Patents by Inventor Bart Mattie Claessens
Bart Mattie Claessens 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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Patent number: 12235500Abstract: Devices, arrangements and methods for routing and connecting optical fibers at fiber organizers of telecommunications closures. The organizers include pivotal tray arrangements for improved versatility and quantity of fiber routing configurations within a telecommunications closure of a given size.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Pieter Doultremont
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Patent number: 12210203Abstract: A telecommunications tray assembly includes a groove plate, a telecommunications tray, and a connection arrangement rotatably connecting the tray to the groove plate. The assembly can include a positioning arrangement enabling the telecommunications tray to be retained in an open position, the positioning arrangement including a positioning member associated with one of the groove plate and the telecommunications tray, wherein the positioning member has an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape. The connection arrangement can include a pair of arms defining apertures receiving a pair of hinge members, wherein the apertures have an elongate cross-sectional shape and the pair of hinge members have a circular cross-sectional shape.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, El Moïz Mohammed Michel Ghammam
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Patent number: 12130476Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic adapter holder that includes a base member and a plurality of upright arms that extend upwardly from the base member. The plurality of upright arms together may define a pocket region that has an open, U-shape. A fiber optic adapter may be received in the open, U-shaped pocket region of the fiber optic adapter holder. When the fiber optic adapter is mounted within the pocket region of the fiber optic adapter holder, a height of the fiber optic adapter holder may be lower than or equal to a height of the fiber optic adapter.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Louis Muylle
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Patent number: 12019295Abstract: A management tray is disposed inside a drop terminal to organize and guide optical fibers. The management tray may define an anchor station, connector storage stations, a splice retention station, a fanout station, and/or a splitter retention station.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Erwin Beckers
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Patent number: 12019298Abstract: The present disclosure relates to features of a telecommunication enclosure. Example features can include mounting plate attachment features, housing latching features, housing hinge features and fiber routing features.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Johan Geens, Eddy Luc Cams, William Alan Carrico, Bart Mattie Claessens, Philippe Coenegracht
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Patent number: 12001072Abstract: Telecommunications cable management component housing assemblies that can be assembled without adhesive, and associated methods for assembling cable management component housings. The assembly includes a body and a lid that can be assembled together in a permanent or semi-permanent configuration. The body and the lid include complementary locking features. The lid is resiliently flexible to enable the lid to be assembled to the body. The body defines a cable management component housing volume that houses one or more cable management components, such as splitters, wave division multiplexors, and splices.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Roger Joseph Alaerts
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Patent number: 11966094Abstract: Sealing assembly for cable ports of a telecommunications closure. The sealing assembly includes a plurality of seal blocks that cooperate with each other to define 3-dimensional labyrinth seals around cables entering the closure through the cable ports. In some examples, the seal blocks cooperate to be self-sealing even without a cable or other structure being present.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: El Moïz Mohammed Michel Ghammam, Philippe Coenegracht, Bart Mattie Claessens
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Patent number: 11927808Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a holder for attaching an optical component to a structure such as a tray. The holder includes integrated first mounting features including end tabs and integrated second mounting features including dovetail projections.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Peter Pall, David Novak, Bart Mattie Claessens, Geert Van Genechten
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Patent number: 11892696Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealed closure having modular components, enhanced cable sealing, modular connection interfaces, enhanced cable anchoring and enhanced fiber management.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Johan Geens, Philippe Coenegracht, Pieter Doultremont, William B. Bryan, William Alan Carrico, Eddy Luc Cams, Erik David Bishop, Thomas Ross Marmon, Bart Mattie Claessens, Alan Armando Garcia Gonzalez, Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Roger Alaerts, Conny Van De Velde, Jos Brants, El Moïz Mohammed Michel Ghammam, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers, Marc Eugène Willem Bervoets, Barry Wayne Allen, Maarten Aerts
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Publication number: 20230314751Abstract: Holders that anchor sheaths containing optical fibers. The holders include various anchoring and placement features for the sheaths held by the holders. In some examples, a labyrinthine passage is provided to secure the sheaths within the holder. In some examples, the holder includes a twist-to-anchor mechanism. In some examples, the holder includes a narrow and expandable lateral entry slot for sheaths that is in communication with a wide sheath holding volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Roger Joseph Alaerts, Stefan Sepelev, Geert Van Genechten, Maarten Michiels, Eddy Luc Cams, Cornelia Van De Velde
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Publication number: 20230314728Abstract: A telecommunications enclosure includes an extension defining a side cable entrance. In certain enclosures, the housing is elongate along a length and the extension is disposed at one end of the length. Cable sealing (e.g., gel) is disposed in the cable extension. One or more pivotal splice trays may be mounted within the housing. Loop storage also may be provided at or near the side cable entrance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Philippe Coenegracht, Johan Geens, Pieter Vermeulen, Karel Vanwinkel, Dirk Jozef G. VAN DE WEYER, Geert Van Genechten
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Patent number: 11774696Abstract: An enclosure (10) includes a base (38) defining a splice region (148) and a cover (40) coupled to the base (38) to move between a closed position and an open position. A plurality of ruggedized adapters (26) are on the cover (40), each adapter having an inner port (64) and an outer port (66). A removable module (32) is disposed on the cover (40), at least one input fiber (12) being routed from the splice region (148) of the base (38) to the removable module (32), wherein the at least one input fiber (12) is output from the module as a pigtail (28) having a connectorized end that is connected to an inner port (64) of a ruggedized adapter (26). A cable input location (16) receives an input cable (14/20) including at least one tube (138) surrounding at least one fiber (12) that carries the same signal as the at least one input fiber (12) being routed from the splice region (148) to the removable module (32). The input cable (14/20) is anchored to the base (38) at the cable input location (16).Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Dirk Kempeneers, Erwin Beckers, Peter Claes, Emilie De Groe, Ronnie Rosa Georges Liefsoens, Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Thierry Janssens
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Patent number: 11630277Abstract: Closure-mounted support structures and associated assemblies for supporting fiber optic management devices within a fiber optic closure defining a closure volume. The support structures are adapted to receive and hold axially distal portions of protection tubes that hold and protect portions of optical fibers as they are routed through the closure volume, and also to support optical fiber management trays into which the optical fibers can be routed upon exiting the protection tubes.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Roger Joseph Alaerts
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Patent number: 11592637Abstract: A cable organizer for fiber optic cables includes a support structure, and a groove plate mounted to the support structure. The groove plate has an access groove for managing fiber optic cables on the groove plate. Fiber optic trays are pivotally mounted to the groove plate, and each fiber optic tray is configured to manage an optical fiber from the fiber optic cables. The access groove is at an angle relative to the fiber optic trays to provide a side access to the fiber optic cables.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Erwin Beckers
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Patent number: 11506856Abstract: Anchoring an input cable (190) at an input port (123, 223) of an enclosure (110) includes inserting the input cable (190) through an anchor member (151, 251) so that a cable jacket (191) terminates within the anchor member (151, 251) and at least one optical fiber (195) extends outwardly from the anchor member (151, 251). The anchor member (151, 251) is secured to the cable jacket (191) using the sheath (175). A cover (162, 260) is mounted to the anchor member (151, 251) to form a pass-through assembly (150, 250) defining an enclosed region. Material is injected into the enclosed region to fix strength members (197) and/or optical fibers (195) of the input cable (190) to the pass-through assembly (150, 250). The ruggedized pass-through assembly (150, 250) is disposed at a base (120, 220) of the enclosure (110).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Philippe Coenegracht
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Patent number: 11506853Abstract: A cable management system includes a support having a stem and an arm that extends from the stem. The arm includes a channel having a plurality of openings. A locking sled is slidable from a locked position to an unlocked position within the channel. The locking sled has a plurality of locking grooves that align with the plurality of openings. Fiber optic trays are mounted to the arm, and each fiber optic tray has at least one hinge inserted through an opening on the arm and a locking groove on the locking sled. The fiber optic trays are pivotable with respect to the arm when the hinges are in the unlocked portion, and the fiber optic trays are fixed with respect to the arm when the hinges are in the locked portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Commscope Technologies LLCInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, William Alan Carrico
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Patent number: 11460656Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a re-enterable enclosure for a fiber optic network. The enclosure can include features such as a low compression-force perimeter gasket, cable seals constructed to seal effectively seal triple points, multi-function port size reducer plugs and multi-function blind plugs.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Emilie De Groe, Maarten Michiels
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Patent number: 11428887Abstract: Pairs of windows are cut into a distribution cable at various points along the length to couple some of the optical fibers of the distribution cable to drop cables. A wrap-type sealing arrangement can seal a first window of each pair. An enclosure-type sealing arrangement can seal a second window of each pair. The enclosure includes a splice tray and cable storage. Optical adapters and/or a passive splitter also may be disposed within the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Ronnie Rosa Georges Liefsoens, Jiri Zavrel, Eric Schurmans, Kristof Vastmans, Dirk Jozef G. Van De Weyer, Bart Mattie Claessens
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Patent number: 11422327Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealed closure having modular components, enhanced cable sealing, modular connection interfaces, enhanced cable anchoring and enhanced fiber management.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Johan Geens, Philippe Coenegracht, Pieter Doultremont, William B. Bryan, William Alan Carrico, Eddy Luc Cams, Erik David Bishop, Thomas Ross Marmon, Bart Mattie Claessens, Alan Armando Garcia Gonzalez, Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Roger Alaerts, Conny Van De Velde, Jos Brants, El Moïz Mohammed Michel Ghammam, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers, Marc Eugène Willem Bervoets, Barry Wayne Allen, Maarten Aerts
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Patent number: 11402589Abstract: A mechanical connection interface for connecting and releasing optical components is disclosed. The mechanical connection interface includes a slide latch arrangement for securing an optical component such as a splice holder to a structure such as a tray.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Roger Joseph Alaerts, William Alan Carrico, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers, Marc Eugène Willem Bervoets