Patents by Inventor Bruce Irwin Dolan

Bruce Irwin Dolan 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).

  • Hinged removable connector module
    Patent number: 6510056
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a shelf for housing PCPs. A backplane extends across the shelf. A connector module having the OAM&P connectors is electrically connected to the backplane and has two positions. In one position it extends sideways from the shelf with the connectors in a front to rear direction. In the second position, the OAM&P connector module is substantially flush with the side of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Richard G. Kusyk, Richard G. Murphy, Bruce Irwin Dolan, Craig Donald Suitor
  • Flexible cable I/O module system
    Patent number: 6336814
    Abstract: A shelf for housing printed circuit packs in which a backplane has a connector along its top or bottom edge. Connector modules are connected to the backplane by vertical attachment to the backplane edge connector such that the connector modules are located above or below the backplane. The connector modules may be oriented either to be front facing or rear facing. The backplane connector is adapted to accept modules of varying widths and having different connectors thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Richard G. Kusyk, Richard G. Murphy, Bruce Irwin Dolan, Craig Donald Suitor