| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7373071 |
Cable management panel with sliding drawer and methods |
May 13, 2008 |
| An optical fiber cable management panel includes drawer assemblies, each including a drawer slidable within a chassis. The drawer assemblies are secured together by a bracket that includes an interlock arrangement with the chassis. Such an interlock arrangement includes a non-threaded st |
| 7371124 |
Jack with modular mounting sleeve |
May 13, 2008 |
| A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending from an outer surface. A |
| 7371082 |
Fiber optic connector and method |
May 13, 2008 |
| A fiber optic connector including a ferrule surrounding an optical fiber and a hub engaging the ferrule. The hub includes a front portion having first and second opposing surfaces and first and second tapered regions extending from the first and second opposing surfaces to a front face. |
| 7369740 |
Cable management system with spring latch |
May 6, 2008 |
| A cable management assembly, and methods related thereto, including a panel having a plurality of discrete openings, including first shaped apertures and second shaped apertures. The assembly further including cable management devices having low-profile mounting arrangements. The low |
| 7367823 |
Fiber optic module |
May 6, 2008 |
| A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including termination modules positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable guides. The frame includes a horizontal passage linking the left and right panels and the cable g |
| 7362942 |
System and method of grounding fiber storage trays |
April 22, 2008 |
| An optical fiber cable management panel includes drawer assemblies, each including a drawer slidable within a chassis. The chassis incorporates a grounding point, and the drawer assemblies are electrically connected to the grounding point by a grounding strap. The grounding strap flexes |
| 7362714 |
Packet network monitoring device |
April 22, 2008 |
| A network diagnostic device is disclosed that digitally samples the voltages on the cabling of the network, but does so at a much higher rate and with greater resolution then is required to minimally detect digital transmissions on the cabling. This sampling provides information on the |
| 7362590 |
Patch panel with modules |
April 22, 2008 |
| A patch panel includes a back plane having front mounted pairs of termination locations, and an interconnect location electrically connected to each pair of termination locations. The termination locations connect to two patch cords. The interconnect location defines an access device |
| 7361052 |
Multimedia outlet box |
April 22, 2008 |
| The present disclosure relates to relates to a telecommunications outlet box including a peripheral wall that is primarily curved except for a portion in which a connector access opening of the box is defined. The present disclosure also relates to a telecommunications outlet box having |
| 7360743 |
Coupler for cable trough |
April 22, 2008 |
| Couplers for a cable trough system including a spacing defined by first and second guiding surfaces, the spacing being sized to receive the terminal end of a trough member into the spacing. One or more springs are carried on the couplers and may be at least partially disposed within the |
| 7359610 |
Cable manager including nestable radius limiter |
April 15, 2008 |
| A cable radius limiter having a radius limiting surface that prevents damage to cables due to excessive bending. The cable radius limiter includes mounting structure and cable retaining structure arranged such that the limiter can be operably oriented and mounted to a mounting bracke |
| 7359584 |
Polarization beam separator and combiner |
April 15, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a device for use in a fiber optic system that may be a communication system, a sensing system or other system using guided-wave optical components. Reducing the number of lenses required to couple the waveguides and the free-space paths in the device |
| 7357667 |
Telecommunications patch |
April 15, 2008 |
| A connecting panel assembly including pivot modules that are pivotally connected to a frame of the assembly. The pivot modules include a plurality of jack modules. The jack modules have a plug opening on one side and wire terminations on an opposite side. The pivot modules are pivota |
| 7357641 |
Card edge coaxial connector |
April 15, 2008 |
| An adapter having a housing, a ground clip and an adapter subassembly all located in the housing. The adapter subassembly includes a proximal portion that can be coupled to a coaxial connector and a distal portion that can be coupled to a printed circuit board. A central conductor in |
| 7355964 |
Systems for contention-based bandwidth requests in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing sy |
April 8, 2008 |
| Systems for contention-based bandwidth requests in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems are provided. In one embodiment, a bi-directional communication system comprises: a multipoint-to-point host unit; and a plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the |
| 7352948 |
Service blocker device and method |
April 1, 2008 |
| A device and method of blocking customer access to a fiber optic distribution cable. A service blocker is positioned between a fiber distribution cable and a customer drop cable within a fiber optic adapter. The service blocker includes a body which does not permit optical transmissi |
| 7352945 |
Outside plant enclosure with pivoting fiber trays |
April 1, 2008 |
| A telecommunications cabinet includes an enclosure, a splitter mounted within the enclosure for splitting a fiber optic signal, a plurality of adjacently positioned adapter trays mounted within the enclosure, each tray being pivotable about an axis generally parallel to a longitudinal |
| 7352938 |
Drive for system for processing fiber optic connectors |
April 1, 2008 |
| An apparatus for moving a fiber including a plurality of fiber optic connectors through a system for processing the plurality of fiber optic connectors. The apparatus can include a first drive mechanism for moving the fiber through the system, such as a cart and a conveyor. The appar |
| 7352779 |
System for multi-frame alignment |
April 1, 2008 |
| A bidirectional communication system is provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a host; and a plurality of remote units, wherein a plurality of tones is shared among the plurality of remote units in order to communicate with the host using orthogonal frequency division multip |
| 7352690 |
Ranging and round trip delay timing adjustment in a multi-point to point bidirectional communica |
April 1, 2008 |
| A bidirectional communication system is provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of remote units; a multipoint-to-point host unit communicatively coupled with a plurality of remote units in a multi-point to point configuration, the multipoint-to-point host unit inc |
| 7349619 |
Fiber service blocker |
March 25, 2008 |
| A device and method of blocking customer access to a fiber optic distribution cable. A service blocker is positioned between a fiber distribution cable and a customer drop cable within a fiber optic adapter. The service blocker includes a unitary body which does not permit optical tr |
| 7349605 |
Fiber breakout with radio frequency identification device |
March 25, 2008 |
| A fiber breakout for connecting a branch cable to a fiber optic distribution cable is disclosed. The fiber breakout can include an optical ribbon separated from the distribution cable at a breakout location. An overmold is formed over the optical ribbon and a portion of the distribut |
| 7346254 |
Fiber optic splitter module with connector access |
March 18, 2008 |
| A telecommunications assembly including a housing and a plurality of modules mounted within the housing. The modules includes a rear face in which is mounted at least one fiber optic connector. Within an interior of the housing are positioned at least one fiber optic adapters. Insert |
| 7346252 |
Cable clip and cable riser integrating a cable clip |
March 18, 2008 |
| A cable clip includes a housing defining an open space and outer grooves about the housing for mounting the cable clip into a mounting opening, the inner edge of the housing including trumpet flares around the edges of the ends and side to provide bend radius protection for cables passin |
| 7341383 |
Dual inner diameter ferrule device and method |
March 11, 2008 |
| A fiber optic ferrule includes a body extending from a first end to a second opposite end, with the body including an axial passage extending between the first and second ends. The axial passage includes a first diameter portion having a diameter of at least 125 microns, and a second |
| 7335056 |
RJ to RJ swing panel |
February 26, 2008 |
| A telecommunications patch panel includes a frame and multiple connector modules mounted to the frame. The connector modules are pivotally movable about generally upright pivot axes that extend between upper and lower portions of the frame. Each connector module includes a circuit board, |
| 7333707 |
Optical fiber distribution frame with outside plant enclosure |
February 19, 2008 |
| A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including panels having front and rear termination locations, the panels positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame includes vertical access for the rear cables. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable gu |
| 7333606 |
Splitter architecture for a telecommunications system |
February 19, 2008 |
| An interface card adapted to be mounted at the back plane of a splitter chassis. The interface card includes card edge connectors for providing connections with a splitter card. The interface card also includes cable connectors for inputting mixed voice and data, and for outputting data |
| 7333320 |
Systems and methods for lifting a terminal enclosure in below ground applications |
February 19, 2008 |
| A fiber distribution terminal system includes a below ground vault, and a terminal enclosure within the vault. The system also includes a lift system in the vault, the lift system including a screw drive and a track system. Rotation of the screw drive lifts the terminal enclosure from a |
| 7331473 |
Cable management assembly, system and method |
February 19, 2008 |
| A cable management assembly, and method related thereto, including a riser panel having an interface portion and a plurality of cable management devices. The interface portion having a plurality of shaped apertures. The cable management devices having attachments that correspond to the |
| 7330628 |
Fiber access terminal including moisture barrier plate with punch out |
February 12, 2008 |
| A fiber access terminal includes a drop cable side and a distribution cable side. The sides are separated by a frame to which a variety of cable management and cable connections components may be mounted. Optical fibers are routed from drop and distribution cables through a plurality |
| 7330626 |
Cabinet including optical bulkhead plate for blown fiber system |
February 12, 2008 |
| A cabinet is provided for managing the connections between a feeder cable and a distribution cable wherein the distribution cable is a blown optical fiber. The cabinet includes shelves for holding splices between the feeder cable and the distribution cable. The shelves also include m |
| 7330625 |
Underground enclosure mounting system |
February 12, 2008 |
| A mounting fixture for mounting a piece of telecommunications equipment within an underground vault is disclosed. The mounting fixture includes a frame structure configured to be mounted to an upper edge of an open end of a vault. The mounting fixture also includes a can structure for |
| 7330546 |
Multimedia patching box |
February 12, 2008 |
| A multimedia patching box including a generally rectangular housing. The housing includes a first wall positioned opposite from a second wall. The housing also includes opposing third and fourth walls that extend between the first and second walls. A panel is mounted adjacent the front o |
| 7329155 |
Coaxial system with keying feature |
February 12, 2008 |
| A keying system to control a mating interface between a plurality of mating jacks and plugs in a coaxial telecommunications panel. |
| 7329148 |
Modular mounting sleeve for jack |
February 12, 2008 |
| A coaxial connection assembly including a coaxial jack. The jack is positioned within a longitudinal opening of a housing. The first end of the jack extends through a first end of the housing and the second end of the jack extends through a second end of the housing. The jack may only |
| 7327926 |
Fiber demarcation box with cable management |
February 5, 2008 |
| A telecommunications optical fiber distribution system is disclosed. The system comprises a support structure with an upper end, a lower end, a front side, a rear side, and a longitudinal axis. An input cable carrying an input signal and an output cable carrying an output signal is recei |
| 7326863 |
Hinge for cable trough cover |
February 5, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for covering a trough member. A system can include a hinge clip coupled to a sidewall of the trough member and having arms creating a socket. The system can include a cover including a pivot member and a groove at one end. The pivot member can be received in the s |
| 7324348 |
Telecommunications chassis and card |
January 29, 2008 |
| A chassis and associated telecommunication circuit card are disclosed. The chassis has heat dissipation and flame containment features while accommodating a high density of the circuitry cards. Embodiments include an inner housing with a double-layer middle floor dividing the chassis |
| 7319804 |
Radius limiter and arrangement |
January 15, 2008 |
| A cable radius limiter having a radius limiting surface that prevents damage to cables due to excessive bending. The cable radius limiter includes mounting structure and cable retaining structure arranged such that the limiter can be operably oriented and mounted to a mounting bracke |
| 7319719 |
Parallel equalization for systems using time division multiple access |
January 15, 2008 |
| An equalization circuit is provided. The equalization circuit includes an input adapted to receive signals from a communications channel. The equalization circuit further includes a plurality of equalizer circuits coupled to the input and operable to generate a plurality of intermediate |
| 7317863 |
Fiber optic cable breakout configuration with retention block |
January 8, 2008 |
| The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications cable including a distribution cable and a tether that branches from the distribution cable at a mid-span breakout location. A flexible closure covers the mid-span breakout location. Within the closure, fibers are broken out from the |
| 7316586 |
Power sourcing unit for power over ethernet system |
January 8, 2008 |
| A power sourcing unit for a power over ethernet system. The unit includes a chassis with a power supply guide and a CPU guide, and a power supply including a power supply connector. The unit also includes a printed circuit board including first and second connectors and being coupled to |
| 7315680 |
Cable routing devices with integrated couplers |
January 1, 2008 |
| A fitting for a cable trough system, the fitting including a bottom wall and side walls extending from at least a first terminal end to a second terminal end and forming a trough therebetween, the side walls being curved in a longitudinal direction, and an end portion formed at each of |
| 7311550 |
Methods and systems for positioning connectors to minimize alien crosstalk |
December 25, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to methods and systems for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors. Specifically, the methods and systems relate to isolation and compensation techniques for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors for use with high-speed data cabling. A fram |
| 7310522 |
Systems for synchronous multipoint-to-point orthogonal frequency division multiplexing communica |
December 18, 2007 |
| A head end controller is described. The head end controller controls a plurality of service units in a telecommunications system with a multi-carrier transmission scheme. The head end controller includes a logic circuit that generates control messages for the plurality of service uni |
| 7310471 |
Stackable splice chip device |
December 18, 2007 |
| A splice tray arrangement including a tray and a splice chip arrangement. The splice chip arrangement including stackable splice chips defining channels for holding splice elements. Each of the splice chips including a mounting arrangement for mounting the splice chip at a mounting l |
| 7308184 |
Slide arrangement for cable drawer |
December 11, 2007 |
| A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawe |
| 7308183 |
Fiber access terminal including moisture barrier plate |
December 11, 2007 |
| A fiber access terminal includes a drop cable side and a distribution cable side. The sides are separated by a frame to which a variety of cable management and cable connections components may be mounted. Optical fibers are routed from drop and distribution cables through a plurality |
| 7306492 |
Telecommunications jack assembly |
December 11, 2007 |
| An electrical connector including a circuit board, a contact spring insert, and an insulation displacement terminal insert wherein the contact spring insert is positioned between the insulation displacement terminal insert and the circuit board. The insert assembly can be mounted to |
