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Robert E. Fransen — 50 Patents

PAPanduit: 50 patents #6 of 466Top 2%
Orland Park, IL: #4 of 351 inventorsTop 2%
Illinois: #813 of 84,256 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #53,743 of 4,157,543Top 2%
50 Patents All Time
Robert E. Fransen has been granted 50 US patents while listed as an inventor at Panduit. The first was granted in 2007 and the most recent in August 2025. Robert E. Fransen ranks #53,743 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.3%). Patent records list Robert E. Fransen in Orland Park, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 50 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12401163 Single pair connector module Teresa Agee, Roman J. Churnovic 2025-08-26
12322914 Field terminable single pair ethernet connector with angled contacts Benjamin S. Novak, Satish I. Patel, Sean W. Lenz, Roman J. Churnovic, Robert L. Fritz +1 more 2025-06-03
11817659 RJ45 shuttered jacks and related communication systems Roman J. Churnovic 2023-11-14
11811181 Field terminable single pair ethernet connector with angled contacts Benjamin S. Novak, Satish I. Patel, Sean W. Lenz, Roman J. Churnovic, Robert L. Fritz 2023-11-07
11677198 Field terminable RJ45 plug assembly David C. Stanislaw, Andrew Ciezak, Frank M. Straka, Joshua A. Valenti, Vytas J. Vaitkus +2 more 2023-06-13
11476616 Modular communications plug Satish I. Patel, Roman J. Churnovic, Vytas J. Vaitkus 2022-10-18
11387606 Communication connectors utilizing multiple contact points Joshua A. Valenti, Sean W. Lenz, Paul W. Wachtel, Satish I. Patel 2022-07-12
10790616 Communication connectors utilizing multiple contact points Joshua A. Valenti, Sean W. Lenz, Paul W. Wachtel, Satish I. Patel 2020-09-29
10673195 Lead frame style communications connectors Louann M. Devine, Frank M. Straka 2020-06-02
10665993 Communication connectors Jason O'Young, Satish I. Patel, Joshua A. Valenti, Paul W. Wachtel, Andrew Ciezak +1 more 2020-05-26
10637199 Communication connector to withstand power over ethernet Joshua A. Valenti, Satish I. Patel, Michael B. Verbeek 2020-04-28
10587081 Communication connectors and components thereof Joshua A. Valenti, Sean W. Lenz, Andrew Ciezak, Paul W. Wachtel, Satish I. Patel 2020-03-10
10559927 Switchable RJ45/ARJ45 jack Jason O'Young, Samuel M. Marrs, Satish I. Patel, Paul W. Wachtel, Andrew Ciezak 2020-02-11
10361514 Communication connectors utilizing multiple contact points Joshua A. Valenti, Sean W. Lenz, Paul W. Wachtel, Satish I. Patel 2019-07-23
10243297 Communications plug with improved cable manager Keith S. Maranto, Satish I. Patel, Michael G. Dragisic, JR. 2019-03-26
10050383 Communication connectors Jason O'Young, Satish I. Patel, Joshua A. Valenti, Paul W. Wachtel, Andrew Ciezak +1 more 2018-08-14
9960529 Communication plug with improved cable manager Keith S. Maranto, Satish I. Patel, Michael G. Dragisic, JR. 2018-05-01
D816035 Surface mount box Jason O'Young, Benjamin J. Berridge, Joshua A. Valenti 2018-04-24
9837767 Communication connector having a plurality of conductors with a coupling zone Louann M. Devine, Frank M. Straka 2017-12-05
9825406 Methods of manufacture of communication connectors and communication connector circuits Satish I. Patel, Frank M. Straka, Melanie M. Hagar 2017-11-21
9799985 Communication plug with improved cable manager Keith S. Maranto, Satish I. Patel, Michael G. Dragisic, JR. 2017-10-24
9800005 Front sled assemblies for communication jacks and communication jacks having front sled assemblies Satish I. Patel, Joshua A. Valenti, Tse-Yu Lin, Moulik Shah 2017-10-24
9705250 Patch cord plug organizer Thomas M. Baum 2017-07-11
9601885 GG45 plug with hinging load bar 2017-03-21
9601886 Communication plugs and components thereof Joshua A. Valenti 2017-03-21