Patents
US 9660386 B2: High frequency RJ45 plug with non-continuous ground planes for cross talk control
- Granted
- 2017-05-23
- Filed
- 2016-03-11 application 15067816
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
There is provided a communication connector including a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts received by the housing. A printed circuit board (PCB) is provided and includes first and second pairs of electrically conductive signal traces on different layers of the PCB, each pair of the first and second pairs of traces being connected to a corresponding pair of the plurality of pairs of contacts; and at least one split ground plane including first and second sections being substantially electrically isolated from one another, wherein at least a portion of the first section is adjacent to at least a portion of the first pair of traces and at least a portion of the second section is adjacent to at least a portion of the second pair of traces.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170523.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optical Cable Corporation 39 patents | US company or organization | Roanoke, VA | OPTICAL CABLE CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally OPTICAL CABLE CORP State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state OPTICAL CABLE CORP Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Michael Ray | Wake Forest, NC | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Derrick F. Stikeleather | Swannanoa, NC | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ian J. Timmins | Asheville, NC | 32 | 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 | H01R13/6471 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05K | Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical components | H05K1/0219 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-29 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the cover sheet had the wrong receiving party it should be: north mill capital llc previously recorded on reel 053325 frame 0653. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION/APPLIED OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2020-07-24 | NORTH MILL CAPITAL LLC PRINCETON, NJ | 53351/100 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-07-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION/APPLIED OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2020-07-24 | COUNSEL, PATTI S. LIBERMAN G, COUN PRINCETON, NJ | 53325/653 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-03-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STIKELEATHER, DERRICK F. signed 2016-03-07 TIMMINS, IAN J. signed 2016-03-07 RAY, JOHN MICHAEL signed 2016-03-08 | OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION ROANOKE, VA | 37988/58 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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