Patents by Inventor Marc Fontaine
Marc Fontaine has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240101387Abstract: A cable spool structurally configured for attaching to a surface such as a networking equipment and to support a plurality of fiber optic cables so as to enhance management of fiber optic-cables in high-density applications disclosed. The cable spool comprises an attachment portion and a spool portion. An inner end of the attachment portion is structurally configured to be fixed to the surface. An outer end of the attachment portion is structurally configured to be free standing. The spool portion is moveable relative to the attachment portion between a first position and a second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: MARC FONTAINE, MICHAEL SINGLETON
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Patent number: 11840421Abstract: A telescoping cable spool for attaching to a networking equipment and supporting a plurality of fiber optic cables is shown. The spool comprises a fixed part for attachment to a surface adjacent the networking equipment; a spool housing comprising a pair of cable retaining flanges interconnected by a hollow cable support dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over the fixed part. The spool housing is moveable relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: BELDEN CANADA ULCInventors: Marc Fontaine, Michael Singleton
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Patent number: 11835301Abstract: A heat exchanger for recovering heat from wastewater leaving a building and transferring the heat to freshwater for use in the building; it has an inner pipe defining an inner space for receiving wastewater that is being evacuated from the building; an outer pipe, wherein the inner pipe is placed in the outer pipe, and the outer surface of the inner pipe and the inner surface of the outer pipe define an interstitial space for receiving freshwater; a turbulator sheet located in the interstitial space that causes or increases turbulence of the freshwater for improving heat transfer between the freshwater and the wastewater; and two couplings, one on either end of the outer pipe and the inner pipe.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Antoine Malouin
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Publication number: 20220325959Abstract: A heat exchanger for recovering heat from wastewater leaving a building and transferring the heat to freshwater for use in the building; it has an inner pipe defining an inner space for receiving wastewater that is being evacuated from the building; an outer pipe, wherein the inner pipe is placed in the outer pipe, and the outer surface of the inner pipe and the inner surface of the outer pipe define an interstitial space for receiving freshwater; a turbulator sheet located in the interstitial space that causes or increases turbulence of the freshwater for improving heat transfer between the freshwater and the wastewater; and two couplings, one on either end of the outer pipe and the inner pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Antoine Malouin
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Publication number: 20220306423Abstract: A telescoping cable spool for attaching to a networking equipment and supporting a plurality of fiber optic cables is shown. The spool comprises a fixed part for attachment to a surface adjacent the networking equipment; a spool housing comprising a pair of cable retaining flanges interconnected by a hollow cable support dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over the fixed part. The spool housing is moveable relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Michael Singleton
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Patent number: 11406170Abstract: A fully-featured minimalist backpack including a back portion having at least one main pocket, a thoracic strap extending from a bottom of the back portion, and two shoulder straps extending from a top of the back portion. The shoulder straps may each be connected to a front portion of the thoracic strap. The thoracic strap may have one or more pockets. A slot for a personal electronic device may be included in the main pocket. Various configurations for retaining eyeglasses and earphone cables may be included. The thoracic strap may have distal ends that are magnetically attachable to each other. An elastic band may be located between the shoulder straps. One or more secondary or hidden pockets may be included.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Inventor: Jean-Marc Fontaine
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Patent number: 11370636Abstract: A cable spool for networking and cross connect equipment is shown which comprises a telescoping arrangement and is moveable between a retracted and an extended position. In a particular embodiment a static cable spool is provided together with the moveable cable spool and arranged along the same axis. The cable spool is also moveable horizontally.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Michael Singleton
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Patent number: 10928603Abstract: A patch panel system is disclosed comprising a plurality of trays wherein each tray is stored within a patch panel housing but moveable towards the front of the housing into one of a patch position or an extended position. The tray is lockable in either the patch position or the extended position. In the extended position a front tray section holding one or more fiber optic connectors or modules is tiltable versus a rear tray section. In particular embodiment the tray can also be moved from the stored position into a retracted position behind the housing. A release mechanism comprising a lock is also provided which can be actuated to release the lock thereby allowing the tray to be slid out of the patch position and the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventors: Christian Roa-Quispe, Marc Fontaine
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Patent number: 10897101Abstract: An assembly comprising a cable terminator comprising a wire guide, a cube shaped securing cap comprising an open end for installation over the wire guide, and pairs of piercing contacts for piercing respective conductors of the cable. When assembled, an outer end of each of the piercing contacts is exposed on an outer surface of a respective securing cap sidewall. The assembly also comprises a coupler connector comprising one of a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) socket or a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) plug, a rearward surface comprising a cable terminator receiving socket, wherein pairs of contacts are exposed along at least one side wall of the socket, and further wherein each of a plurality of the tines in the modular socket or the terminal contacts of the plug is interconnected with a respective one of the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Jean-Sébastien Plamondon, Virak Siev, Alain Desrochers, Luc Milette, François Beauregard
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Patent number: 10656359Abstract: A fiber optic cassette and system is disclosed. The cassette is mountable on a tray in parallel to and adjacent to at least one other like cassette. Each cassette comprises an housing having an axis, a first optic fiber connector-receiving receptacle along a housing front face for receiving at least one first optic fiber, a second optic fiber connector-receiving receptacle along a housing rear face for receiving at least one second optic fiber, and at least one third optic fiber within the housing, the third optic fibers interconnecting respective ones of the first optic fibers and the second optic fibers. The rear optic fiber connector-receiving receptacle is moveable in a horizontal plane between a first position wherein the rear receptacle is arranged at a first angle to the axis and a second position wherein the rear receptacle is arranged at a second angle to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: BELDEN CANADA INC.Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Christian Roa-Quispe
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Patent number: 10598884Abstract: A modular fiber optic cassette and tray assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a tray engaging part which engages with a cassette engaging part on the tray and such that the cassettes may be arranged horizontally side by side on the trays. The cassettes are mounted to a front of a tray and such that a portion of each cassette is positioned in front of the tray. In an embodiment, a release mechanism such as a push button is provided on top of each cassette for disengaging the tray engaging part from the cassette engaging part. Still in another embodiment a plurality of trays and cassettes are provided stacked on top of one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: BELDEN CANADA INC.Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Vincent Pilon, Olivier Kedzierski
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Publication number: 20200081214Abstract: A patch panel system is disclosed comprising a plurality of trays wherein each tray is stored within a patch panel housing but moveable towards the front of the housing into one of a patch position or an extended position. The tray is lockable in either the patch position or the extended position. In the extended position a front tray section holding one or more fiber optic connectors or modules is tiltable versus a rear tray section. In particular embodiment the tray can also be moved from the stored position into a retracted position behind the housing. A release mechanism comprising a lock is also provided which can be actuated to release the lock thereby allowing the tray to be slid out of the patch position and the extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: CHRISTIAN ROA-QUISPE, MARC FONTAINE
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Publication number: 20200048029Abstract: A cable spool for networking and cross connect equipment is shown which comprises a telescoping arrangement and is moveable between a retracted and an extended position. In a particular embodiment a static cable spool is provided together with the moveable cable spool and arranged along the same axis. The cable spool is also moveable horizontally.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: MARC FONTAINE, MICHAEL SINGLETON
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Publication number: 20200036130Abstract: An assembly comprising a cable terminator comprising a wire guide, a cube shaped securing cap comprising an open end for installation over the wire guide, and pairs of piercing contacts for piercing respective conductors of the cable. When assembled, an outer end of each of the piercing contacts is exposed on an outer surface of a respective securing cap sidewall. The assembly also comprises a coupler connector comprising one of a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) socket or a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) plug, a rearward surface comprising a cable terminator receiving socket, wherein pairs of contacts are exposed along at least one side wall of the socket, and further wherein each of a plurality of the tines in the modular socket or the terminal contacts of the plug is interconnected with a respective one of the contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: MARC FONTAINE, JEAN-SÉBASTIEN PLAMONDON, VIRAK SIEV, ALAIN DESROCHERS, LUC MILETTE, FRANÇOIS BEAUREGARD
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Patent number: 10488611Abstract: An optic fiber system for mounting in a rack, cassette and front plate are disclosed. A fiber optic cassette receives a pair of opposed rails on opposite inner surfaces of a housing. Catches on the fiber optic cassette comprise biased tabs which engage grooves within the rails thereby releasable securing the cassette into the housing. Catches may be provided at both ends of the cassette allowing the cassette to be inserted from either end of the housing. The cassette comprises removeable front plate which is secured to it using a snap fit. The removeable plate can be used either with the cassette or as a standalone within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: BELDEN CANADA INC.Inventor: Marc Fontaine
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Patent number: 10478928Abstract: A method of installing a drain water heat recovery exchanger for pre-heating water to be heated using a solar, electric or combustion energy hot water heater or to be sent to the cold-water line of a hot-water-consuming apparatus. It includes providing a drain water heat recovery exchanger including a copper pipe inlet fitting and a copper pipe outlet fitting and a core waste water drain tube, the fittings being fashioned to include barbs for a male plastic pipe connection; inserting the drain water heat recovery exchanger into a drain water pipe, wherein the core waste water drain tube is connected to the drain water pipe; and connecting a first one of the fittings to a cold-water supply and a second one of the fittings to an inlet of a hot water heater, a hot water tank or a cold-water line of a hot-water-consuming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: ECOINNOVATION TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORÉEInventor: Marc Fontaine
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Patent number: 10476197Abstract: An assembly comprising a cable terminator comprising a wire guide, a cube shaped securing cap comprising an open end for installation over the wire guide, and pairs of piercing contacts for piercing respective conductors of the cable. When assembled, an outer end of each of the piercing contacts is exposed on an outer surface of a respective securing cap sidewall. The assembly also comprises a coupler connector comprising one of a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) socket or a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) plug, a rearward surface comprising a cable terminator receiving socket, wherein pairs of contacts are exposed along at least one side wall of the socket, and further wherein each of a plurality of the tines in the modular socket or the terminal contacts of the plug is interconnected with a respective one of the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: BELDEN CANADA INC.Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Jean-Sébastien Plamondon, Virak Siev, Alain Desrochers, Luc Milette, François Beauregard
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Patent number: 10359595Abstract: A fiberoptic cabinet is disclosed comprising a tray for receiving a plurality of cassettes and comprising pins positioned opposite one another on the side edges towards a rear edge which together defining a hinge axis, and sliders positioned opposite one another on the side walls. The sliders comprise a channel defining an opening and an extension member held slideably within the channel and comprising a slot aligned with the opening. The extension member is slideable within the channel between where the extension member is positioned towards a rear of the channel and where the extension member is positioned adjacent a front end of the channel. The pins are held within slots, and the tray is dimensioned such that when the extension member is slid to the rear, the side edges are received within the openings and when the extension member is slid to the front, the side edges are freed from the openings and the tray is pivotable about the axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: BELDEN CANADA INC.Inventors: Aldo Loayza Aramayo, Marc Fontaine
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Publication number: 20190187394Abstract: A modular fiber optic cassette and tray assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a tray engaging part which engages with a cassette engaging part on the tray and such that the cassettes may be arranged horizontally side by side on the trays. The cassettes are mounted to a front of a tray and such that a portion of each cassette is positioned in front of the tray. In an embodiment, a release mechanism such as a push button is provided on top of each cassette for disengaging the tray engaging part from the cassette engaging part. Still in another embodiment a plurality of trays and cassettes are provided stacked on top of one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: MARC FONTAINE, VINCENT PILON, OLIVIER KEDZIERSKI
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Publication number: 20190162924Abstract: A fiber optic cassette and system is disclosed. The cassette is mountable on a tray in parallel to and adjacent to at least one other like cassette. Each cassette comprises an housing having an axis, a first optic fiber connector-receiving receptacle along a housing front face for receiving at least one first optic fiber, a second optic fiber connector-receiving receptacle along a housing rear face for receiving at least one second optic fiber, and at least one third optic fiber within the housing, the third optic fibers interconnecting respective ones of the first optic fibers and the second optic fibers. The rear optic fiber connector-receiving receptacle is moveable in a horizontal plane between a first position wherein the rear receptacle is arranged at a first angle to the axis and a second position wherein the rear receptacle is arranged at a second angle to the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: MARC FONTAINE, CHRISTIAN ROA-QUISPE