Patents by Inventor William Andrew Gordon

William Andrew Gordon 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).

  • Devices for connecting conductors of twisted pair cable to insulation displacement contacts
    Patent number: 7922515
    Abstract: A termination device to facilitate interconnection of a twisted pair communications cable to IDCs includes: a housing having an aperture and a pair of first and second IDCs extending within the aperture; a twisted pair communications cable having a twisted pair of first and second conductors; and a termination device. The termination device comprises: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of the first and second conductors and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide the first IDC into engagement with the first conductor at a first engagement location and the second IDC into engagement with the second conductor at a second engagement location, the first and second engagement locations being positioned within the channel and within the twist of the first and second conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc of North Carolina
    Inventors: Brian Fitzpatrick, William Andrew Gordon, Timothy C. Miller
  • DEVICES FOR CONNECTING CONDUCTORS OF TWISTED PAIR CABLE TO INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONTACTS
    Publication number: 20090239423
    Abstract: A termination device to facilitate interconnection of a twisted pair communications cable to IDCs includes: a housing having an aperture and a pair of first and second IDCs extending within the aperture; a twisted pair communications cable having a twisted pair of first and second conductors; and a termination device. The termination device comprises: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of the first and second conductors and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide the first IDC into engagement with the first conductor at a first engagement location and the second IDC into engagement with the second conductor at a second engagement location, the first and second engagement locations being positioned within the channel and within the twist of the first and second conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Brian Fitzpatrick, William Andrew Gordon, Timothy C. Miller
  • Devices for connecting conductors of twisted pair cable to insulation displacement contacts
    Patent number: 7568937
    Abstract: A termination device to facilitate interconnection of a twisted pair communications cable to IDCs includes: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of two conductors of a twisted pair communications cable and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide a first IDC of a pair of IDCs into engagement with a first conductor of a twisted pair at a first engagement location and a second IDC of the pair of IDCs into engagement with a second conductor of the twisted pair at a second engagement location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Brian Fitzpatrick, William Andrew Gordon, Timothy C. Miller
  • Devices for Connecting Conductors of Twisted Pair Cable to Insulation Displacement Contacts
    Publication number: 20090111317
    Abstract: A termination device to facilitate interconnection of a twisted pair communications cable to IDCs includes: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of two conductors of a twisted pair communications cable and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide a first IDC of a pair of IDCs into engagement with a first conductor of a twisted pair at a first engagement location and a second IDC of the pair of IDCs into engagement with a second conductor of the twisted pair at a second engagement location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Brian Fitzpatrick, William Andrew Gordon, Timothy C. Miller
  • Array connector/ferrule for large core ribbon fiber
    Publication number: 20040109646
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector contains a single thru-hole through which the cable passes essentially intact. This connector is intended to be used with a large core optic fiber ribbon cable having more than one conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy W. Anderson, William Andrew Gordon, Simon Cowley