Patents by Inventor William T. Spitz
William T. Spitz 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: 6767241Abstract: A back-end variation control cap configured for use with a jack module including a plurality of insulation displacement connectors, the cap being configured for routing a plurality of twisted conductor pairs. The cap includes an upper portion, a bottom portion, a plurality of twisted pair channels extending between the upper portion and the bottom portion, and a pair of opposed end walls, each of the end walls including a plurality of wire constraints disposed thereon. Each wire constraint has opposed surfaces configured to retain one of the conductors and each twisted conductor pair extends through one of the twisted pair channels and the conductors of the twisted conductor pairs are disposed in the plurality of wire constraints such that each conductor is aligned with one of the insulation displacement connectors when the bottom portion is disposed adjacent the jack module.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.Inventors: John N. Abel, Bryan S. Moffitt, William T. Spitz, Ronald L. Wild, Scott Brown
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Patent number: 5226835Abstract: A plug for interconnecting a pair of wires at its input with a pair of insulation displacement connectors (IDC) at its output is improved. The plug comprises a dielectric housing and a pair of non-insulated conductors within the housing that cross over and are spaced-apart from each other. Each conductor comprises a generally flat blade portion for insertion into an IDC at one end, and a terminal for making electrical contact with a wire at the other. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention, the terminal comprises an insulation displacement connector. Additionally, the conductors are identical to each other, but are reverse-mounted with respect to each other to achieve crossover.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1992Date of Patent: July 13, 1993Assignee: AT&T Bell LaboratoriesInventors: Frank P. Baker, III, Golam M. Choudhury, W. John Denkmann, Willard A. Dix, Lyndon D. Ensz, William T. Spitz
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Patent number: 5186647Abstract: An electrical connector for conducting high frequency signals includes a number of input and output terminals that are interconnected by a pair of metallic lead frames that are mounted on a dielectric spring block. The lead frames are identical to each other and comprise several flat elongated conductors, each conductor terminating in a spring contact at one end and an insulation-displacing connector at the other. The lead frames are mounted on top of each other and their conductors are all generally parallel and close to each other. Only three of the conductors of each lead frame are arranged to overlap each other; and this occurs in a designated crossover region without electrical contact being made because of a reentrant bend in the conductors in the crossover region. As a result, crosstalk between specific conductors can be reduced by judiciously choosing the location of the crossover and the particular crossover pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1992Date of Patent: February 16, 1993Assignee: AT&T Bell LaboratoriesInventors: W. John Denkmann, Willard A. Dix, William T. Spitz
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Patent number: 4865564Abstract: An easily assembled connecting block provides interconnection between modular plugs and insulated telephone wires or the like. The connecting block includes: (i) a metallic lead frame comprising a number of flat elongated conductive elements that terminate in closely spaced flat wires at one end thereof, each conductive element terminating in two pairs of insulation-displacing contact fingers at the other end; and (ii) a dielectric block for receiving the closely spaced wires within a jack housing contained therein and for supporting the metallic lead frame. In one embodiment the connectors are an integral part of the lead frame itself and are "sandwiched" between a pair of dielectric blocks, each block having a plurality of corresponding slots for guiding wires into the region between opposing contact fingers of the connectors.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1989Date of Patent: September 12, 1989Assignees: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Information Systems Inc.Inventors: W. John Denkmann, Leonard H. Drexler, Ronald H. Guelden, William T. Spitz
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Patent number: 4820192Abstract: An easily assembled connecting block provides interconnection between modular plugs and insulated telephone wires or the like. The connecting block includes: (i) a metallic lead frame comprising a number of flat elongated conductive elements that terminate in closely spaced flat wires at one end thereof, (ii) an equal number of metallic connectors that electrically couple to the conductive elements of the lead frame and further provide at least two pairs of opposing contact fingers for insulation displacement; and (iii) a dielectric block for receiving the closely spaced wires within a jack housing contained therein and for supporting the metallic lead frame. In one embodiment the connectors are an integral part of the lead frame itself and are "sandwiched" between a pair of dielectric blocks, each block having a plurality of corresponding slots for guiding wires into the region between opposing contact fingers of the connectors.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1988Date of Patent: April 11, 1989Assignees: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Information Systems Inc.Inventors: W. John Denkmann, Leonard H. Drexler, Ronald H. Guelden, William T. Spitz
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Patent number: RE40375Abstract: A back-end variation control cap configured for use with a jack module including a plurality of insulation displacement connectors, the cap being configured for routing a plurality of twisted conductor pairs. The cap includes an upper portion, a bottom portion, a plurality of twisted pair channels extending between the upper portion and the bottom portion, and a pair of opposed end walls, each of the end walls including a plurality of wire constraints disposed thereon. Each wire constraint has opposed surfaces configured to retain one of the conductors and each twisted conductor pair extends through one of the twisted pair channels and the conductors of the twisted conductor pairs are disposed in the plurality of wire constraints such that each conductor is aligned with one of the insulation displacement connectors when the bottom portion is disposed adjacent the jack module.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: John N. Abel, Bryan S. Moffitt, William T. Spitz, Ronald L. Wild, Timothy C. Miller
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Patent number: D312070Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1988Date of Patent: November 13, 1990Assignee: AT&T Bell LaboratoriesInventors: James M. Benjamin, Chris G. Johnson, Kristin E. Olson, William T. Spitz
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Patent number: D314746Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1988Date of Patent: February 19, 1991Assignee: AT&T Bell LaboratoriesInventors: James M. Benjamin, Chris G. Johnson, Kristin E. Olson, William T. Spitz
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Patent number: RE41311Abstract: An electrical connector for conducting high frequency signals includes a number of input and output terminals that are interconnected by a pair of metallic lead frames that are mounted on a dielectric spring block. The lead frames are identical to each other and comprise several flat elongated conductors, each conductor terminating in a spring contact at one end and an insulation-displacing connector at the other. The lead frames are mounted on top of each other and their conductors are all generally parallel and close to each other. Only three of the conductors of each lead frame are arranged to overlap each other; and this occurs in a designated crossover region without electrical contact being made because of a reentrant bend in the conductors in the crossover region. As a result, crosstalk between specific conductors can be reduced by judiciously choosing the location of the crossover and the particular crossover pattern.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2004Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North AmericaInventors: W. John Denkmann, Willard A. Dix, William T. Spitz