Patents by Inventor Bruce R. Musolf

Bruce R. Musolf 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).

  • EXPANSION CROSS-CONNECT ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20090277681
    Abstract: An expansion cross-connect enclosure is disclosed. The expansion cross-connect enclosure includes a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, and left and right sides, the housing having a doorway at the front. The expansion cross-connect enclosure also includes a cross-connect panel detachably connected within the housing at the rear of the housing, and an access door covering the doorway, the access door pivotally connected across the front by a door hinge. The expansion cross-connect enclosure further includes cable access openings through the rear of the housing positioned to be aligned with horizontal cable access openings of an existing cross-connect enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce R. Musolf, Bryan Kennedy, Michael Wentworth, Jeff Blatnik
  • Front access DSX assembly
    Patent number: 7195521
    Abstract: A DSX jack module having removable jacks is disclosed. The jack module includes a jack mount for holding the jacks. The jack module also includes a front facing cross-connect array and a front facing IN/OUT array. A circuit board is electrically connected to the arrays. The circuit board includes portions positioned directly behind the cross-connect array and the IN/OUT array. A chassis for holding jack modules is also disclosed. The chassis includes a front door having a double hinge configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Musolf, Richard T. Demulling
  • High density patching system with longframe jacks
    Patent number: 7044803
    Abstract: A patching system is disclosed herein. The patching system includes a plurality of front-loaded patching modules positionable within a chassis. Each of the patching modules includes first and second longframe jack assemblies and a switch for changing the circuit configurations of the patching module. The patching modules and the chassis provide increased patching density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott K. Baker, Bruce R. Musolf, James Dewey, Jeffrey L. Peters, Thomas Good
  • Front access DSX assembly
    Patent number: 6840815
    Abstract: A DSX jack module having removable jacks is disclosed. The jack module includes a jack mount for holding the jacks. The jack module also includes a front facing cross-connect array and a front facing IN/OUT array. A circuit board is electrically connected to the arrays. The circuit board includes portions positioned directly behind the cross-connect array and the IN/OUT array. A chassis for holding jack modules is also disclosed. The chassis includes a front door having a double hinge configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Musolf, Richard T. Demulling
  • Front access DSX assembly
    Publication number: 20030064611
    Abstract: A DSX jack module having removable jacks is disclosed. The jack module includes a jack mount for holding the jacks. The jack module also includes a front facing cross-connect array and a front facing IN/OUT array. A circuit board is electrically connected to the arrays. The circuit board includes portions positioned directly behind the cross-connect array and the IN/OUT array. A chassis for holding jack modules is also disclosed. The chassis includes a front door having a double hinge configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce R. Musolf, Richard T. Demulling