Patents Assigned to Clearfield, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8374477
    Abstract: 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 of optical fiber connectors. The adapter plate is releasable from the housing and providing access to both sides of the adapter plate. The cassette further includes a radius limiter nested with and resiliently connected to the base housing, a first expansion housing having an exterior contour substantially aligned with the base housing and configured to resiliently interlock with the base housing, and a cover resiliently connected to the expansion housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.
    Inventor: John P. Hill
  • Publication number: 20120057838
    Abstract: 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 of optical fiber connectors. The adapter plate is releasable from the housing and providing access to both sides of the adapter plate. The cassette further includes a radius limiter nested with and resiliently connected to the base housing, a first expansion housing having an exterior contour substantially aligned with the base housing and configured to resiliently interlock with the base housing, and a cover resiliently connected to the expansion housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: CLEARFIELD, INC.
    Inventors: John P. Hill, Todd F. Husom, Walter Ernest Power, II
  • Patent number: 8059932
    Abstract: 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 of optical fiber connectors. The adapter plate is releasable from the housing and providing access to both sides of the adapter plate. The cassette further includes a radius limiter nested with and resiliently connected to the base housing, a first expansion housing having an exterior contour substantially aligned with the base housing and configured to resiliently interlock with the base housing, and a cover resiliently connected to the expansion housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Hill, Todd Frederick Husom, Walter Ernest Power, II
  • Patent number: 7945138
    Abstract: 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 of optical fiber connectors. The adapter plate is releasable from the housing and providing access to both sides of the adapter plate. The cassette further includes a radius limiter nested with and resiliently connected to the base housing, a first expansion housing having an exterior contour substantially aligned with the base housing and configured to resiliently interlock with the base housing, and a cover resiliently connected to the expansion housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Hill, Todd Frederick Husom, Walter Ernest Power, II
  • Patent number: 7751674
    Abstract: The present invention provides modular cassettes for fiber management applications. Cassettes in accordance with the present invention comprise plural functional components that nest into a main housing portion to support various application and fiber types. In accordance with the present invention, such components can be added or removed depending on the application and configuration needs of the use environment. Advantageously, cassettes in accordance with the present invention incorporate resilient connections and nested internal components for easy assembly and disassembly with minimal tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.
    Inventor: John Paul Hill
  • Publication number: 20100142910
    Abstract: 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 of optical fiber connectors. The adapter plate is releasable from the housing and providing access to both sides of the adapter plate. The cassette further includes a radius limiter nested with and resiliently connected to the base housing, a first expansion housing having an exterior contour substantially aligned with the base housing and configured to resiliently interlock with the base housing, and a cover resiliently connected to the expansion housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: CLEARFIELD, INC.
    Inventors: John P. Hill, Todd F. Husom, Walter E. Power, II
  • Publication number: 20090324189
    Abstract: 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 of optical fiber connectors. The adapter plate is releasable from the housing and providing access to both sides of the adapter plate. The cassette further includes a radius limiter nested with and resiliently connected to the base housing, a first expansion housing having an exterior contour substantially aligned with the base housing and configured to resiliently interlock with the base housing, and a cover resiliently connected to the expansion housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: CLEARFIELD, INC.
    Inventors: John P. Hill, Todd F. Husom, Walter Ernest Power, II