Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Berridge
Benjamin J. Berridge 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: 11953748Abstract: A cassette configured for the installation in a fiber enclosure system. The cassette includes a base, a first wall including a first front post, a second wall including a second front post, and a front wall with an opening including an adapter configured to connect to at least one fiber optic cable. The cassette further includes a latch located on the first wall configured to releasably connect the cassette to the fiber enclosure system, where a cassette lock is configured to retract the latch when the lock is actuated away from a rear of the cassette and deploy the latch when the lock is actuated toward the rear of the cassette.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Joseph E. Sanders
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Patent number: 11947178Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Max W. Hibner, Michael R. Walters, Alex C. Brouwer, Michael Mayo, Bon B. Sledzinski, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Patent number: 11921339Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Max W. Hibner, Michael R. Walters, Alex C. Brouwer, Michael Mayo, Bon B. Sledzinski, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20240061197Abstract: A module for connecting 16 fiber MPOs to 12 fiber MPOs has a first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO, each 16 fiber MPO having first, second, and third fiber receiving areas. The module also has a first, second, third, and fourth 12 fiber MPO, each 12 fiber MPO having a first and second fiber receiving areas. The first and third fiber receiving area of the first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO is connected to the second and first fiber receiving area of the first, second, and fourth 12 fiber MPO. The second fiber receiving area of each 16 fiber MPO is being connected to the third 12 fiber MPO.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Robert A. Reid, Steven S. Puglise
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Patent number: 11852874Abstract: In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Gregory L. Kuffel, Joel D. Kwasny, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20230341643Abstract: A cassette module has three 16 fiber MPOs and four 12 fiber MPOs wherein each 16 fiber MPO has 4 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area and each 12 fiber MPO has 3 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area. Fibers are routed from certain areas of the 16 fiber MPOs to those of the 12 fiber MPOs in order to convert a base 12 communication system to a base 16 communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Robert A. Reid
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Publication number: 20230273385Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Max W. Hibner, Michael R. Walters, Alex C. Brouwer, Michael Mayo, Bon B. Sledzinski, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20230236377Abstract: A cassette adapter for the installation of a cassette in a patch panel of a data rack including a base configured to accept the cassette, a front frame connected to a distal end of the base, at least one latch connected to the base, and a mounting portion configured to mount the cassette adapter to the panel. The cassette adapter being configured to retain the cassette within the cassette adapter and connect the cassette to the patch panel in a removable fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventor: Benjamin J. Berridge
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Patent number: 11693199Abstract: A cassette module has three 16 fiber MPOs and four 12 fiber MPOs wherein each 16 fiber MPO has 4 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area and each 12 fiber MPO has 3 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area. Fibers are routed from certain areas of the 16 fiber MPOs to those of the 12 fiber MPOs in order to convert a base 12 communication system to a base 16 communication system.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Robert A. Reid
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Patent number: 11686911Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Max W. Hibner, Michael R. Walters, Alex C. Brouwer, Michael Mayo, Bon B. Sledzinski, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Patent number: 11624885Abstract: A cassette adapter for the installation of a cassette in a patch panel of a data rack including a base configured to accept the cassette, a front frame connected to a distal end of the base, at least one latch connected to the base, and a mounting portion configured to mount the cassette adapter to the panel. The cassette adapter being configured to retain the cassette within the cassette adapter and connect the cassette to the patch panel in a removable fashion.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventor: Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20230073414Abstract: A high-density fiber cassette and enclosure for installing the cassette are part of a cable management system. The cassette provides a more efficient design enabling installation of additional fiber connecter adapters, thus resulting in high fiber connector density within a given RU space.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Benjamin J. Berridge, Max W. Hibner, Gregory L. Kuffel
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Publication number: 20230054668Abstract: In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Gregory L. Kuffel, Joel D. Kwasny, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Patent number: 11493701Abstract: In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Gregory L. Kuffel, Joel D. Kwasny, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20220082776Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Max W. Hibner, Michael R. Walters, Alex C. Brouwer, Michael Mayo, Bon B. Sledzinski, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20220082773Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Max W. Hibner, Michael R. Walters, Alex C. Brouwer, Michael Mayo, Bon B. Sledzinski, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20220082775Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Max W. Hibner, Michael R. Walters, Alex C. Brouwer, Michael Mayo, Bon B. Sledzinski, Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20210294057Abstract: A cassette configured for the installation in a fiber enclosure system. The cassette includes a base, a first wall including a first front post, a second wall including a second front post, and a front wall with an opening including an adapter configured to connect to at least one fiber optic cable. The cassette further includes a latch located on the first wall configured to releasably connect the cassette to the fiber enclosure system, where a cassette lock is configured to retract the latch when the lock is actuated away from a rear of the cassette and deploy the latch when the lock is actuated toward the rear of the cassette.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Joseph E. Sanders
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Publication number: 20210278620Abstract: A cassette adapter for the installation of a cassette in a patch panel of a data rack including a base configured to accept the cassette, a front frame connected to a distal end of the base, at least one latch connected to the base, and a mounting portion configured to mount the cassette adapter to the panel. The cassette adapter being configured to retain the cassette within the cassette adapter and connect the cassette to the patch panel in a removable fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventor: Benjamin J. Berridge
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Publication number: 20210263235Abstract: In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Gregory L. Kuffel, Joel D. Kwasny, Benjamin J. Berridge