Patents by Inventor Catherine Victoria McNaught

Catherine Victoria McNaught 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).

  • Enclosure for local convergence point for fiber optic communications network
    Patent number: 10558007
    Abstract: An enclosure for providing a local convergence point for a fiber optic network may include an enclosure frame and an end panel defining a plurality of ports. The enclosure may include a feeder compartment to receive through at least one of the ports an optical source cable from the network. The enclosure may include a feeder compartment panel pivotally coupled to the feeder compartment and configured to pivot. The enclosure may also include a feeder splice tray removably coupled to the feeder compartment panel and configured to receive one or more optical fibers from the optical source cable. The feeder splice tray may be configured to communicatively couple at least one optical fiber of the optical source cable to at least one distribution fiber configured to facilitate communication with a destination device configured to receive an optical signal from the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Jason J Brown, Fernando Martinez Esteves, Catherine Victoria McNaught, Jose Martinez Sanchez
  • ENCLOSURE FOR LOCAL CONVERGENCE POINT FOR FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190285820
    Abstract: An enclosure for providing a local convergence point for a fiber optic network may include an enclosure frame and an end panel defining a plurality of ports. The enclosure may include a feeder compartment to receive through at least one of the ports an optical source cable from the network. The enclosure may include a feeder compartment panel pivotally coupled to the feeder compartment and configured to pivot. The enclosure may also include a feeder splice tray removably coupled to the feeder compartment panel and configured to receive one or more optical fibers from the optical source cable. The feeder splice tray may be configured to communicatively couple at least one optical fiber of the optical source cable to at least one distribution fiber configured to facilitate communication with a destination device configured to receive an optical signal from the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jason J. Brown, Fernando Martinez Esteves, Catherine Victoria McNaught, Jose Martinez Sanchez