Communications plugs and patch cords with mode conversion control circuitry

US8968035B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8968035-B2
Application numberUS-201414480655-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 9, 2014
Priority dateMar 14, 2013
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Patch cords include a communications cable that has first through eighth conductors that are arranged as four twisted pairs. A TIA 568B type plug may be attached to the cable. This plug includes a housing that receives the cable and first through eighth plug contacts that include plug contact regions that are substantially aligned in a row in numerical order. The plug further includes a printed circuit board that has first through eighth conductive paths that connect the first through eighth conductors to the respective first through eighth plug contacts. A first portion of the first conductive path and a first portion of the second conductive path are routed as a transmission line, and a first portion of the sixth conductive path is routed therebetween.

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That which is claimed is: 1. A patch cord comprising: a communications cable that includes at least first through eighth conductors, wherein the fourth and fifth conductors are twisted together to form a first twisted pair, the first and second conductors are twisted together to form a second twisted pair, the third and sixth conductors are twisted together to form a third twisted pair, and the seventh and eighth conductors are twisted together to form a fourth twisted pair; and…

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What does patent US8968035B2 cover?
Patch cords include a communications cable that has first through eighth conductors that are arranged as four twisted pairs. A TIA 568B type plug may be attached to the cable. This plug includes a housing that receives the cable and first through eighth plug contacts that include plug contact regions that are substantially aligned in a row in numerical order. The plug further includes a printed…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Commscope Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R13/6469. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).