Patents Assigned to ADC Telecommunications
  • Patent number: 7715210
    Abstract: A patch panel system including a chassis and a plurality of modules. The chassis includes elongated structures configured to interconnect top, bottom and side portions of the chassis. The elongated structures are also configured to receive and secure a printed circuit board and the plurality of modules to the chassis. The modules include a housing and a module card. The card can include a variety of connections that provide communication to connections located on a back plane of the chassis. The system can include a combination of passive and active modules that are interchangeable to provide a variety of interface configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Clark, Loren Mattson
  • Patent number: 7715684
    Abstract: A cable exit trough with pivoting cover. The cover having a cover plate and a pivot plate hingedly mounted thereto for easy access to the trough. The exit trough may define an insert aperture for receiving modular cable management inserts. The modular insert providing an additional cable management device such as a curved guidewall. The cable management device may alternatively be fixed to the cable exit trough. Removable snap-mounted flanges may also be included in the exit trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Johnson, Brian L. Johnson, Thomas W. Kampf, Alex Watts, Michael J. Wentworth
  • Patent number: 7712396
    Abstract: A stamping tool and a method of making a punch assembly and a die assembly of the stamping tool. At least one of the punch and die assemblies including a plurality of laser-cut steel plates having hardened edges suitable to withstand high pressures and impacts generated during stamping operations. The assembly further including an internal passage defined by holes formed in a number of plates of the plurality of laser-cut steel plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Marlon E. Holmquist, Jeffrey M. Kes
  • Publication number: 20100111535
    Abstract: A WDM optical system includes first and second WDM's including an optical link therebetween. Each WDM includes circuitry for linking multiplexer and demultiplexer circuitry to a plurality of modular elements. The modular elements include a first set of modules for converting between native protocol media signals and common format signals. A second set of modules converts between the common format signals and optical signals at separate wavelengths for communication with the multiplexers and demultiplexers. A dual path transmit and receive optical link is provided between near and far end WDM's.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Coffey
  • Publication number: 20100111482
    Abstract: An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining rearward cable connections and forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. Openings permitting access to the rearward and forward cable connections of the adapters are provided. The chassis further including a removable rear chassis portion to provide access to cable routing areas within the chassis interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Smrha, Hutch Coburn, Chad J. Sjodin
  • Patent number: 7711236
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable clamp is provided. The fiber optic cable clamp includes a sheath grip member and a strength member clamp maintained at a constant axial location with respect to the sheath grip member. The fiber optic cable clamp also includes a cable fiber separator connected to the sheath grip member, the cable fiber separator including a plurality of cable fiber openings and attached to the strength member clamp. The fiber optic cable clamp, when mounted to a fiber optic cable, maintains the relative axial locations of a cable sheath and cable strength member along a fiber optic cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Gonzalez, Cindy S. Walters, James J. Solheid, Steven C. Zimmel
  • Patent number: 7711234
    Abstract: The housing of a telecommunications cabinet can be replaced without recabling the internal components by removing a panel arrangement from a cable access region of the cabinet to reveal an open end of the cable access region that is continuous with the open side of the cabinet. The frame is uncoupled from the cabinet and the cabinet is slid away from the internal components. The fiber optic cables pass through the open end of the cable access region and through the open side of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Thomas G. Leblanc, James J. Solheid, Cindy S. Walters, Matthew Holmberg
  • Patent number: 7706349
    Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting modulation in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for a remote unit of an OFDM multipoint-to-point communications system comprises: establishing communication between a first remote unit and a host unit, the first remote unit and a plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the host unit in a multipoint-to-point configuration; transmitting a plurality of tones from the first remote unit such that tones from the first remote unit and at least one other remote unit are simultaneously received at the host unit, the plurality of tones modulated with upstream information using OFDM; modulating up to a plurality of tones using a first modulation scheme when transmitting a first type of upstream information; and modulating up to a plurality of tones using a second modulation scheme when transmitting a second type of upstream information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Harold A. Roberts
  • Patent number: 7706656
    Abstract: 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 adapters for receiving fiber optic connectors of telecommunications modules mounted to the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Zimmel
  • Patent number: 7701887
    Abstract: A multiplexing apparatus comprising at least one band pass filter, a receiver filter, and a transmitter filter is disclosed. The receiver filter, the transmitter filter and each band pass filter are communicatively coupled to a cable so that the receiver filter is configured to pass signals in a first spectral region from the cable to a first-band base transceiver station, the transmitter filter is configured to pass signals in the first spectral region from the first-band base transceiver station to the cable, and each band pass filter is configured to filter and bi-directionally pass signals in a second spectral region between the cable and at least one other base transceiver station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Heuer, Yoshi Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20100090848
    Abstract: An alarm circuit and method of monitoring a circuit protection device are disclosed. The alarm circuit includes a circuit protection device connected in series at an input voltage of a load. The alarm circuit also includes a programmable circuit connected in parallel to the circuit protection device and including an alarm signal. The programmable circuit is programmed to include a plurality of functional states, and at least one functional state corresponds to activation of the alarm signal. The at least one functional state activating the alarm signal corresponds with an interruption condition in the circuit protection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Coffey, Brad Blichfeldt
  • Patent number: 7697453
    Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronization techniques in multipoint-to-point communication using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a method for multipoint-to-point communication comprises: receiving at a host a plurality of upstream symbols transmitted from a plurality of remote units, the upstream symbols transmitted on a plurality of orthogonal carriers modulated using an inverse Fourier transform; and determining respective round trip path delay values associated with each of at least two of the plurality of remote units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Geile, Jeffrey Brede
  • Patent number: 7692289
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to improving the efficiency of removing heat from semiconductor devices. In addition, the method of manufacturing the improved devices has the potential of eliminating a key step in the traditional production process where the chips are highly susceptible to mechanical damage. A semiconductor element includes a semiconductor substrate having a heat removal side and a heat producing region, and at least one superstrate semiconductor layer defining the heat producing region. The heat removal side of the semiconductor substrate includes at least one recess region which extends closer to the heat-generating region than the remainder of the heat removal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Cai, James M. Van Hove, Amanda Jo Jepson
  • Publication number: 20100081319
    Abstract: A connecting panel assembly including pivot modules that are pivotally connected to a frame of the assembly. The pivot modules include a plurality of jack modules. The jack modules have a plug opening on one side and wire terminations on an opposite side. The pivot modules are pivotally coupled at opposite ends of the frame. The pivot modules can pivot from a closed position wherein the pivot modules are aligned parallel with the frame, and an open angled position wherein the pivot modules are positioned at an angled position relative to the frame. The assembly also includes a support member that supports the pivot modules in the angled position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon P. Clark, Loren Mattson
  • Publication number: 20100080514
    Abstract: A telecommunications cable includes a distribution cable, a tether that branches from the distribution cable, and a tether retention block affixed to the distribution cable. The tether retention block includes a first portion and a second portion that is configured to cooperate with the first portion to secure a tether buffer tube and a strength member of the tether. Each of the first and second portions defines at least a first half-channel configured to cooperate with the first half-channel of the other portion to receive the strength member of the tether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Lu, Keith Millea, Jeff Gniadek
  • Patent number: 7686519
    Abstract: A female fiber optic connector includes an outer housing, a single internal male fiber optic connector, and a fiber optic adapter. The outer housing has a first end, which receives a fiber optic cable, positioned opposite from a second end, which defines a connector port for receiving an external male connector. The single internal male fiber optic connector is positioned within the outer housing and includes a ferrule in which a fiber is terminated. The fiber optic adapter is positioned within the outer housing and includes an alignment sleeve, a first end, which receives the single internal male fiber optic connector with the ferrule of the single internal male fiber optic connector positioned within the alignment sleeve, and an opposite second end facing toward the connector port and being configured so that a ferrule of the external male connector fits within the alignment sleeve when inserted in the connector port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu Lu
  • Patent number: 7689088
    Abstract: A wall mount chassis includes circuitry for telecommunications signals. The chassis includes a rear wall mountable to a vertical wall, and first and second sides. Each side includes a hinged cover. Each cover includes an access window for viewing an opposite side of the cover. On one side of the chassis is positioned signal converter cards for converting between optical and electrical signals. On an opposite side of the chassis are positioned one or more electrical power cards providing an access location for power to the circuitry. A CPU card can also be provided on the same side as the power card. An interior of the chassis includes a back plane positioned between the converter cards and the power and CPU cards wherein the back plane is perpendicular to the converter cards and power and CPU cards. A cable spool is positioned adjacent one of the sides for cable management. Cable clips are provided for securably retaining one or more cables adjacent each of the first and second sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon P. Clark, Loren J. Mattson
  • Patent number: 7686658
    Abstract: A patch panel including a plurality of electrical connector assemblies, each of the electrical connector assemblies including a first jack presented on a first side of a panel frame of the patch panel and a second jack electrically linked to the first jack to form a jack pair and presented on a second side of the panel frame. Both the first jack and the second jack are presented at an angle with respect to the panel frame, and both the first jack and the second jack may be engaged using a patch cord. The first and second jack of each jack pair are at a 90-degree angle relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon P. Clark, John Schmidt, Loren Mattson
  • Patent number: 7684698
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling power in a communications network are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises reading a power level of a communication link; and, driving an attenuation control signal based on the power level of the communication link. When the power level is greater than or equal to a minimum supported power level, driving an attenuation control signal further comprises constraining the attenuation control signal to a calibrated range of a characteristic curve. When one or both of the power level is less than the minimum supported power level and a bit error rate is greater than a maximum error threshold, driving an attenuation control signal further comprises generating an attenuation control signal outside the calibrated range of the characteristic curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Stuart, Paul Schatz, Ana Santos
  • Patent number: RE41250
    Abstract: An electrical connector including a spring mounting body having a clip receiving structure. A plurality of contact springs are mounted on the spring mounting body. A clip is inserted within the clip receiving structure to stabilize the contact springs. Portions of the contact springs are captured between the clip and the spring mounting body. A method for assembling the electrical connector is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy L. Henneberger