| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 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 |
| 7306468 |
Coaxial module with surge protector |
December 11, 2007 |
| A coaxial module includes a conductive housing, front and rear coaxial connectors, and circuitry disposed within the housing including a removable surge protector device. The circuitry within the housing includes a circuit board, including a cutout. Disposed within the cutout is the |
| 7304834 |
Power distribution panel with modular elements |
December 4, 2007 |
| A power distribution panel having circuit elements such as KTK and GMT fuses removably mounted to a unit housing by means of module members, thereby allowing for ease of customization of the circuit elements of the power distribution panel. |
| 7302154 |
Cable management panel with sliding drawer |
November 27, 2007 |
| An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mech |
| 7302149 |
WDM systems and methods |
November 27, 2007 |
| A WDM optical system including a media converter module including a plurality of converter cards, each converter card being configured to convert a native signal into an optical signal. The system also includes a panel bracket having an opening and a plurality of fingers, and a cable |
| 7301756 |
System for mounting modules in a rack mounted chassis |
November 27, 2007 |
| A mounted electronics system is provided. The mounted electronics system comprises at least one sub-module, a chassis adapted to receive the at least one sub-module, and a mounting assembly coupled to the chassis and adapted to secure the at least one sub-module to the chassis such that |
| 7298951 |
Cable management device and method |
November 20, 2007 |
| A cable management device, and associated assembly including a panel. The device including a segmented cable-managing arrangement having a plurality of radius limiting surfaces vertically and forwardly offset from one another. The device provides a number of incremental slack cable s |
| 7295747 |
Optical fiber slack storage tray for a distribution cabinet |
November 13, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to a slack storage tray for managing slack associated with fiber terminations in a distribution cabinet. The storage tray includes a base defining a cable pathway for storing multiple loops of a cable. A hinged cover further defines a cable pathway for manag |
| 7294024 |
Methods and systems for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors |
November 13, 2007 |
| A telecommunications device comprising a faceplate including at least two adjacent jack receptacles, the two adjacent jack receptacles positioned vertically and horizontally offset to each other and a jack mounted in at least one of the two jack receptacles, the jack defining a port in t |
| 7292763 |
Fiber access terminal |
November 6, 2007 |
| A fiber access terminal for mounting to the end of a fiber distribution cable and configured to be extended through a buried conduit. The fiber distribution cable may include a plurality of optical fibers and enters a housing of the terminal through a base. The terminal also includes a |
| 7284994 |
Grounding lug for armored cable and method |
October 23, 2007 |
| An external grounding arrangement for a fiber access terminal includes a lug extending through a housing of the terminal. The lug is connected to strength members of a fiber optic cable extending to the terminal by a clamp about the cable within the terminal and a rod extending from the |
| 7281948 |
Triaxial connector and method |
October 16, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to a center conductor insulator with a tapered entry for use with a coaxial cable transmission line connector that provides guiding and centering of a center conductor pin within the connector. The present invention further relates to a front sleeve asse |
| 7280725 |
Fiber optic furcation tube and method |
October 9, 2007 |
| A furcation tube including a central channel for receiving a fiber optic drop cable in a first end and an upjacket in a second end to transition an optical fiber within the drop cable into the upjacket for termination. A method of transitioning an optical fiber from a drop cable to a sma |
| 7280564 |
Synchronization techniques in multipoint-to-point communication using orthgonal frequency divisi |
October 9, 2007 |
| A bidirectional communication system is provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a host unit and a plurality of remote units using a multiple access scheme to communicate at the same time with the host unit using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). The host unit |
| 7277620 |
Fiber optic splitter |
October 2, 2007 |
| A splitter includes an optical splitter arrangement positioned with the interior of a housing. An input cable enters the housing. At least one boot protrudes outwardly from an end wall of the splitter housing. At least two output cables exit from the housing through the boot. First e |
| 7274852 |
Splice tray arrangement |
September 25, 2007 |
| A splice tray arranged to manage and store both stranded fiber optic cables and ribbon fiber optic cables. The tray includes a splice holding arrangement that accommodates both stranded splice components and ribbon splice components. The tray also includes a storage arrangement having |
| 7273985 |
Split cable seal |
September 25, 2007 |
| A cable seal and an enclosure including a cable seal. The cable seal provides a seal around a cable entering the enclosure and also seals against the enclosure. The enclosure can be replaced about the cable without the end of the cable passing through the cable seal. The cable seal m |
| 7272291 |
Splice chip device |
September 18, 2007 |
| A splice tray arrangement including a tray and a splice chip. The splice chip includes a plurality of arms that define channels for holding splice elements. The arms include retaining structure for retaining a splice element in both of either one of an upper region and a lower region of |
