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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward W. Deleu, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Min-Chung Jon, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Vito Palazzo, Hamilton Township, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Avaya Technology Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/912 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/912 ;
Abstract
A connector assembly for removing static electricity generated in high-speed communication cable as a result of tribocharging is described. The invention is realized with a typical high-speed cable having a connector provided with a dissipative medium and at least one conductive pad. Static electricity on the jacket material of the cable induces a charge in the cable wires, which is bled to the pads via the dissipative medium. The charge on the pad is then grounded prior to or as the cable is connected to a cable jack.