Patents
US 11303068 B2: Balanced pin and socket connectors
- Granted
- 2022-04-12
- Filed
- 2019-09-09 application 16564264
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Communications connectors include a housing and a plurality of substantially rigid conductive pins that are mounted in the housing. The conductive pins are arranged as a plurality of differential pairs of conductive pins that each include a tip conductive pin and a ring conductive pin. Each conductive pin has a first end that is configured to be received within a respective socket of a mating connector and a second end. The tip conductive pin of each differential pair of conductive pins crosses over its associated ring conductive pin to form a plurality of tip-ring crossover locations.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220412.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina 407 patents | US company or organization | Hickory, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amid I. Hashim | Plano, TX | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Y. Mei | Parker, TX | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Golam M. Choudhury | Hackettstown, NJ | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01R | Electrically-conductive connections; structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements; coupling devices; current collectors | H01R13/6467 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Release of security interest Release of security interest at reel/frame 058843/0712 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2026-01-09 | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC (F/K/A COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA) CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC CLAREMONT, NC | 74591/389 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-12-10 | Name change Change of name | COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2025-11-25 | COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC CLAREMONT, NC | 73888/404 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-12-19 | Release of security interest Release of security interest at reel/frame 058875/0449 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-12-17 | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.) CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC CLAREMONT, NC | 69743/57 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-12-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC signed 2024-12-17 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2024-12-17 COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2024-12-17 OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC signed 2024-12-17 RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC signed 2024-12-17 | APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC NEW YORK, NY | 69889/114 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-03-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHOUDHURY, GOLAM M. signed 2013-08-22 HASHIM, AMID I. signed 2013-08-22 MEI, RICHARD Y. signed 2013-08-22 | COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA HICKORY, NC | 59200/366 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-11-19 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2021-11-15 ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC signed 2021-11-15 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2021-11-15 COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2021-11-15 RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. signed 2021-11-15 | WILMINGTON TRUST WILMINGTON, DE | 60752/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-11-15 | Security interest Security interest Term loan security agreement | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC signed 2021-11-12 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2021-11-12 COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2021-11-12 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 58875/449 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-11-15 | Security interest Security interest Abl security agreement | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC signed 2021-11-12 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2021-11-12 COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2021-11-12 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 58843/712 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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