Inventor · Tinley Park, IL, US

Robert E. Fransen

50Patents
8h-index
35Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 20, 2006 → Sep 15, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7510421B2 Pivoting strain relief bar for data patch panels Electricity 85 Active
US7781910B2 Building automation system Electricity 26 Active
US8702444B2 Communication plug with improved cable manager Electricity 20 Active
US8641452B2 Communication jack having an insulating element connecting a spring element and a spring end of a contact element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8758065B2 High bandwidth jack with RJ45 backwards compatibility Electricity 14 Active
US7294026B1 RS-485 connector plug and housing Electricity 14 Active
US9033725B2 GG45 plug with hinging load bar Electricity 10 Active
US9246274B2 Communication connectors having crosstalk compensation networks Electricity 9 Active
US8801473B2 Communication connector having a plurality of conductors with a coupling zone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9118134B2 RJ-45-compatible communication connector with contacts having wider distal ends Electricity 7 Active
US7875799B2 Angled patch panel cover plate Electricity 6 Active
US9455517B2 Communication connector having plug interface contacts of varying thickness and/or multiple layers Electricity 5 Active
US9293862B2 Patch cord plug organizer Electricity 5 Active
US9601886B1 Communication plugs and components thereof Electricity 5 Active
USD816035S1 Surface mount box General 4 Active
US9106021B2 Communication connector with a plurality of plug interface contacts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9520692B2 Audio visual faceplate with integrated hinged termination method for circular connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8727797B2 Rail adapter with grounding means Electricity 4 Active
US8900015B2 Communication connector with reduced crosstalk Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9601885B2 GG45 plug with hinging load bar Electricity 3 Active
US8130502B2 Modular stackable angled patch panel for enclosure Electricity 3 Active
US9543743B2 Pass through faceplate Electricity 3 Active
US10050383B2 Communication connectors Electricity 2 Active
US9590369B2 RJ45 jacks and breakaway RJ45 cable assemblies using same Electricity 2 Active
US9236683B2 High bandwidth jack with RJ45 backwards compatibility Electricity 2 Active

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