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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184940 | Telecommunications cabinet with connector storage A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184935 | Flat drop cable with center strength member The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic cable including an outer jacket having an elongated transverse cross-sectional profile defining a major axis and a minor axis. The transverse cross-sectional profile has a maximum width that extends along the major axi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180192 | Fiber optic splitter module 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 opti... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179684 | Sliding adapter panel with living hinge and forward/rearward locking An adapter panel including a chassis and a plurality of sliding adapter packs that define a front adapter field of the adapter panel. The sliding adapter packs includes a frame assembly having a living hinge and a lever arm. The living hinge locks the sliding adapte... | 05/15/2012 |
| RE43366 | Jack including crosstalk compensation for printed circuit board A forward-reverse crosstalk compensation method is provided for compensating capacitance/inductance on a printed circuit board of a connector. The method includes a forward compensation process and a reverse compensation process. The forward compensation process com... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170391 | Fiber optic strain relief assembly A fiber optic strain relief assembly includes a housing having a first end and an oppositely disposed second end. The housing defines a bore that extends between the first end and the second end. The fiber optic strain relief assembly further includes a strain relie... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165169 | Clock priority chain level systems and methods Clock Priority Chain Level Systems and Methods are provided. In one embodiment, a method for determining clock priority for a multihost unit distributed antenna system is provided. The method comprises identifying which port of a plurality of ports is receiving a re... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164744 | Inspection tip for a fiber optic inspection probe An inspection probe is disclosed for use with a fiber optic adapter. The inspection probe can inspect a terminated end of an optical fiber within the fiber optic adapter. The fiber optic adapter can include a ferrule receiver located between first and second ports. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162700 | Connection block mounting frame A connection block mounting frame and method of use are disclosed. In one example, a connection block mounting frame includes a block mounting interface on a front end of the connection block mounting frame, the block mounting interface including a plurality of bloc... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155494 | Universal cable management panel A cable management panel including a chassis and a drawer. The chassis defining rear and side openings for cable entry and exit. The drawer having a front panel that may include angled adapters. The drawer having an open rear that accommodates cables entering from t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151457 | Method of providing crosstalk compensation in a jack The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications jack including a housing having a port for receiving a plug. The jack also includes a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150229 | Rear drawer latch A cable management panel including a chassis and a drawer slidably mounted to the chassis. The panel includes a rear drawer latch assembly that automatically locks the drawer in the open position to prevent inadvertent closing movement of the drawer. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148648 | Combination extruded and cast metal outdoor electronics enclosure A method for forming an electronics enclosure is disclosed. The method comprises extruding a backplane having a first extruded length, the backplane comprising slots on opposing sides of the backplane, wherein the slots extend along the first extruded length. The me... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147147 | Hybrid fiber/copper connector system and method A junction box and hybrid fiber optic cable connector which permit repair of damaged fibers or copper conductors carried by a hybrid fiber/copper cable without requiring replacement of the entire cable assembly or retermination of the cable. A method of repairing a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144457 | Fiber containment system The present invention relates to a telecommunications termination panel with a housing including a front opening and a rear opening. Pivotably mounted within the housing is a tray within the front opening, pivoting about a vertical axis located adjacent a first side... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141965 | L-shaped door with three-surface seal for endplates A water-resistant and electromagnetic interference shielded enclosure configured to enclose a plurality of electronic components is provided. The enclosure comprises a base having a channel, a first L-shaped door rotatably attached to a first side edge of the base, ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139913 | Modules including multiple rows of adapters for high density optical fiber distribution frame 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 pane... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137002 | Mechanical interface converter for making non-ruggedized fiber optic connectors compatible with a ruggedized fiber optic adapter An interface converter is provided for mechanically and optically coupling a non-ruggedized fiber optic connector with a ruggedized adapter port. In a preferred embodiment, the interface converter attaches to an SC fiber optic connector and together form a converted... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135273 | Systems and methods of optical path protection for distributed antenna systems Systems and methods for optical path protection for distributed antenna systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises receiving an electrical uplink radio frequency signal; generating an uplink optical signal derived from the el... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135256 | Network interface device A network interface device includes a body, a cover, and a cable spool. The front of the body defines a forward interior in which telecommunications components are arranged. An optical adapter extends partially out of the forward interior at an optical coupling loca... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135102 | Method and apparatus for digitally equalizing a signal in a distributed antenna system Systems and methods for digitally equalizing a signal in a distributed antenna system are provided. In one embodiment, a signal processing device within a distributed antenna system comprises a signal path within a signal processing board, the signal path having an ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131126 | Fiber optic enclosure with external cable spool A fiber optic telecommunications device includes an enclosure defining an interior. A first fiber optic adapter is provided at the enclosure. A spool is provided at an exterior of the enclosure. A fiber optic cable, which includes a first optical fiber, is wrapped a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128294 | Interface converter for SC fiber optic connectors An interface converter is provided for mechanically and optically coupling a fiber optic connector with an adapter port. In a preferred embodiment, the interface converter attaches to an SC fiber optic connector and together form a converted fiber optic connector co... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127941 | Cable management assembly, system and method 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 th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127939 | Horizontal cable troughs and tool drawer 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 ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126307 | Telecommunications connector protective device A fiber optic connector assembly includes a fiber optic connector mounted to a fiber optic cable having a ferrule with an end face terminating an optical fiber. The fiber optic cable is terminated with the fiber optic connector in a clean environment protected again... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125785 | Angled doors with continuous seal In one embodiment, an electronics enclosure is provided. The electronics enclosure comprises a base operable to secure one or more electronic components in place. The base comprises a back wall to which the electronic components are secured; a first end plate extend... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121458 | Fiber distribution hub with swing frame and modular termination panels A fiber distribution system includes one or more fiber distribution hubs (FDHs) that provide an interface at a termination panel between incoming fibers routed from a central office and outgoing fibers routed to network subscribers. Termination modules can be increm... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121457 | Fiber optic adapter module A fiber optic adapter assembly includes a plurality of adapters included in an integrally formed body. Each of the adapters may include a protective shutter mounted within one end. The adapter assembly may be configured to mount to a chassis and position the adapter... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121456 | Cable payout systems and methods A method for deploying a telecommunications cable includes obtaining a payout arrangement including a length of cable, selecting one of the first end and the second end of the length of cable to access; accessing the selected end of the length of cable; and pulling ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116320 | Mapping external port using virtual local area network A program product comprising program instructions, embodied on a storage medium that are operable to cause a processor to switch input data packets for ingress to at least one internal-device port of an internal device from all external ports using virtual local are... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116095 | Conversion module and chassis arrangement, and related methods A telecommunications arrangement including a chassis, at least one power supply, and a plurality of conversion modules that provide an electrical-to-optical or optical-to-electrical signal conversion. The chassis includes a separate back plane made up of individual ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113722 | Hybrid fiber/copper connector system and method A hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly which permits repair of damaged fibers or copper conductors carried by a hybrid fiber/copper cable without requiring replacement of the entire connector assembly or the cable is disclosed. The hybrid fiber/copper connector as... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113720 | Hybrid fiber/copper connector system and method A hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly which permits repair of damaged fibers or copper conductors carried by a hybrid fiber/copper cable without requiring replacement of the entire connector assembly or the cable is disclosed. The hybrid fiber/copper connector as... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111966 | Wall box adapted to be mounted at a mid-span access location of a telecommunications cable A wall box includes an enclosure having a base and a cover connected to the base. The base and the cover enclose an interior region. The wall box further includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the enclosure. The fiber optic adapters include an inner... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107816 | Wavelength division multiplexing module A telecommunications module includes an optical wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer configured to demultiplex a first optical signal input into the telecommunications module into a plurality of different wavelengths, a fiber optic splitter configured to sp... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107464 | Enterprise mobile network for providing cellular wireless service using licensed radio frequency spectrum and supporting multiple-device ring for incoming calls One embodiment is directed to an enterprise mobile network for providing wireless service within a coverage area associated with an enterprise using licensed radio frequency spectrum. The enterprise mobile network is configured to have local subscribers thereof. At ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105115 | Jack with modular mounting sleeve 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 fr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102807 | Selectively managing mobile station subscriptions between fully used zones and segmented zones A base station receives a connection request from a mobile station. A scheduling module determines whether the fully used and/or segmented zones of the base station are oversubscribed. If the fully used zone is oversubscribed while the segmented zone is not, the mob... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098591 | Selectively assigning mobile stations to segmented zones A base station includes a transceiver, memory, and processor. The transceiver communicates with mobile stations. The memory stores a database of threshold CINR values. The processor implements a scheduling module. The transceiver receives a request to connect from a... | 01/17/2012 |
