| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D583795 |
Enclosure for housing communications equipment |
December 30, 2008 |
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| D499069 |
Network interface device |
November 30, 2004 |
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| D493696 |
Faceplate for wall-mount distributed filter housing |
August 3, 2004 |
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| D470113 |
Stuffer for an electrical wire connector |
February 11, 2003 |
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| D468700 |
Distribution frame |
January 14, 2003 |
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| D465991 |
Faceplate for a wall-mount distributed filter housing |
November 26, 2002 |
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| D459318 |
Fiber optic connector dust cap |
June 25, 2002 |
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| D455331 |
Face plate |
April 9, 2002 |
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| D449824 |
Network interface device |
October 30, 2001 |
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| D443252 |
Wall mount housing |
June 5, 2001 |
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| 7620287 |
Telecommunications housing with optical fiber management |
November 17, 2009 |
| A telecommunications housing includes a plurality of outer walls defining a housing interior volume and an exit. A plurality of adapters is disposed on an interior panel for connection to connectors of fiber optic cables. At least one radius guide is mounted in the interior volume and |
| 7619160 |
Enclosure for housing communications equipment |
November 17, 2009 |
| An enclosure for housing communications equipment at a subscriber premises includes at least one cable port for receiving a service provider cable, a subscriber cable, and a ground cable. The enclosure further includes a housing having a base and an outer cover movably attached to the ba |
| 7609923 |
Preterminated fiber optic cable including downstream splitter |
October 27, 2009 |
| An optical splitter adjacent a downstream end of a fiber optic cable is operable for supplying an optical signal to at least one optical fiber from the downstream end of the fiber. A preterminated fiber optic distribution cable includes a first access location having an optical fiber |
| 7596294 |
Cable assembly having semi-hardened network access point |
September 29, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a cable assembly comprising a flexible network access point that includes a flexible cover over a mid-span access location, providing environmental protection for the mid-span access location and facilitating installation of a distribution cable. Subseq |
| 7596293 |
Loopback device utilizing bend insensitive optical fiber |
September 29, 2009 |
| A loopback device utilizing bend insensitive optical fiber to facilitate deployment of a connectorized fiber optic distribution cable through small-diameter conduit. A loopback device utilizing bend insensitive optical fiber for use within an optical network to route optical signals |
| 7596291 |
Attachment structure allowing movement and protection of a tether of a cable assembly |
September 29, 2009 |
| A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable and one or more attachment points to allow one or more tethers to optically connect to optical fibers within the cable. The cable assembly may be used as a drop cable for extending optical connections to a plurality of points. An attachment |
| 7594764 |
Field-installable fusion spliced fiber optic connector kits and methods therefor |
September 29, 2009 |
| A field-installable fusion spliced optical fiber connector including a ferrule, a fiber stub, a splice cover defining a longitudinal passage therethrough, a crimp body coupled to the splice cover, a biasing spring and a connector housing. A ferrule handling block is used for handling |
| 7590354 |
Redundant transponder array for a radio-over-fiber optical fiber cable |
September 15, 2009 |
| A redundant transponder array for a radio-over-fiber (RoF) optical fiber cable is disclosed. The redundant transponder array includes two or more transponders having an antenna system. The antenna system has first and second antennas adapted to form first and second substantially co-loca |
| 7580608 |
Pushing-in fiber optic cable driver |
August 25, 2009 |
| The present invention discloses a pushing-in device and a method for driving through a cable entry port of an elastomeric sealing element of a fiber optic closure. The pushing-in device comprises a first end having an opening adapted to receive a cable, and a second end having a tip. The |
| 7577330 |
Connectorized nano-engineered optical fibers and methods of forming same |
August 18, 2009 |
| Connectorized nano-engineered optical fibers and method for forming them are disclosed. The methods include heating a mid-span bare fiber portion of the nano-engineered fiber to collapse the airlines therein so as to form an airline-free portion. The fiber is then inserted into a ferrule |
| 7572066 |
Translucent dust cap for fiber optic adapter |
August 11, 2009 |
| A translucent dust cap for a fiber optic adapter allows the viewing of visible light emanating from a fiber optic connector coupled to the adapter, without removing the dust cap. A translucent dust cap for a fiber optic adapter that serves to diffuse a visible light source of suffici |
| 7572064 |
Optical fiber mechanical splice connector |
August 11, 2009 |
| An optical fiber mechanical splice connector including a connector body having a fiber alignment mechanism and a cavity, and a ferrule including a stub fiber, wherein an end of the stub fiber extends from the ferrule through the cavity of the connector body and into the fiber alignment |
| 7568943 |
Sealing and retaining cable attachment for telecommunications closures |
August 4, 2009 |
| There is provided a cable attachment for sealing and retaining cables entering an opening of a telecommunications closure. The cable attachment includes an adapter body with an opening through which the cable passes; and a grip device and grommet device are also located within the openin |
| 7568844 |
Ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly |
August 4, 2009 |
| A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly includes a substantially hollow plug housing; and a glue body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing; wherein the glue body includes a first portion that is configured to engage and retain an optical cable comprising an optical |
| 7567741 |
Fiber optic cables and assemblies for fiber toward the subscriber applications |
July 28, 2009 |
| Disclosed are fiber optic cables and assemblies for routing optical networks closer to the subscriber. The fiber optic cables have a robust design that is versatile by allowing use in aerial application with a pressure clamp along with use in buried and/or duct applications. Addition |
| 7555181 |
Fiber optic cables having at least one tether optical fiber |
June 30, 2009 |
| A distribution fiber optic cable including a plurality of optical fibers, a main cable body with some of the plurality of optical fibers being disposed within the main cable body, at least one tether optical fiber, and a cable jacket. The at least one tether optical fiber is one of the |
| 7548680 |
Fiber optic local convergence points for multiple dwelling units |
June 16, 2009 |
| There are provided fiber optic local convergence points ("LCPs") adapted for use with multiple dwelling units ("MDUs") that facilitate relatively easy installation and/or optical connectivity to a relatively large number of subscribers. The LCP includes a housing mounted to a surface, |
| 7547150 |
Optically addressed RFID elements |
June 16, 2009 |
| There are provided connectors, cables, cable assemblies, network components, and systems wherein optically addressed RFID functionality is incorporated. Also provided are optically addressed RFID elements in general. The RFID elements utilize an optical tap to direct a portion of the |
| 7542651 |
Fiber optic cable assemblies including remote tether release apparatus |
June 2, 2009 |
| A cable assembly comprising a first fiber optic cable, a second fiber optic cable attached to the first fiber optic cable, and an apparatus for remotely releasing at least a portion of the second fiber optic cable from attachment to the first fiber optic cable. A cable assembly compr |
| 7542645 |
Airline optical fiber with reduced multipath interference and methods of forming same |
June 2, 2009 |
| An airline (AL) optical fiber ("AL fiber") that has an AL region with airlines, with the AL region arranged relative to the fiber core so as to make the fiber bend insensitive. The AL region is capable of supporting one or more higher-order optical modes. One method of reducing multipath |
| 7540759 |
Environmentally sealed terminating device and sealing gel |
June 2, 2009 |
| A terminating device for terminating subscriber wiring to pairs of insulation displacement type conductive contacts includes a protective sealing gel disposed within the terminating device. The gel encapsulates the conductive contacts and is characterized by a dynamic storage modulus |
| 7540666 |
Articulated force application for multi-fiber ferrules |
June 2, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a multi-fiber fiber optic connector assembly providing articulated force application, including: a ferrule holder including an x-pivot component and a y-pivot component, wherein the x-pivot component of the ferrule holder is operable for providing relat |
| 7539389 |
Retention and rotation clamp assembly for use with an angled optical fiber cleaver |
May 26, 2009 |
| The present invention relates generally to an angled optical fiber cleaver that is used to cleave optical fibers prior to mechanical splicing and that provides a desired optical fiber endface angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to an angled optical fiber cleaver that |
| 7539380 |
Fiber optic cables and assemblies for fiber toward the subscriber applications |
May 26, 2009 |
| Disclosed are fiber optic cables and assemblies for routing optical networks closer to the subscriber. The fiber optic cables have a robust design that is versatile by allowing use in aerial application with a pressure clamp along with use in buried and/or duct applications. Addition |
| 7536073 |
Fiber optic cable having a dry insert and offset cavity |
May 19, 2009 |
| A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within an offset cavity of the cable jacket. The at least one dry insert is disposed in |
| 7532796 |
Fiber optic ribbons having one or more predetermined fracture regions |
May 12, 2009 |
| A fiber optic ribbon having one or more fracture locations for influencing the separation of the same at predetermined locations is disclosed. The fiber optic ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers held together by a primary matrix. The primary matrix includes a first fracture reg |
| 7529451 |
Fiber optic cables using dry inserts for coupling and methods therefor |
May 5, 2009 |
| A fiber optic cable including at least one optical fiber and at least one dry insert disposed within a cavity of a cable jacket and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The dry insert has a first thickness and a second thickness located at different longitudinal location |
| 7527435 |
Right-angle optical fiber connector assembly |
May 5, 2009 |
| A right-angle optical-fiber connector assembly for providing an optical connection to an external device such as a circuit board. The connector assembly includes a rigid ferrule having at least one right-angle bend and that defines an interior region and first and second ferrule ends, |
| 7526163 |
Locatable cables and cable components therefor |
April 28, 2009 |
| Cables that are detectable and/or identified from a distant location using detection equipment are disclosed. The cables include at least one communication element, a jacket, and at least one antenna element such as a parasitic antenna element. In one embodiment, the antenna element is a |
| 7520677 |
Non-physical contact visual fault locator coupler |
April 21, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a non-physical contact (non-PC) visual fault locator (VFL) coupler that functions with fewer components and reduces handling, and without ferrule-to-ferrule contact, thereby reducing endface wear degradation and other problems. Specifically, the non-PC |
| 7519258 |
Preconnectorized fiber optic local convergence points |
April 14, 2009 |
| There is provided fiber optic local convergence points that provide preconnectorized functionality to eliminate all or most of the splicing associated with local convergence points in fiber optic distribution networks. The local convergence points provide a plurality of preconnectori |
| 7515796 |
Cable assembly with access point and ribbon stack handling |
April 7, 2009 |
| A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having a ribbon stack therein, at least one network access location for accessing the ribbon stack, and a bonding fillant for locking an uncut portion of the ribbon stack to the cable at the network access location to prevent ribbon stack |
| 7499622 |
Fiber optic drop terminals for multiple dwelling units |
March 3, 2009 |
| There is provided fiber drop terminals ("FDTs") and related equipment for providing selective connections between optical fibers of distribution cables and optical fibers of drop cables, such as in multiple dwelling units. The FDTs require relatively little area and/or volume while p |
| 7499526 |
Termination module including subscriber bridge having burglar alarm connections |
March 3, 2009 |
| A termination module for terminating TELCO wiring and subscriber wiring within a network interface enclosure at a subscriber premises includes a subscriber bridge having burglar alarm connections. The subscriber bridge includes a base, a pair of conductive contact elements disposed withi |
| 7496268 |
High density fiber optic hardware |
February 24, 2009 |
| There is provided fiber optic hardware and hardware components adapted to provide a desired amount of fiber optic connectivity and/or functionality for a desired amount of volume, materials, etc. The fiber optic hardware components include, but are not limited to multiports, local conver |
| 7495560 |
Wireless picocellular RFID systems and methods |
February 24, 2009 |
| The wireless radio-frequency identification (RFID) picocellular system includes a central control station optically coupled to one or more electrical-optical (E-O) access point devices that generate the individual picocells. The central control station includes service units that pro |
| 7493044 |
Methods and apparatus for transmitting data |
February 17, 2009 |
| A method of transmitting data includes receiving a plurality of downstream wavelength streams from a first optical fiber, each wavelength stream corresponding to a separate downstream data transmission, passing all downstream streams but at least one downstream targeted-wavelength stream |
| 7471862 |
Dry fiber optic cables and assemblies |
December 30, 2008 |
| A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical fiber, at least one strength member, at least one dry insert, and a cable jacket. The cable jacket has a cavity with a generally rectangular cross-section with the at least one optical fiber and the at least one dry insert disposed th |
| 7471861 |
Optical transmission element |
December 30, 2008 |
| Between an optical fiber (LF11, LFB12, LFB13) and a surrounding core covering (AH11, AH12, SB13) of an optical transmission element (OE11 to OE13) there is at least one dry and compressible fixating element (FE11 to FE13), which surrounds the optical fiber totally or partially, and w |
| 7469087 |
Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same |
December 23, 2008 |
| An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. The at least one optical waveguide is disposed within the tube and generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a first layer comprising |
