Inventor · Secaucus, NJ, US

Michael Gregory German

62Patents
21h-index
73Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 4, 1993 → Jan 25, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6350148B1 Method and device for detecting the presence of a patch cord connector in a telecommunications patch system Electricity 267 Expired
US6222908A Method and device for identifying a specific patch cord connector as it is introduced into, or removed from, a telecommunications patch system Electricity 264 Expired
US6285293A System and method for addressing and tracing patch cords in a dedicated telecommunications system Electricity 251 Expired
US6424710B1 Method and device for detecting the presence of a patch cord connector in a telecommunications patch system using passive detection sensors Electricity 235 Expired
US6522737B1 System and method of operation for a telecommunications patch system Electricity 234 Expired
US6330307A Display panel overlay structure and method for tracing interface modules in a telecommunications patch system Electricity 232 Expired
US6234830A Tracing interface module for patch cords in a telecommunications system Electricity 215 Expired
US6499861B1 Illuminated patch cord connector ports for use in a telecommunications patch closet having patch cord tracing capabilities Electricity 210 Expired
US5716237A Electrical connector with crosstalk compensation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 119 Expired
US6168474A Communications connector having crosstalk compensation Electricity 107 Expired
US5334029A High density connector for stacked circuit boards Electricity 85 Expired
US7605707B2 Telecommunications patching system that utilizes RFID tags to detect and identify patch cord interconnections Electricity 85 Active
US5975919A Terminal housing and wire board arrangement with solderless mountable insulation displacement connector terminals Electricity 49 Expired
US8643476B2 Dynamic labeling of patch panel ports Electricity 39 Active
US8203450B2 Intelligent MPO-to-MPO patch panels having connectivity tracking capabilities and related methods Physics 36 Active
US6050843A Crosstalk canceling 110 index strip and wiring block Electricity 33 Expired
US8075348B2 Assembly and system of datacommunication cables and connectors Electricity 32 Active
US8092249B2 Patch panel cable information detection systems and methods Physics 32 Active
US6093048A Solderless mountable insulation displacement connector terminal Electricity 29 Expired
US8116434B2 Telecommunications patching system that facilitates detection and identification of patch cords Electricity 26 Active
US5397241A High density electrical connector Electricity 21 Expired
US6612880B2 Communication connector terminal and terminal block configuration Electricity 19 Expired
US5285511A Optoelectronic cable connector Electricity 18 Expired
US6379198B1 Electrical connector terminal construction Electricity 18 Expired
US8467655B2 Patch panel cable information detection systems and methods Physics 15 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.