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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189984 | Fiber optic enclosure with internal cable spool A fiber optic enclosure assembly includes a housing having an interior region and a bearing mount disposed in the interior region of the housing. A cable spool is connectedly engaged with the bearing mount such that the cable spool selectively rotates within the hou... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189983 | Fiber circuit management system with splice tray A fiber management system (100) comprises a fiber circuit platform (110) and a splice tray (150) to hold a fiber splice, the splice tray (150) being rotatably coupled to the fiber circuit platform (110). The splice tray includes at... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184939 | Optical fiber cable inlet device with integral optical device An inlet device is described for inserting a cable containing optical fibers into a telecommunications enclosure. The inlet device includes a housing and an optical device holder. The optical device holder may be configured to hold an optical fiber spice and/or an o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184938 | Rear-installable fiber optic modules and equipment Fiber optic equipment that supports one or more rear-installable fiber optic modules is disclosed. The fiber optic equipment is comprised of a chassis defining a front end and a rear section. At least one guide system is disposed in the chassis and configured to rec... | 05/22/2012 |
| 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 |
| 8180191 | Mounting platforms for integrally supporting an optical splice tray(s) and/or an optical splitter(s) in a multi-port optical connection terminal and related methods Multi-port optical connection terminals and mounting platforms and related methods designed to secure optical components inside an enclosure of the multi-port optical connection terminals are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-port optical connection terminal inc... | 05/15/2012 |
| 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 |
| 8175438 | Modular separating box for light guides and a system of modular separating boxes for light guides A modular separating box for light guides having a receiving chamber, and/or a sending chamber, and/or a connection chamber enclosed by individual doors is disclosed. The modular separating box has at least one wall with at least one movable plate. The modular separ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165443 | Communication socket A communication socket comprises a housing including a base portion having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls and a cover portion. The base portion and the cover portion are detachably engaged with each other. The base portion includes a plurality of knock-o... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8139914 | Enclosure for housing splice trays An enclosure for housing splice trays, including a convex bracket extending between two internal sections of the enclosure, the bracket having a track extending at least partially between said sections of the enclosure, wherein the splice trays are couplable to and ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135257 | Structures for managing and mounting cable assemblies Furcation management structures and fiber optic shelf assemblies including one or more furcation management structures are disclosed. The furcation management structures are disposed in a chassis of a fiber optic shelf assembly and define a mounting surface for moun... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8121455 | Carrier system for mounting telecommunication and data technology devices The invention relates to a support system (5) for fixing telecommunication and data systems technology resources, comprising at least one profiled support (72), wherein the at least one profiled support (72) is constructed with fixing means on a... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8111967 | Mechanical splice A mechanical splice apparatus including a mechanical splice with a groove and an aligning component with a wedge. When the wedge is engaged in the groove of the mechanical splice an opening is formed in the mechanical splice and when the wedge is disengaged from the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107785 | Drop access location method and system for horizontal cabling in multi-dwelling unit applications A drop access location system and method, where the system includes a duct containing one or more communications lines, where the duct is mountable to a generally flat surface. The system also includes a drop access box including a base and a removable cover having ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8086084 | Fiber optic splice tray A splice tray includes a splice region and a fiber management region to facilitate splicing together two or more fibers. A cover may be pivotally coupled to the splice tray. The splice tray may be pivotally coupled to a second splice trays by coupling the splice tra... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086085 | Compact blind mateable optical splitter A splitter assembly may include an adapter housing configured to support an adapter to receive an optical signal from an incoming optical fiber. The splitter assembly may include a splitter module configured to couple to the adapter via a connector to receive the op... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081858 | Compact high density central office fiber distribution system A fiber distribution system having a rack mounted chassis and a fiber distribution rack to mount in the chassis. The system includes one or more splitter modules which are designed to be mounted in the fiber distribution rack. The splitter modules have a compact des... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081857 | System for an internal rotating storage spool combined with top and bottom cable access in a fiber distribution terminal A fiber distribution terminal having an environmentally sealed enclosure. A spool contained in the enclosure is a spool for housing input fiber cable. The spool is capable of rotation within the housing. An adapter pack and an adapter plate are contained in the encl... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078028 | Optical patch panel device Various embodiments of patch panel devices are enclosed. In some embodiments, signals received are in an electrical or optical form and converted to the other form. The converted signal is provided as an output signal. A version of the original input may also be pro... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078030 | Cable management panel with sliding drawer 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 mo... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078029 | Cable management panel with sliding drawer and methods 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 incl... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073302 | Telecommunication enclosure with an interlocking seal In one aspect, the invention described herein provides an enclosure for containing telecommunication lines and/or telecommunication line splices therein. In one embodiment, the enclosure comprises a housing wherein the housing is removeably securable to the base. Th... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068712 | Fiber distribution hub A fiber distribution hub includes a cabinet; a termination region positioned within the interior of the cabinet; at least one termination module mounted in at least one opening defined at the termination region; fiber optic connectors coupled to termination adapters... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059932 | Modular optical fiber cassette The present disclosure includes apparatus and methods for a modular optical fiber cassette. One embodiment includes a base housing configured to receive additional nested components and an adapter plate resiliently connected to the housing and comprising a plurality... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059931 | Fiber optic monitoring patch panel providing readily accessible monitoring ports A patch panel includes a rackmount cabinet, front and rear doors, a stepped front panel, and provision for inserting and securing a plurality of coupler cartridges. The stepped front panel has a recessed first portion and a second portion, where the second portion e... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050529 | Preconnectorized fiber optic local convergence points 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 pluralit... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050528 | Sealing gland system A sealing gland system having an upper half, a lower half, and a sealing material positioned between the upper and lower halves. Each of the upper and lower halves and the sealing material has at least one opening extending therethrough, and wherein the sealing mate... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041175 | Front-access locking arrangement for sliding drawer A cable management panel including a chassis, a drawer, and an open-drawer locking arrangement. The open-drawer locking arrangement preventing inadvertent closing movement of the drawer relative to the chassis. The open-drawer locking arrangement including an activa... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032001 | Cable strain relief clamping devices and methods for using the same A closure device for receiving a fiber optic cable includes an enclosure defining a splice chamber configured to accommodate splices to the plurality of optical fibers. The enclosure has a clamp receiving section therein. The closure device further includes a clampi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032002 | Fiber distribution hub A fiber distribution system includes one or more fiber distribution hubs (FDHs) that provide interface at a splice panel and/or a termination panel between incoming fibers routed from a central office and outgoing fibers routed to network subscribers. Splice trays, ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023791 | Fiber optic module and system including rear connectors 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... | 09/20/2011 |
