Patents by Inventor Thomas Boucino

Thomas Boucino 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: 6800811
    Abstract: Communications cables are provided which utilize a cable jacket, twisted pairs of insulated conductors of insulated conductors, and a spacer separating the twisted pairs of insulated conductors. The spacer extends within the cable jacket and has a longitudinally extending center portion and a plurality of wall portions radiating from the center portion thereby defining a plurality of compartments within the cable jacket. In various embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of wall portions include a plurality of radiating sections with varying geometric shapes. The twisted pairs of insulated conductors are disposed in the compartments which may reduce crosstalk in the communications cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Commscope Properties, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Boucino
  • Patent number: 5969295
    Abstract: A communications cable is provided that includes a cable jacket, twisted pairs of insulated conductors, and a spacer separating the twisted pairs of insulated conductors. The spacer extends within the cable jacket and has a longitudinally extending center portion and a plurality of wall portions radiating from the center portion thereby defining a plurality of compartments within the cable jacket. The twisted pairs of insulated conductors are disposed in the compartments thereby reducing cross talk in the communications cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Thomas Boucino, Mahesh R. Patel, Robert A. Wessels