer conductor dielectric spacer, when the connector body and the mating portion are in an interlocked position. A releasable retainer may be provided, the releasable retainer dimensioned to secure the connector body and the mating portion in the interlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Ronald Alan Vaccaro, Kendrick Van Swearingen, Jeffrey D Paynter
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Patent number: 9009960Abstract: An inner contact of a coaxial connector has a body with a plurality of spring fingers, the spring fingers each provided with a contact surface. A plurality of transitions from the contact surfaces are provided as curved surfaces. The curved surfaces may be formed, for example, by chamfer, electrical discharge machining or the like, such that an edge to a slot between the spring fingers does not contact the contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Ronald Alan Vaccaro, John Palac
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Patent number: 8887379Abstract: A coaxial connector for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor by friction welding is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore dimensioned for an interference fit with an outer diameter of the outer conductor. A friction groove may be formed around the leading end of the outer conductor by application of a friction weld support against the inner diameter and leading end of the outer conductor. The friction groove may include a material chamber formed between a radial friction protrusion of the bore and a bottom of the friction groove. The friction weld support may be provided with ceramic surfaces contacting the outer conductor, a stop shoulder dimensioned to abut a cable end of the bore and/or an elastic insert seated within an inner conductor bore.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, Ronald Alan Vaccaro, James P Fleming
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Publication number: 20140213105Abstract: An inner contact of a coaxial connector has a body with a plurality of spring fingers, the spring fingers each provided with a contact surface. A plurality of transitions from the contact surfaces are provided as curved surfaces. The curved surfaces may be formed, for example, by chamfer, electrical discharge machining or the like, such that an edge to a slot between the spring fingers does not contact the contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: ANDREW LLCInventors: Ronald Alan VACCARO, John PALAC
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Publication number: 20140134876Abstract: A connector with a capacitively coupled connector interface for interconnection with a mating portion with a sidewall. A connector body has an outer conductor coupling surface at an interface end, covered by an outer conductor dielectric spacer. The outer conductor coupling surface is dimensioned to seat, spaced apart from the sidewall by the outer conductor dielectric spacer, when the connector body and the mating portion are in an interlocked position. A releasable retainer may be provided, the releasable retainer dimensioned to secure the connector body and the mating portion in the interlocked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Andrew LLCInventors: Ronald Alan VACCARO, Kendrick VAN SWEARINGEN, Jeffrey D. Paynter
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Publication number: 20140097022Abstract: A seal for a cable and connector interconnection includes a unitary elastic primary body with a primary bore therethrough. The primary bore is provided with a primary cable outer diameter seal portion at a cable end, the cable outer diameter seal portion adjacent a primary connector cavity portion, the primary connector cavity portion adjacent a coupling nut cavity portion, and the coupling nut cavity portion adjacent a connector neck seal portion at a connector end. The coupling nut cavity portion is longitudinally aligned with a coupling nut of the connector and is provided with a greater inner diameter than the cable outer diameter seal portion and the connector neck seal portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Andrew LLCInventor: Ronald Alan Vaccaro
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Patent number: 8622768Abstract: A connector with a capacitively coupled connector interface for interconnection with a female portion is provided with an annular groove, with a sidewall, open to an interface end of the female portion. A male portion is provided with a male outer conductor coupling surface at an interface end, covered by an outer conductor dielectric spacer. The male outer conductor coupling surface is dimensioned to seat, spaced apart from the sidewall by the outer conductor dielectric spacer, within the annular groove, when the male portion and the female portion are in an interlocked position, secured by a releasable retainer dimensioned to secure the male portion and the female portion in the interlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, Ronald Alan Vaccaro, James P Flemming, Jeffrey D Paynter
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Publication number: 20130252463Abstract: A coaxial connector for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor by friction welding is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore dimensioned for an interference fit with an outer diameter of the outer conductor. A friction groove may be formed around the leading end of the outer conductor by application of a friction weld support against the inner diameter and leading end of the outer conductor. The friction groove may include a material chamber formed between a radial friction protrusion of the bore and a bottom of the friction groove. The friction weld support may be provided with ceramic surfaces contacting the outer conductor, a stop shoulder dimensioned to abut a cable end of the bore and/or an elastic insert seated within an inner conductor bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Andrew LLCInventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, Ronald Alan Vaccaro, James P Fleming
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Patent number: 8479383Abstract: A coaxial connector for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor by friction welding is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore dimensioned for an interference fit with an outer diameter of the outer conductor. A friction groove may be formed around the leading end of the outer conductor by application of a friction weld support against the inner diameter and leading end of the outer conductor. The friction groove may include a material chamber formed between a radial friction protrusion of the bore and a bottom of the friction groove. The friction weld support may be provided with ceramic surfaces contacting the outer conductor, a stop shoulder dimensioned to abut a cable end of the bore and/or an elastic insert seated within an inner conductor bore.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, Ronald Alan Vaccaro, James P Fleming
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Publication number: 20130038412Abstract: A stripline RF transmission cable has a generally planar inner conductor surrounded by a dielectric layer that is surrounded by a corrugated outer conductor. The corrugations may be, for example, annular or helical. The outer conductor has a top section and a bottom section which transition to a pair of edge sections that interconnect the top section with the bottom section. The top section, bottom section and the inner conductor may be provided with generally equal widths. A spacing between the inner conductor and the dielectric layer may be reduced proximate a mid section of the inner conductor. The inner conductor may also be corrugated generally normal to a longitudinal extend of the inner conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: ANDREW LLCInventors: Alan N. Moe, Frank A. Harwath, Jeffrey D. Paynter, Kendrick Van Swearingen, Ronald Alan Vaccaro
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Publication number: 20130037320Abstract: A hybrid stripline RF transmission cable has a generally flat inner conductor surrounded by a dielectric layer that is surrounded by an outer conductor. Additional conductors may be applied within the dielectric layer and/or within a jacket surrounding the outer conductor. The additional conductors may be, for example, power, data and/or optical conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: ANDREW LLCInventors: Frank A. Harwath, Ronald Alan Vaccaro, Alan Neal Moe, Jeffrey D. Paynter, Kendrick Van Swearingen
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Patent number: D728478Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventor: Ronald Alan Vaccaro
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Patent number: D728479Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventor: Ronald Alan Vaccaro
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Patent number: D729167Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventor: Ronald Alan Vaccaro
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Patent number: D729168Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventor: Ronald Alan Vaccaro