Patents Assigned to BERK-TEK LLC
  • Patent number: 11808990
    Abstract: A connection arrangement is provided for connecting an armored cable to a connection piece. The arrangement has a ferrule for fitting onto the end of the armored cable, that has an abutment flange, a washer and a threaded region. The threaded region has at least a portion threaded according to a first thread standard. A lock nut is configured to fit over the armored cable, and to connect with a nut thread on the connection piece. The lock nut and the connection piece are configured to compress the ferrule therebetween forming a watertight connection. An armor of the armored cable has a least a portion of the armor threaded to match the first thread standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: BERK-TEK LLC
    Inventor: Paul Michael Good
  • Patent number: 11393610
    Abstract: A cross filler for arrangement within a LAN cable has a plurality of twisted pair conductors. The cross filler has a body and a plurality of radially extending arms from a center point. Each of the arms has a plurality of spaced apart notches cut into the arms, the notches spaced apart along the length of the arms. Each of the notches are dimensioned allowing bending of the LAN cable without physical breakdown of the cross filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Berk-Tek LLC
    Inventor: Bradley G. Hess
  • Patent number: 11287580
    Abstract: An adapter ferrule is provided configured to connect between a connector and an armored cable. The connector has a connection piece, a nut thread, a lock nut, and a ferrule, the ferrule having at least a threaded region of a first thread standard. The armored cable has a second thread standard different from the first thread standard. The adapter ferrule has a small block and a large block. The small block has an internal threading matching the second thread standard of the armor, the outer dimension of which fits within the threaded region of the ferrule. The large block has a recessed thread configured to fit over the outside of the threaded region of the ferrule, the recessed thread having the same thread standard as the threaded region of the ferrule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BERK-TEK LLC
    Inventor: Paul Michael Good
  • Patent number: 11242985
    Abstract: A lighting system is provided with a plurality of light fixtures within a room and at least one control system for controlling the plurality of light fixtures within a room. At least one of the light fixtures among the plurality of light fixtures within the room includes a patch panel thereon. The control system is attached to the patch panel on a first side of the patch panel, and a remaining of the plurality of light fixtures in the room are connected to the patch panel on a second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Berk-Tek LLC
    Inventor: Paul Michael Good
  • Patent number: 11173797
    Abstract: An electric vehicle charging station has a power supply, a controller and a power regulator and relay/driver for connecting to an electric vehicle. An edge computing module and a cellular base station are also included. The edge computing module is connected to the power supply and to an IP network for the internet mobile gateway of a cellular network. The cellular base station is connected to the power supply and to cellular antenna system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Berk-Tek LLC
    Inventor: Rakesh Sambaraju
  • Patent number: 11018491
    Abstract: A power sourcing equipment for remote powering of PoE equipment is provided including a transceiver for receiving an optical signal, a power module for receiving a power input, and a PoE device for receiving and converting the optical signal and the power input and controlling at least one remote device. A surge protector slot with a removable and field replaceable surge protector unit is provided. The removable field replaceable surge protector unit, after triggering by a surge event, is removable and replaceable with a new field replaceable surge protector unit allowing for continued surge protection without replacing the entire power sourcing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: BERK-TEK LLC
    Inventor: Paul Michael Good
  • Patent number: 10845534
    Abstract: A multi-mode optical fiber includes a glass center for conducting fundamental and high order modes of light waves, the high order modes including a first desired group of high order modes and a second undesired group of high order modes. A cladding surrounds the glass center, the glass center and cladding forming a core. A trench within the cladding surrounding the glass center reflects the first and second groups of high order modes into the core. The multi-mode optical fiber is constructed with a pressure applying element thereover that applies continuous pressure to the core, along the length of the multi-mode optical fiber, such that the at least the first group of desired high order modes are permitted to be transmitted through the core and where the second group of undesired high order modes are suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BERK-TEK LLC
    Inventors: Paul Michael Good, Rakesh Sambaraju