Patents by Inventor Christopher Brian Barefoot

Christopher Brian Barefoot 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).

  • Outside plant termination enclosure
    Patent number: 8770861
    Abstract: A termination enclosure includes a base, a cover, and at least one optical component. An input member extends outwardly from the base. At least a portion of the input member extends along the bottom of the termination enclosure. The input member defines a sealed input passage that extends through the base. A sealing chamber is defined by the base and cover. A gasket disposed at the sealing chamber seals and/or retains drop cables routed into the enclosure even when the cover is moved relative to the base. The sealing chamber defines ports that are located on a common side of the enclosure as an end of the input member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, David Braga, Eric E. Alston, Daniel B. Hangebrauck, Christopher Brian Barefoot
  • OUTSIDE PLANT TERMINATION ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20130114930
    Abstract: A termination enclosure includes a base, a cover, and at least one optical component. An input member extends outwardly from the base. At least a portion of the input member extends along the bottom of the termination enclosure. The input member defines a sealed input passage that extends through the base. A sealing chamber is defined by the base and cover. A gasket disposed at the sealing chamber seals and/or retains drop cables routed into the enclosure even when the cover is moved relative to the base. The sealing chamber defines ports that are located on a common side of the enclosure as an end of the input member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, David Braga, Eric E. Alston, Dan Hangebrauck, Christopher Brian Barefoot