Communication cable breaker and method using same

US9178564B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9178564-B2
Application numberUS-201213422207-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 16, 2012
Priority dateMar 16, 2012
Publication dateNov 3, 2015
Grant dateNov 3, 2015

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An industrial field bus communication cable breaking apparatus includes a housing, a first electrical connector coupled to the housing and configured to be connected to a first field bus communication cable, a first plurality of contacts disposed in the first electrical connector, a second electrical connector coupled to the housing and configured to be connected to a second field bus communication cable, a second plurality of contacts disposed in the second electrical connector, a control input configured to receive a control signal, and a plurality of switches. Each of the plurality of switches has a first end coupled to a respective one of the first plurality of contacts and a second end coupled to a respective one of the second plurality of contacts. Each of the plurality of switches is configured to simultaneously open and close based on the control signal.

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What is claimed is: 1. An industrial field bus communication cable breaking apparatus comprising: a housing; a first electrical connector coupled to the housing and configured to be connected to a first field bus communication cable; a first plurality of contacts disposed in the first electrical connector; a second electrical connector coupled to the housing and configured to be connected to a second field bus communication cable; a second plurality of contacts disposed i…

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What does patent US9178564B2 cover?
An industrial field bus communication cable breaking apparatus includes a housing, a first electrical connector coupled to the housing and configured to be connected to a first field bus communication cable, a first plurality of contacts disposed in the first electrical connector, a second electrical connector coupled to the housing and configured to be connected to a second field bus communica…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gaul Steven, Scully Paul, Schneider Electric Ind Sas
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B3/46. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).