Derrick F Stikeleather

7448875, Nov 11, 2008

Sep 8, 2006

11/517826

Ian J. Timmins - Asheville NC, US
Derrick F. Stikeleather - Swannanoa NC, US
William B. Everette - Asheville NC, US
Sterling Vaden - Black Mountain NC, US
Sumio Seo - South Wallingford VT, US
Lyudmila Z. Burtseva - Asheville NC, US
James Yanik - Asheville NC, US

Superior Modular Products Incorporated - Swannanoa NC

H01R 29/00
H02B 1/056

439 49

A telecommunications connectivity system including a patch panel comprising a plurality of ports, each port including first and second electrical terminals, the first electrical terminal enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second electrical terminal. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a terminal selection system including a terminal selector that houses an electrical connector. The terminal selector may be installed in one of the ports such that the electrical connector connects to either the first or second electrical terminal, as preselected. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a wall receptacle system electrically connected to each of the ports, the wall receptacle system including first and second jacks, the first jack enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second jack.

7594829, Sep 29, 2009

Jan 14, 2008

12/008865

Sterling Vaden - Black Mountain NC, US
Derrick F. Stikeleather - Swannanoa NC, US
William R. Reynolds - Asheville NC, US
Sumio Seo - South Wallingford VT, US
William B. Everette - Asheville NC, US

Superior Modular Products, Incorporated - Swannanoa NC

H01R 24/00

439676, 439680

A keyed modular connection system including a nonstandard wiring configuration, a plug wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration and including exterior surfaces that define plug recesses, a jack wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration and including interior surface that define jack recesses, plug protrusions extending from the external surfaces of the plug and configured to be received by the jack recesses when the plug is inserted into the jack, jack protrusions extending from the internal surfaces of the jack and configured to be received by the plug recesses when the plug is inserted into the jack, and when a plug not wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration is attempted to be inserted into the jack, the jack protrusions prevent the attempted insertion, and when the plug is attempted to be inserted into a jack not wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration, the plug protrusions prevent the attempted insertion.

7690921, Apr 6, 2010

Jul 23, 2008

12/220357

Ian J. Timmins - Asheville NC, US
Derrick F. Stikeleather - Swannanoa NC, US
William B. Everette - Asheville NC, US
Sterling Vaden - Black Mountain NC, US
Sumio Seo - Wallingford VT, US
Lyudmila Z. Burtseva - Asheville NC, US
James Yanik - Asheville NC, US

Optical Cable Corporation - Roanoke VA

H01R 29/00
H02B 1/56

439 49

A telecommunications connectivity system including a patch panel comprising a plurality of ports, each port including first and second electrical terminals, the first electrical terminal enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second electrical terminal. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a terminal selection system including a terminal selector that houses an electrical connector. The terminal selector may be installed in one of the ports such that the electrical connector connects to either the first or second electrical terminal, as preselected. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a wall receptacle system electrically connected to each of the ports, the wall receptacle system including first and second jacks, the first jack enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second jack.

20130121657, May 16, 2013

Nov 7, 2012

13/670600

Optical Cable Corporation - Roanoke VA, US
Deborah A. Chambers - Asheville NC, US
James Yanik - Asheville NC, US
R. Bruce Smith - Asheville NC, US
Derrick F. Stikeleather - Swannanoa NC, US
Sterling A. Vaden - Black Mountain NC, US

Optical Cable Corporation - Roanoke VA

G02B 6/44

385135

A telecommunications patching system is provided having a panel and at least one cassette movably received in the panel. The cassette receives a plurality of telecommunication jacks. The panel and cassettes are oriented horizontally. Each jack includes a front cavity adapted to receive a patch cord plug having a patch cord cable extending therefrom. The cassette has first and second ends. A cable management tab extends from the first end of the cassette so that the cassette may be readily moved to different positions in the panel.

7318754, Jan 15, 2008

Sep 8, 2006

11/517827

Sterling Vaden - Black Mountain NC, US
Derrick F. Stikeleather - Swannanoa NC, US
William R. Reynolds - Asheville NC, US
Sumio Seo - South Wallingford VT, US
William B. Everette - Asheville NC, US

Superior Modular Products Incorporated - Swannanoa NC

H01R 24/00

439676, 439502

A keyed modular connection system including a nonstandard wiring configuration, a plug wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration and including exterior surfaces that define plug recesses, a jack wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration and including interior surface that define jack recesses, plug protrusions extending from the external surfaces of the plug and configured to be received by the jack recesses when the plug is inserted into the jack, jack protrusions extending from the internal surfaces of the jack and configured to be received by the plug recesses when the plug is inserted into the jack, and when a plug not wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration is attempted to be inserted into the jack, the jack protrusions prevent the attempted insertion, and when the plug is attempted to be inserted into a jack not wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration, the plug protrusions prevent the attempted insertion.

20200280151, Sep 3, 2020

Jan 23, 2020

16/750605

- Roanoke VA, US
Sumio Seo - Wallingford VT, US
Derrick Stikeleather - Black Mountain NC, US

Optical Cable Corporation - Roanoke VA

H01R 13/74
H01R 31/06
H01R 13/518

A bidirectional intermediate modular adapter () can be installed from the front or the rear of a mounting panel. The body () of the modular adapter includes a front face (), an opposing rear face (), an opening () extending from the front face through the body to the opposing rear face, a first side surface () and an opposing second side surface (), a flexible top surface () and an opposing lower surface (). The flexible top surface has flexible beams (A, B) and landings (A, B), which define a deformable opening (), and a first groove (). The landings may have ramps (A, B) at the sides thereof. The opposing lower surface has a second groove () extending at least partially lengthwise across thereof. The bidirectional intermediate modular adapter is preferably made of a nonconductive material with a conductive plating thereon.

20170207551, Jul 20, 2017

Jan 17, 2017

15/407994

- Roanoke VA, US
Sumio Seo - Wallingford VT, US
Nicholas Uhland - Asheville NC, US
Derrick F. Stikeleather - Swannanoa NC, US
Ian J. Timmins - Asheville NC, US

Optical Cable Corporation - Roanoke VA

H01R 4/24
H01R 13/506
H02G 15/06

A system for radially terminating cabling includes a stuffer cap component surrounding an opening sized and configured for selective passage therethrough of a plurality of conductor pairs; a plurality of slots concentrically arranged on the front end of the stuffer cap component, wherein each wire of each of the plurality of conductor pairs may be selectively pressed into one of the plurality of slots; at least one keying member on the stuffer cap component having a unique keying member geometry; a connector including a receptacle component configured for mating with the stuffer cap component, wherein at least one keying element on the receptacle component is geometrically sized and configured for passage therethrough of a corresponding one of the keying members; a plurality of IDCs each being aligned for engaged abutment with a corresponding one of the wires of the plurality of conductor pairs when the stuffer cap component is axially rotated by a user.

20170025795, Jan 26, 2017

Mar 28, 2016

15/082630

- Roanoke VA, US
John Michael Ray - Franklinton NC, US
Derrick F. Stikeleather - Black Mountain NC, US
Ian J. Timmins - Asheville NC, US
Nicholas Uhland - Asheville NC, US

Optical Cable Corporation - Roanoke VA

H01R 13/6461
H01R 24/64

There is provided a communication connector for improving signal transmission performance, the communication connector including a cable termination component being sized and configured for selective receipt of a plurality of conductor pairs of a cable; a plurality of slots on said cable termination component, wherein each wire of each of the plurality of conductor pairs may be selectively pressed into one of the plurality of slots; a receptacle component including a plurality of electrical contacts and a plurality of offset-positioned insulation displacement contacts (IDCs), each of the plurality of offset-positioned IDCs being aligned for engaged abutment with a corresponding one of the wires of the plurality of conductor pairs when the cable termination component and the receptacle component are coupled; a printed circuit board; and wherein the offset placement of the IDCs increases the separation distance between IDCs of another receptacle component when a plurality of the receptacle components are adjacent to one another, whereby a signal transmission is improved.