Patents by Inventor Shawn Phillip Tobey

Shawn Phillip Tobey 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).

  • Publication number: 20250233348
    Abstract: A coupler includes a housing and a contact sub-assembly. The housing includes a channel having openings at first and second ends of the housing. The first end receives a first connector having a first pair of contacts and the second end receives a second connector having a second pair of contacts. The contact sub-assembly includes exactly one pair of coupling contacts and a body portion supporting the pair of coupling contacts. The contact sub-assembly is positioned centrally within the housing and includes an anti-rotation feature and one or more crush ribs to create an interference fit with an interior surface of the housing. The pair of coupling contacts serve to couple the first and second connectors for both power and data transmission. In certain embodiments, contacts sub-assembly utilizes a circuit board to electrically couple contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Paul John PEPE, Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Patent number: 12266892
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a connector. The connector is suited to connectorizing exactly two conductors. The connector includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly two electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. Further, the metal frame, which includes a shielding interface, surrounds at least a portion of both the forward and rear connector bodies. The electrical contacts extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body. A first of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a first conductor of a shielded cable and the second of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a second conductor of the shielded cable. The shield interface of the metal frame is electrically coupled to the shield of the shielded cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Phillip Tobey, Paul John Pepe, Scott Martin Keith, Jeffrey A. Oberski
  • Patent number: 12199372
    Abstract: A coupler includes a housing and a contact sub-assembly. The housing includes a channel having openings at first and second ends of the housing. The first end receives a first connector having a first pair of contacts and the second end receives a second connector having a second pair of contacts. The contact sub-assembly includes exactly one pair of coupling contacts and a body portion supporting the pair of coupling contacts. The contact sub-assembly is positioned centrally within the housing and includes an anti-rotation feature and one or more crush ribs to create an interference fit with an interior surface of the housing. The pair of coupling contacts serve to couple the first and second connectors for both power and data transmission. In certain embodiments, contacts sub-assembly utilizes a circuit board to electrically couple contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Paul John Pepe, Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Patent number: 12149032
    Abstract: A connector assembly (10) is disclosed in which a connector part (12) and a cable manager part (20) are provided. The cable manager part (20) can be provided with a rear housing (40), a lacing fixture part (30), and a grounding part (50). In one aspect, the grounding part (50) provides grounding contact between an inserted cable (4) and the connector part (12). In one aspect, the grounding part (50) secures the connector part (12) to the rear housing part (40). In one example, a connector assembly (110) is provided with a grounding arrangement (150) including a plurality of deflectable grounding members (152) and provides grounding contact between the inserted cable (4) and the connector part (112). In one aspect, the grounding members (152) each provide two points of contact against the cable (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Gordon John White, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Brian J. Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 12003059
    Abstract: A modular plug is disclosed as having a housing, a wire manager, an anti-snag protector, and a load bar each configured to snap-fit together to assemble the modular plug. The wire manager includes a front portion fitted within an internal cavity of the housing and a rear portion having an aperture configured to receive a terminal end of a telecommunications cable. The wire manager includes a plurality of channels, each channel having a gate configured to position a twisted pair of wires from the telecommunications cable in a stacked vertical arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Jeffrey Allan Oberski, Brian J. Fitzpatrick, Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Patent number: 11838700
    Abstract: A telecommunications patch panel system (10) including a plurality of multiport telecommunications bezel assemblies (200) installed within a panel frame (100) is presented. The bezel assemblies (200) are formed from cooperating first and second frame parts (210, 240) to define a plurality of jack receptacle openings (202). In one example, the plurality of jack receptacles (202) are arranged in a two-row array. The first and second frame parts (210, 240) also retain a central bonding strip (290) having a plurality of grounding contact elements (292, 293). The grounding contact elements (292, 293) ground the jack modules (120) that are installed within the bezel assembly jack receptacle openings (202). Where a two-row array of jack receptacle openings (202) is provided, the central bonding strip (290) can be configured to extend between the rows. The central bonding strip (290) can provide grounding for multiple bezel assemblies (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Gordon John White, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Brian J. Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 11652322
    Abstract: A family of connectors to accommodate a single twisted pair of conductors is disclosed herein. The family of connectors includes a free connector, a fixed connector, and an adapter; the free and/or fixed connectors can be modified to accommodate the adapter configuration and/or modified to accommodate various patch cord configurations. In certain embodiments, the one or more of the family of connectors adopts an LC fiber optic style connector configuration and an LC fiber optic footprint configuration. In certain examples, one or more of the family of connectors adopts an LC fiber optic style connector configuration but in a footprint that is larger or smaller than the footprint of the LC fiber optic footprint. Other configurations may also be adopted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Scott Martin Keith, Amid Ihsan Hashim, Bryan Scott Moffitt, Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Publication number: 20220278476
    Abstract: A coupler includes a housing and a contact sub-assembly. The housing includes a channel having openings at first and second ends of the housing. The first end receives a first connector having a first pair of contacts and the second end receives a second connector having a second pair of contacts. The contact sub-assembly includes exactly one pair of coupling contacts and a body portion supporting the pair of coupling contacts. The contact sub-assembly is positioned centrally within the housing and includes an anti-rotation feature and one or more crush ribs to create an interference fit with an interior surface of the housing. The pair of coupling contacts serve to couple the first and second connectors for both power and data transmission. In certain embodiments, contacts sub-assembly utilizes a circuit board to electrically couple contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Paul John PEPE, Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Patent number: 11367985
    Abstract: A connector assembly (10) is disclosed in which a connector part (12) and a cable manager part (20) are provided. The cable manager part (20) can be provided with a rear housing (40), a lacing fixture part (30), and a grounding part (50). In one aspect, the grounding part (50) provides grounding contact between an inserted cable (4) and the connector part (12). In one aspect, the grounding part (50) secures the connector part (12) to the rear housing part (40). In one example, a connector assembly (110) is provided with a grounding arrangement (150) including a plurality of deflectable grounding members (152) and provides grounding contact between the inserted cable (4) and the connector part (112). In one aspect, the grounding members (152) each provide two points of contact against the cable (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Gordon John White, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Brian J. Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 11362463
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a connector. The connector is suited to connectorizing exactly two conductors. The connector includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly two electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. Further, the metal frame, which includes a shielding interface, surrounds at least a portion of both the forward and rear connector bodies. The electrical contacts extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body. A first of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a first conductor of a shielded cable and the second of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a second conductor of the shielded cable. The shield interface of the metal frame is electrically coupled to the shield of the shielded cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Phillip Tobey, Paul John Pepe, Scott Martin Keith, Jeffrey A. Oberski
  • Patent number: 11356751
    Abstract: A telecommunications patch panel system (10) including a plurality of multiport telecommunications bezel assemblies (200) installed within a panel frame (100) is presented. The bezel assemblies (200) are formed from cooperating first and second frame parts (210, 240) to define a plurality of jack receptacle openings (202). In one example, the plurality of jack receptacles (202) are arranged in a two-row array. The first and second frame parts (210, 240) also retain a central bonding strip (290) having a plurality of grounding contact elements (292, 293). The grounding contact elements (292, 293) ground the jack modules (120) that are installed within the bezel assembly jack receptacle openings (202). Where a two-row array of jack receptacle openings (202) is provided, the central bonding strip (290) can be configured to extend between the rows. The central bonding strip (290) can provide grounding for multiple bezel assemblies (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Gordon John White, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Brian J. Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 11158980
    Abstract: A modular plug is disclosed as having a housing, a wire manager, a load bar, and a rear component each configured to snap-fit together to assemble the modular plug. The wire manager has a plurality of channels axially positioned about a central axis, each channel being configured to receive a twisted pair of wires from a telecommunications cable, and each channel having a first width and a gate having a second width smaller than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Jeffrey Allan Oberski, Brian J. Fitzpatrick, Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Patent number: 11056840
    Abstract: An electrical connection system includes various devices and structures for improving alien crosstalk performance in a high density configuration. In certain examples, a plurality of insulation displacement contacts of a connector are arranged at angle and oriented to be symmetrical about an axial of the connector. The connector includes a connector housing and a shield cap configured to at least partially cover the connector housing. The shield cap includes a shield wall and an open side that is not closed by a shield wall. The shield wall exposes a portion of the connector when the shield cap is mounted to the connector housing. When a plurality of such connectors are arranged side by side in a high density configuration, the connectors are aligned such that the open side of the shield cap is arranged close to, or abutted to, the shield wall of the shield cap of an adjacent connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK Limited
    Inventors: Steven Richard Bopp, Paul John Pepe, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Bernard Harold Hammond, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10777953
    Abstract: A connector assembly (10) is disclosed in which a connector part (12) and a cable manager part (20) are provided. The cable manager part (20) can be provided with a rear housing (40), a lacing fixture part (30), and a grounding part (50). In one aspect, the grounding part (50) provides grounding contact between an inserted cable (4) and the connector part (12). In one aspect, the grounding part (50) secures the connector part (12) to the rear housing part (40). In one example, a connector assembly (110) is provided with a grounding arrangement (150) including a plurality of deflectable grounding members (152) and provides grounding contact between the inserted cable (4) and the connector part (112). In one aspect, the grounding members (152) each provide two points of contact against the cable (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Gordon John White, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Brian J. Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20200176932
    Abstract: A modular plug is disclosed as having a housing, a wire manager, a load bar, and a rear component each configured to snap-fit together to assemble the modular plug. The wire manager has a plurality of channels axially positioned about a central axis, each channel being configured to receive a twisted pair of wires from a telecommunications cable, and each channel having a first width and a gate having a second width smaller than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Jeffrey A. Oberski, Brian J. Fitzpatrick, Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Patent number: 10608382
    Abstract: An electrical connection system includes various devices and structures for improving alien crosstalk performance in a high density configuration. In certain examples, a plurality of insulation displacement contacts of a connector are arranged at angle and oriented to be symmetrical about an axial of the connector. The connector includes a connector housing and a shield cap configured to at least partially cover the connector housing. The shield cap includes a shield wall and an open side that is not closed by a shield wall. The shield wall exposes a portion of the connector when the shield cap is mounted to the connector housing. When a plurality of such connectors are arranged side by side in a high density configuration, the connectors are aligned such that the open side of the shield cap is arranged close to, or abutted to, the shield wall of the shield cap of an adjacent connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK Limited
    Inventors: Steven Richard Bopp, Paul John Pepe, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Bernard Harold Hammond, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9805844
    Abstract: A cable includes an insulative main jacket, a main conductive shield and a plurality of subunits. The main conductive shield may be located on an inner side of the insulative main jacket so as to be at least partially surrounded by the insulative main jacket. Each subunit includes a twisted pair of insulated conductors, a conductive subunit shield and a subunit insulative layer. The conductive subunit shield may at least partially surround the twisted pair of insulated conductors. The subunit insulative layer may be located on an outer side of the conductive subunit shield to at least partially surround the conductive subunit shield and the twisted pair of insulated conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Steven Richard Bopp, Christine Anne Dooley, Brandon Eugene Bristow, Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Patent number: 9537273
    Abstract: A telecommunications jack, and a method of manufacturing such a jack, are disclosed. In one aspect, the jack includes a housing having a socket sized to receive either a first telecommunications plug of a first type or a second telecommunications plug of a second type having a different arrangement of electrical contacts as compared to the first telecommunications plug. The telecommunications jack also includes a plurality of contact springs exposed within the socket and positioned for alignment with electrical contacts of the first telecommunications plug when the first telecommunications plug is inserted into the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Publication number: 20160072239
    Abstract: A telecommunications jack, and a method of manufacturing such a jack, are disclosed. In one aspect, the jack includes a housing having a socket sized to receive either a first telecommunications plug of a first type or a second telecommunications plug of a second type having a different arrangement of electrical contacts as compared to the first telecommunications plug. The telecommunications jack also includes a plurality of contact springs exposed within the socket and positioned for alignment with electrical contacts of the first telecommunications plug when the first telecommunications plug is inserted into the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Shawn Phillip Tobey
  • Publication number: 20150371737
    Abstract: A cable includes an insulative main jacket, a main conductive shield and a plurality of subunits. The main conductive shield may be located on an inner side of the insulative main jacket so as to be at least partially surrounded by the insulative main jacket. Each subunit includes a twisted pair of insulated conductors, a conductive subunit shield and a subunit insulative layer. The conductive subunit shield may at least partially surround the twisted pair of insulated conductors. The subunit insulative layer may be located on an outer side of the conductive subunit shield to at least partially surround the conductive subunit shield and the twisted pair of insulated conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Richard Bopp, Christine Anne Dooley, Brandon Eugene Bristow, Shawn Phillip Tobey