| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6830486 |
Digital switching cross-connect module |
December 14, 2004 |
| A cross-connect module including a housing having a front end and a rear end. The rear end includes a rear wall defining connector mounting openings. First and second switching jacks are positioned adjacent the front end of the housing. Rear connectors mount within the connector moun |
| 6830466 |
Cross aisle connection panel with movable cable brackets |
December 14, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to telecommunications equipment racks including vertical cable guides, horizontal troughs, cross aisle panels and cross-connection modules for telecommunications equipment racks. The vertical cable guides define vertical cable channels for both network i |
| 6830465 |
Interconnect chassis and module |
December 14, 2004 |
| A system includes a chassis and at least one mount apparatus mounted in the chassis. The chassis is arranged and configured to retain a plurality of mount apparatuses. The chassis includes a power bus having a plurality of power plugs for providing electrical power. The mount apparatus i |
| 6827632 |
Method for polishing a fiber optic attenuator ferrule |
December 7, 2004 |
| A method for polishing a ferrule structure having first and second end faces is disclosed herein. The method includes positioning the ferrule structure within a housing such that the first end face is located outside the housing. The method also includes polishing the first end face whil |
| 6826280 |
Systems and methods for managing digital subscriber line (DSL) telecommunications connections |
November 30, 2004 |
| Telecommunications systems are provided which include telecommunications equipment, multi-pair connectors and cables, and management devices for grooming the conductors of the connectors and cables for efficient use of the conductor pairs between equipment. A further management device |
| 6826206 |
Method of characterizing a tuneable laser |
November 30, 2004 |
| A method of evaluating a tuneable laser and determining suitable laser operation points. Part of the light emitted by the laser is led to a Fabry-Perot filter and to a pair of light detectors to measure the power of the laser and deliver a corresponding output signal representative of |
| 6824312 |
Telecommunications chassis and module |
November 30, 2004 |
| Telecommunications chassis and associated modules for use with the telecommunications chassis are disclosed. Embodiments of the telecommunications chassis include structures such as horizontal channels and/or horizontal surfaces with ridges and/or slots in one surface and slots in ri |
| 6823063 |
Cross-connect module and mount |
November 23, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to telecommunications equipment racks including vertical cable guides, horizontal troughs, cross aisle panels and cross-connection modules for telecommunications equipment racks. The vertical cable guides define vertical cable channels for both network i |
| 6822980 |
Tunable semiconductor laser with integrated wideband reflector |
November 23, 2004 |
| A wide band reflector, for example a wideband grating reflector is provided as the output coupler of a semiconductor laser. This permits the semiconductor laser to be integrated with other components on a single semiconductor substrate, if desired, without requiring that the laser beam |
| 6822540 |
Tuning a cavity filter based on positional data for tuning members |
November 23, 2004 |
| A method for tuning a cavity filter is provided. The cavity filter includes a plurality of tuning members. The method includes selecting a stored set of positional values for the tuning members, driving the tuning members of the cavity filter to the stored set of positional values, and f |
| 6821031 |
Method and apparatus for multi-directional fiber optic connection |
November 23, 2004 |
| A method and apparatus are disclosed that permit multi-directional fiber optic connections to a device. The multi-directional aspect of the fiber optic connections permit the connections to be aligned closely with the direction of travel of the fiber optic cables that interface with the |
| 6819857 |
Rotating vertical fiber tray and methods |
November 16, 2004 |
| A storage tray arrangement for storing cable slack in fiber optic systems includes a vertically oriented frame and at least one tray mounted to the frame in a vertical plane parallel to the frame. There is a mounting construction that permits the tray to be pivotally secured to the frame |
| 6814624 |
Telecommunications jack assembly |
November 9, 2004 |
| 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 a ja |
| 6813448 |
Suppression of stimulated brillouin scattering in optical transmissions |
November 2, 2004 |
| A transmitter that performs stimulated Brillouin scattering suppression is provided. The transmitter includes a non-linear device having an optical input adapted to receive an optical signal, an amplitude modulation input adapted to receive an amplitude modulation signal, a phase modulat |
| 6811432 |
Bulkhead connector system including angled adapter |
November 2, 2004 |
| An angled mounting plate is provided for mounting a connector at a bulkhead in an angled manner, such as for a coaxial or triaxial connector system. The angled mounting plate mounts to a yoke mounted around the connector. The yoke includes identical mounting halves held in place by faste |
| 6810191 |
Cable trough cover |
October 26, 2004 |
| A cable trough cover assembly and method of assembly including a cover plate and a hinge piece. The cover plate includes a pivot member along at least one edge, and the hinge piece defines a pocket for releasably receiving the pivot member. The pocket and pivot member arrangement allow |
| 6810058 |
Semiconductor laser with gain waveguide layer providing transversal and longitudinal mode stabil |
October 26, 2004 |
| A high-power semiconductor laser with a gain waveguide layer tailored to provide transverse and lateral mode stability is disclosed. The gain waveguide layer has a width that varies in proportion to the power distribution within the layer. Narrow sections of the gain waveguide layer |
| 6806998 |
Raman amplifier with high power distribution bypass |
October 19, 2004 |
| An optical communications control station includes an equipment rack and a fiber frame for interfacing between the fiber communications link and the equipment in the rack. Raman pump lasers in the equipment rack produce a Raman pump output that bypasses the fiber frame and is coupled dir |
| 6806420 |
Input power connector for distribution panel |
October 19, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to power input housings and assemblies for power distribution panels. The power input assemblies provide separate cavities with a centerwall for the power input cables to be led into and a cover closing the cavities. The cavities allow power cables to enter |
| 6804447 |
Fiber panel with integrated couplers |
October 12, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to a telecommunications panel for connecting optical fiber cables from inter-facility cables (IFC) to fiber optic termination equipment. The telecommunications panel receives the IFC cable into a tray where the optical fibers within the cable are spliced and |
| 6804435 |
Fiber collimator coupling assembly |
October 12, 2004 |
| An optical device has a first collimator sub-assembly having a first free-space end, and a second collimator sub-assembly having a second free-space end opposing the first free-space end of the first collimator. A central housing has first and second ends and is disposed between the |
| 6804353 |
Splitter assembly with high density backplane board |
October 12, 2004 |
| A telecommunications device including a plurality of splitter cards mounted in a chassis, a circuit board, and plurality of card edge connectors for providing electrical connections between the splitter cards and the circuit board, and POTS, LINE, and DATA connectors. The circuit board |
| 6804352 |
High circuit density pots splitter assembly |
October 12, 2004 |
| A telecommunications device including a chassis having a card housing for containing a plurality of splitter cards. The card housing includes front and back ends. The front end of the card housing defines an access opening for allowing the splitter cards to be inserted into or removed fr |
| 6801682 |
Latching apparatus for a MEMS optical switch |
October 5, 2004 |
| A MEMS-based latching device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, a micro electromechanical system is formed on a substrate. The system includes a positionable member capable of being moved between at least two positions relative to the substrate. An actuator such as a comb |
| 6801552 |
Method and arrangement for controlling a tuneable laser |
October 5, 2004 |
| A method of controlling a tuneable laser that has been characterized with respect to one or more suitable laser operation points. Each operation point is determined by the manner in which the different laser sections are controlled, in order to operate the laser at a predetermined operat |
| 6799998 |
Jack assembly |
October 5, 2004 |
| The present disclosure relates to a jack assembly including a jack mount having a front side and a rear side. A jack of the assembly is adapted to be slidably mounted in a jack receiving region of the jack mount. The jack assembly also includes a plurality of cross-connect contacts, and |
| 6798818 |
Method of producing distributing reflectors, and reflectors provided by the method |
September 28, 2004 |
| A method of producing a distributed reflector that includes a grating, wherein regions (21) are provided in the grating material transversely to the longitudinal axis of the grating, wherein the refractive index in said regions is lower or higher than the refractive index in surrounding |
| 6796438 |
Cable management rack for telecommunication cross-connect systems |
September 28, 2004 |
| The present disclosure relates to a rack for telecommunications equipment. The rack includes a frame defining a bay opening sized and shaped for receiving a plurality of jack modules. The rack also includes a first set of cable management brackets that define a first vertical channel arr |
| 6796437 |
Cable trough |
September 28, 2004 |
| An assembly for managing cables in a telecommunications installation where the cable management troughs directing cables from telecommunications equipment mounted to an equipment rack to a vertical cable way allow air flow into a ventilation space located between the equipment rack and t |
| 6793524 |
Multimedia outlet with protective cover |
September 21, 2004 |
| A cover assembly for covering an outlet box. The assembly includes a cover plate and an insert piece having a middle member and two retention members. The cover plate defines a cover aperture which receives the middle member of the insert piece from a back side of the cover plate. The |
| 6790131 |
Field termination kit for fiber connector |
September 14, 2004 |
| A polishing puck assembly is provided for use in polishing a fiber optic connector. A slidable weight rests on the fiber optic connector to urge the ferrule of the fiber optic connector to extend below a bottom surface of the puck assembly. The puck assembly can be manipulated relative t |
| 6788786 |
Multimedia patching box |
September 7, 2004 |
| 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 |
| 6785459 |
Cable management brackets and cabinet |
August 31, 2004 |
| A cable management cabinet assembly for telecommunications equipment. The assembly includes a cabinet frame with sidewalls and vertical support members. A cable management bracket having an elongated member is fastened to the support members. A plurality of fingers project outwardly from |
| 6783395 |
Triaxial connector adapter and method |
August 31, 2004 |
| 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 |
| 6782097 |
Splitter device for MDU/MTU environments |
August 24, 2004 |
| A front access splitter assembly that fully supports lifeline POTS and lifeline ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) service requirements is shown and described in this disclosure. |
| 6779197 |
Reverse path upstream signaling for status monitoring |
August 17, 2004 |
| A reverse path signaling circuit is described which provides less noise and interruption when injecting signals upstream to a head end. The reverse path signaling circuit includes a low pass filter, a status monitor, and a common emitter amplifier. The common emitter amplifier has a emit |
| 6778583 |
Three-cavity stabilized laser system |
August 17, 2004 |
| A three-cavity stabilized laser system is disclosed. The laser system includes a laser with rear and front ends surrounding a gain medium. First and second wavelength-selective reflective elements with respective first and second overlapping reflectivity bandwidths are optically coupled |
| 6775120 |
Power distribution bus with protection and alarming |
August 10, 2004 |
| Power distribution busses and methods are disclosed that provide flexible protection and alarming capabilities. Various embodiments provide interchangeability of fuses and circuit breakers within the same power distribution bus configuration. These various embodiments also provide di |
| 6771871 |
Cable clip |
August 3, 2004 |
| 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 |
| 6768858 |
Cable clip with segregator and method |
July 27, 2004 |
| A cable routing clip consists of a rear crosspiece, two clip arms extending from the front of the crosspiece and forming an open end slot, a pair of retaining members extending across the open end of the slot and one or more mounting tabs extending from the rear of the crosspiece. The in |
| 6768794 |
Testing box for a telecommunications system |
July 27, 2004 |
| A test box including a housing defining a front plane and a back plane. A plurality of jacks are positioned adjacent the front plane. The jacks define a plurality of rows of ports. Each row of ports includes at least 24 ports. The jacks also include electrical contacts corresponding to e |
| 6763169 |
Cable exit trough with insert |
July 13, 2004 |
| A cable exit trough defining an insert aperture for receiving a modular cable management inserts. The modular insert providing an additional cable management device such as a curved guidewall. The cable management device may alternatively be fixed to the cable exit trough. Removable |
| 6763165 |
Grating assisted coupler with controlled start |
July 13, 2004 |
| In a grating-assisted coupler, the mode of the first waveguide of the coupler may include some electric field in the second waveguide, with the effect that when light lasses from an input waveguide to the first waveguide, some light is launched, or injected, directly into the mode of |
| 6761594 |
DSX jack including sliding rear connector |
July 13, 2004 |
| A connector assembly and method, the assembly having a housing which defines a connector window. A connector is disposed within the window. The connector is slidable between a first and second position relative to the housing. The assembly may include a carriage for receiving one or more |
| 6761585 |
Angled RJ to RJ patch panel |
July 13, 2004 |
| A patch panel including a plurality of electrical connector assemblies, wherein each of the electrical connector assemblies comprises a first jack presented on a first side of a panel frame of the patch panel and a second jack electrically linked to the first jack to form a jack pair and |
| 6760531 |
Optical fiber distribution frame with outside plant enclosure |
July 6, 2004 |
| 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 |
| 6760160 |
Fiber optic isolator for use with multiple-wavelength optical signals |
July 6, 2004 |
| A fiber optic isolator device is used by fiber optic systems operating at more than one wavelength. The device may be inserted anywhere within the fiber network. The fiber optic device permits the separation of the wavelengths so that an optical isolator module can isolate a first wa |
| 6757247 |
Circuit and method for controlling virtual connections in a ring network |
June 29, 2004 |
| A method for controlling virtual connections between endpoints over a unidirectional ring network. The network includes a number of network elements coupled together to form segments of the ring network. The method receives a request to create a virtual connection between first and secon |
| 6748155 |
Fiber management drawer and sliding cable slack limiter |
June 8, 2004 |
| The present disclosure in part relates to an optical fiber cable management panel, which includes a drawer assembly including a chassis and a drawer the drawer is slidably mounted within the chassis. A cable radius limiter is slidably mounted to the drawer assembly. The panel include a r |
| 6747798 |
Polarization control of UV writing |
June 8, 2004 |
| A system and method are provided for writing refractive index structures, such as gratings, in an optical waveguide. There is no requirement for structures having interferometric stability of the control elements. The method includes providing first and second light beams, the first beam |
