Patents by Inventor William Atley Weeks

William Atley Weeks 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).

  • Publication number: 20220196875
    Abstract: An optical sensor system comprising: (a) a light source for at least one optical sensor, the light source comprising at least, (i) an interposer having first and second opposing sides and defining at least one alignment aperture extending from the first opposing side to the second opposing side; (ii) at least one fiber disposed in the at least one alignment aperture, the at least one fiber having a first optical axis; (iii) at least one light emitting component mounted to the second opposing side and having a second optical axis coincident with the first optical axis, the light emitting component configured to emit light, at least a portion of which is coupled with the at least one fiber as coupled light; and (b) the at least one optical sensor optically coupled to the at least one fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Benton, Soren Grinderslev, William Atley Weeks, Todd Jason Kuvshinikov
  • Patent number: 11218229
    Abstract: A converter module comprises a housing; a fiber optic connector integrated with the housing, wherein the fiber optic connector is configured to mount directly to a fiber optic connector in a service terminal; a single electrical connector configured to couple to a metallic medium; and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and coupled to the fiber optic connector and the single electrical connector, the O/E converter configured to convert between optical frames communicated via the fiber optic connector and electrical signals communicated via the metallic medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Publication number: 20200343979
    Abstract: A converter module comprises a housing; a fiber optic connector integrated with the housing, wherein the fiber optic connector is configured to mount directly to a fiber optic connector in a service terminal; a single electrical connector configured to couple to a metallic medium; and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and coupled to the fiber optic connector and the single electrical connector, the O/E converter configured to convert between optical frames communicated via the fiber optic connector and electrical signals communicated via the metallic medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicants: CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Patent number: 10749609
    Abstract: A single line converter module comprises a housing; an environmentally hardened fiber optic connector located in the housing and configured to be optically coupled to a service terminal for receiving downstream optical frames; a single electrical connector located in the housing and coupled over a metallic medium to a network terminal providing a service to respective customer premise equipment (CPE); and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and configured to convert the downstream optical frames to an electrical signal for transmission over the metallic medium to the network terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Publication number: 20190372677
    Abstract: A single line converter module comprises a housing; an environmentally hardened fiber optic connector located in the housing and configured to be optically coupled to a service terminal for receiving downstream optical frames; a single electrical connector located in the housing and coupled over a metallic medium to a network terminal providing a service to respective customer premise equipment (CPE); and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and configured to convert the downstream optical frames to an electrical signal for transmission over the metallic medium to the network terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicants: CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Patent number: 10419129
    Abstract: A single line converter module comprises a housing; an environmentally hardened fiber optic connector located in the housing and configured to be optically coupled to a service terminal for receiving downstream optical frames; a single electrical connector located in the housing and coupled over a metallic medium to a network terminal providing a service to respective customer premise equipment (CPE); and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and configured to convert the downstream optical frames to an electrical signal for transmission over the metallic medium to the network terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Publication number: 20180145769
    Abstract: A single line converter module comprises a housing; an environmentally hardened fiber optic connector located in the housing and configured to be optically coupled to a service terminal for receiving downstream optical frames; a single electrical connector located in the housing and coupled over a metallic medium to a network terminal providing a service to respective customer premise equipment (CPE); and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and configured to convert the downstream optical frames to an electrical signal for transmission over the metallic medium to the network terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicants: CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Patent number: 9900108
    Abstract: A single line converter module comprises a housing; an environmentally hardened fiber optic connector located in the housing and configured to be optically coupled to a service terminal for receiving downstream optical frames; a single electrical connector located in the housing and coupled over a metallic medium to a network terminal providing a service to respective customer premise equipment (CPE); and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and configured to convert the downstream optical frames to an electrical signal for transmission over the metallic medium to the network terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Patent number: 9813156
    Abstract: A hybrid service terminal for use in a passive fiber optic network comprises a plurality of optical fiber connectors, each coupled to a respective optical fiber for receiving downstream optical frames from an Optical Line Terminal (OLT); a plurality of hybrid fiber/copper connectors, each of the hybrid fiber/copper connectors coupled to a respective one of the plurality of optical fiber connectors; and a plurality of electrical connectors configured to receive electrical signals from a multi-line converter module over a respective one of a plurality of electrical conductors. One of the plurality of hybrid fiber/copper connectors is configured to provide the downstream optical frames to the multi-line converter module for conversion to the electrical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Publication number: 20160269115
    Abstract: A hybrid service terminal for use in a passive fiber optic network comprises a plurality of optical fiber connectors, each coupled to a respective optical fiber for receiving downstream optical frames from an Optical Line Terminal (OLT); a plurality of hybrid fiber/copper connectors, each of the hybrid fiber/copper connectors coupled to a respective one of the plurality of optical fiber connectors; and a plurality of electrical connectors configured to receive electrical signals from a multi-line converter module over a respective one of a plurality of electrical conductors. One of the plurality of hybrid fiber/copper connectors is configured to provide the downstream optical frames to the multi-line converter module for conversion to the electrical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers
  • Publication number: 20160269125
    Abstract: A single line converter module comprises a housing; an environmentally hardened fiber optic connector located in the housing and configured to be optically coupled to a service terminal for receiving downstream optical frames; a single electrical connector located in the housing and coupled over a metallic medium to a network terminal providing a service to respective customer premise equipment (CPE); and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and configured to convert the downstream optical frames to an electrical signal for transmission over the metallic medium to the network terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: David Brown, David Mather, Robert Neil Shaddock, William Atley Weeks, Joris Franckx, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers