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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J. Cloonan, Lisle, IL (US);
Daniel W. Hickey, Oswego, IL (US);
Thomas J. Mack, Palatine, IL (US);
David R. Johnson, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Cadent, Inc., Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/200 ; H01R 1/216 ; H05K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/200 ; H01R 1/216 ; H05K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A cable modern termination system (CMTS) having front and rear sides is disclosed. A rear panel receives a plurality of connector cards. At least one first connector card wherein each first connector card has a row of connectors. At least one second connector cards, wherein each second connector card has a row of connectors, wherein connectors on the first connector cards are staggered from connectors on the second connector cards when the connector cards are inserted into the rear panel.