Patents by Inventor Tom Rasp

Tom Rasp 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).

  • DSX jack connection system
    Patent number: 6619993
    Abstract: A connection system for electrically and mechanically connecting a DSX jack to a jack assembly, the system including a male connector with a plurality of elongated conductors electrically connected to the jack or the jack assembly, a dielectric shroud around the elongated conductors, the shroud having slits adjacent each of the elongated conductors, and a female connector with a female dielectric edge connector with an internal cavity with guides therein, a plurality of tuning fork contacts seated within the guides in the internal cavity and electrically connected to the other of the jack or the jack assembly, the tuning fork contacts including two prongs with a conductor aperture between the two prongs, the conductor aperture corresponding to the elongated conductors of the male connector, and the tuning fork contacts positioned to slidably mate with corresponding ones of the plurality of elongated conductors in the male connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Jayne, Alan Petrie, Tom Rasp, Reese Larson
  • DSX jack connection system
    Publication number: 20020182939
    Abstract: A connection system for electrically and mechanically connecting a DSX jack to a jack assembly, the system including a male connector with a plurality of elongated conductors electrically connected to the jack or the jack assembly, a dielectric shroud around the elongated conductors, the shroud having slits adjacent each of the elongated conductors, and a female connector with a female dielectric edge connector with an internal cavity with guides therein, a plurality of tuning fork contacts seated within the guides in the internal cavity and electrically connected to the other of the jack or the jack assembly, the tuning fork contacts including two prongs with a conductor aperture between the two prongs, the conductor aperture corresponding to the elongated conductors of the male connector, and the tuning fork contacts positioned to slidably mate with corresponding ones of the plurality of elongated conductors in the male connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Telect, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jayne, Alan Petrie, Tom Rasp, Reese Larson