Communication connectors having switchable electrical performance characteristics

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9793663
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15013722

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A connector configured to operate in two different electrical performance modes. The connector may include a plurality of connector contacts, a plurality of contact pads, and an insulator having an insulating portion adjacent the plurality of contact pads. The insulator is movable between an insulating position and a non-insulating position. When the insulator is in the insulating position, the insulating portion insulates the plurality of contact pads from the plurality of connector contacts and the connector operates in a first one of the electrical performance modes. When the insulator is in the non-insulating position, the plurality of connector contacts contact the plurality of contact pads and the connector operates in a different second one of the electrical performance modes. The connector may be implemented as a plug or an outlet.

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  • LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hammond, Gregory Edmonds, US 6 17
Marti, Franklin Conrad Clinton, US 2 7
Poulsen, Jeffrey Alan Lynnwood, US 16 413
Riley, Jon Clark Redmond, US 7 18

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