Patents by Inventor Claudio D'INCÀ

Claudio D'INCÀ 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).

  • Optical assembly
    Patent number: 6763171
    Abstract: An optical assembly has a number of optical fibers which terminate at connectors which connect to short lengths of optical fibers which connect, in turn, to an optical back plane mounted within a housing. The connectors are withdrawn from the housing for inspection. A plurality of movable guides is provided for the short fibers to determine a number of optical paths which remain of constant length as the connectors are withdrawn from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Marconi Communications S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio D'Inca
  • Optical assembly
    Publication number: 20030169993
    Abstract: An optical assembly has a number of optical fibres (7) which terminate at connectors (3) which connect to short lengths of optical fibre (11-18) which connect in turn to an optical back plane (4) mounted within a housing (1). It is desirable to withdraw the connectors (3) from the housing (1) for inspection. A plurality of movable guides (26) are provided for the short fibres (11-18) to determine a number of optical paths which remain of constant length as the connectors are withdrawn from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Claudio D'Inca
  • Equipment assembly
    Patent number: 6305965
    Abstract: An equipment assembly includes a housing and a sub-unit each having a large array of electrical contacts which mate when the sub-unit is inserted into the housing. The sub-unit has a plurality of threaded bolts which extend through the sub-unit to engage with cooperating threaded nuts secured to the housing. The plurality of bolts is linked together mechanically, so that all bolts engage simultaneously with their respective nuts, and draw the sub-unit into engagement with the housing as the bolts are rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Marconi Communications S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio D'Inca