Patents by Inventor Dayne Wilcox

Dayne Wilcox 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).

  • Publication number: 20240111103
    Abstract: Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, at least one securing feature passageway, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one securing feature is disposed within a portion of the at least one securing feature passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Joel Christopher Rosson, Dayne Wilcox, Michael Wimmer, Shane Chad Woody, Zhiye Zhang
  • Patent number: 11886017
    Abstract: Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, at least one securing feature passageway, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one securing feature is disposed within a portion of the at least one securing feature passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Joel Christopher Rosson, Dayne Wilcox, Michael Wimmer, Shane C. Woody, Zhiye Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240019642
    Abstract: Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, at least one securing feature passageway, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The connection port passageway defines a keying portion. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one securing feature is disposed within a portion of the at least one securing feature passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Joel Christopher Rosson, Dayne Wilcox, Michael Wimmer, Shane C. Woody, Zhlye Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230393343
    Abstract: A locking ring for assembly onto a cable closure includes a locking ring includes at least two ring sections, with each ring section having at least one locking structure; and a lever that couples with the at least two ring sections. The lever includes at least one locking rib disposed therein, and the at least one locking rib is configured to engage and disengage from the at least one locking structure such that the lever moves from a closed position in which proximal ends of each ring section are substantially adjacent to an open position in which proximal ends of each ring section are separate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Johann Georg Hajok, Dayne Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20230396050
    Abstract: An end cap for a telecommunications closure includes an end cap body having a central hub and a plurality of cutouts; a plurality of extensions extending from the central hub, wherein each of the plurality of extensions comprises a plurality of walls; and a plurality of mechanism positioning elements configured to house at least a portion of a compression mechanism, each mechanism positioning element having a base, at least one wall that extends from the base, and a compression mechanism opening, wherein the compression mechanism opening is configured to house at least a portion of the compression mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Wolf Peter Kluwe, Jürgen Matthies, Larry Todd McKinney, Thorsten Müller, Dayne Wilcox
  • Patent number: 11789214
    Abstract: Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, at least one securing feature passageway, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The connection port passageway defines a keying portion. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one securing feature is disposed within a portion of the at least one securing feature passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Joel Christopher Rosson, Dayne Wilcox, Michael Wimmer, Shane C. Woody, Zhiye Zhang
  • Patent number: 11767948
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wall mount bracket having an adjustable receiving area to engage and hold multiports of varying sizes. In some embodiments, the bracket comprises: an attachment plate; a pivot plate coupled to the attachment plate; an adjustable plate coupled to the pivot plate to define a receiving area, wherein the adjustable plate adjustably couples to the pivot plate such that a width of the receiving area can be adjusted to accommodate different size multiports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventor: Dayne Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20230258878
    Abstract: Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, at least one securing feature passageway, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one securing feature is disposed within a portion of the at least one securing feature passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Joel Christopher Rosson, Dayne Wilcox, Michael Wimmer, Shane C. Woody, Zhiye Zhang
  • Patent number: 11656414
    Abstract: Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, at least one securing feature passageway, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one securing feature is disposed within a portion of the at least one securing feature passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Joel Christopher Rosson, Dayne Wilcox, Michael Wimmer, Shane C. Woody, Zhiye Zhang
  • Patent number: D951954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Wilson Licitra, Matthew Wallace Peterson, Joel Christopher Rosson, Jonathan Patrick Summers, Dayne Wilcox
  • Patent number: D960116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Dayne Wilcox, Lea Kobeli, Marie Noury, Marcelle Van Beusekom
  • Patent number: D960117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Dayne Wilcox, Lea Kobeli, Marie Noury, Marcelle Van Beusekom
  • Patent number: D975023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Christopher Rosson, Monique Lise Cote, Dayne Wilcox, Lee Alexander Webb, Cameron Meyer
  • Patent number: D991232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Holger Hoehn, Dayne Wilcox
  • Patent number: D993228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Holger Hoehn, Dayne Wilcox
  • Patent number: D1002595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Holger Hoehn, Dayne Wilcox
  • Patent number: D1022934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Dayne Wilcox, Lea Kobeli, Marie Noury, Marcelle Van Beusekom
  • Patent number: D1022935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Dayne Wilcox, Lea Kobeli, Marie Noury, Marcelle Van Beusekom
  • Patent number: D1023985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Dayne Wilcox, Lea Kobeli, Marie Noury, Marcelle Van Beusekom
  • Patent number: D1023986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Dayne Wilcox, Lea Kobeli, Marie Noury, Marcelle Van Beusekom