Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patch cord insertion detection and light illumination capabilities
- Patent Title (中): 跳线插入检测和光照照明功能
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Application No.: US13858380Application Date: 2013-04-08
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Publication No.: US08708724B2Publication Date: 2014-04-29
- Inventor: Satish I. Patel , James E. Wiemeyer , Keith S. Maranto , Brad M. Baber
- Applicant: Panduit Corp.
- Applicant Address: US IL Tinley Park
- Assignee: Panduit Corp.
- Current Assignee: Panduit Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Tinley Park
- Agent Christopher S. Clancy; Christopher K. Marlow
- Main IPC: H01R29/00
- IPC: H01R29/00

Abstract:
A patch cord for an intelligent patching system is provided. The patch cord is a ten-wire patch cord having a patch panel plug and a switch plug. The patch panel plug contains ninth and tenth wire contacts that interface with ninth and tenth wire contacts of an intelligent patch panel port. The switch plug is provided with a plunger-style switch that enables the intelligent patch panel to determine when the switch plug is plugged into a switch port. The switch plug is also provided with LED's and circuitry that controls the LED's.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130217249A1 Patch Cord Insertion Detection and Light Illumination Capabilities Public/Granted day:2013-08-22
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