Patents by Inventor Guy J. Barthes

Guy J. Barthes 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).

  • Patent number: 9638871
    Abstract: A method of terminating an optical fiber drop cable with an optical fiber connector and said optical fiber connector are described herein wherein said optical fiber connector can be inserted into a port structure of a telecommunication enclosure to provide an environmentally sealed connection. The exemplary connector has a main body with an interior passageway extending from a first end to a second end of the main body and a compressible portion at the second end of the main body, a compression member attachable to the second end of the optical fiber connector over the compressible portion, an optical connection portion disposed at least partially within the interior, and an outer housing disposed over the connection portion wherein the outer housing has an external shape mateable with a standard format optical coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Christine B. Bund, Guy J. Barthes, Denis Dupont, Christophe Desard, Herve Brunet, Enrique Frutos Fernández, Susana Lallena, Johann G. Hajok
  • Patent number: 9513451
    Abstract: Optical fiber distribution enclosure (1), comprising a housing base (40) and a housing cover (20), engageable with each other to form a housing of the enclosure (1), a slack fiber storage device (50), arranged within the housing when the housing base (40) and the housing cover (20) are engaged with each other, a tray holder (60), arranged within the housing when the housing base (40) and the housing cover (20) are engaged with each other, on which tray holder (60) one or more fiber-optic trays (70) can be mounted, characterized in that the housing base (40), the slack fiber storage device (50) and the tray holder (60) are integrally formed as one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Christophe Corbille, Patrick Drouard, Jesús Estrada, Guy J. Barthes, Christophe Desard
  • Publication number: 20160154184
    Abstract: A method of terminating an optical fiber drop cable with an optical fiber connector and said optical fiber connector are described herein wherein said optical fiber connector can be inserted into a port structure of a telecommunication enclosure to provide an environmentally sealed connection. The exemplary connector has a main body with an interior passageway extending from a first end to a second end of the main body and a compressible portion at the second end of the main body, a compression member attachable to the second end of the optical fiber connector over the compressible portion, an optical connection portion disposed at least to partially within the interior, and an outer housing disposed over the connection portion wherein the outer housing has an external shape mateable with a standard format optical coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Christine B. Bund, Guy J. Barthes, Denis Dupont, Christophe Desard, Herve Brunet, Enrique Frutos Fernández, Susana Lallena, Johann G. Hajok
  • Publication number: 20150253528
    Abstract: Optical fibre distribution enclosure (1), comprising a housing base (40) and a housing cover (20), engageable with each other to form a housing of the enclosure (1), a slack fibre storage device (50), arranged within the housing when the housing base (40) and the housing cover (20) are engaged with each other, a tray holder (60), arranged within the housing when the housing base (40) and the housing cover (20) are engaged with each other, on which tray holder (60) one or more fibre-optic trays (70) can be mounted, characterized in that the housing base (40), the slack fibre storage device (50) and the tray holder (60) are integrally formed as one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Christophe Corbille, Patrick Drouard, Jesús Estrada, Guy J. Barthes, Christophe Desard
  • Publication number: 20140355936
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector is described herein for inserting a telecommunication cable into a telecommunication enclosure in order to make an optical connection when the connector is inserted into a port structure of a telecommunication enclosure. The exemplary connector has a main body with an interior passageway extending from a first end to a second end of the main body and a compressible portion at the second end of the main body, a compression member attachable to the second end of the optical fiber connector over the compressible portion, a optical connection portion disposed at least partially within the interior, and an outer housing disposed over the connection portion wherein the outer housing has an external shape mateable with a standard format optical coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Christine B. Bund, Guy J. Barthes, Denis Dupont, Christophe Desard, Herve Brunet, Enrique Frutos Fernández, Susana Lallena, Johann G. Hajok
  • Patent number: 7778003
    Abstract: An overvoltage protection module can be fitted to a telecommunications module having telecommunications contacts, to which telecommunications lines are connectable, and has at least two overvoltage protectors, at least one ground contact, and at least two pairs of protection module contacts for contacting the telecommunications contacts at contact points, so that at least two telecommunications lines are protectable, wherein the contact points are located on at least two different levels, and both contacts of each pair of protection module contacts are connected to the same overvoltage protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Guy Metral, Guy J. Barthes
  • Publication number: 20080310060
    Abstract: An overvoltage protection module can be fitted to a telecommunications module having telecommunications contacts, to which telecommunications lines are connectable, and has at least two overvoltage protectors, at least one ground contact, and at least two pairs of protection module contacts for contacting the telecommunications contacts at contact points, so that at least two telecommunications lines are protectable, wherein the contact points are located on at least two different levels, and both contacts of each pair of protection module contacts are connected to the same overvoltage protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Guy Metral, Guy J. Barthes
  • Patent number: 7207818
    Abstract: A telecommunications module has a front and a rear side and at least two contacts which are in disconnectable contact with each other at a disconnection point, wherein at least one contact has at least two projections in the vicinity of the disconnection point and on either side of the disconnection point. The contacts can be separated by inserting an external component or a portion thereof in an insertion direction between the projections. This manner of separation of the contacts without contacting any of the disconnection points results in less abrasion at these points. At least one of the projections formed on a contact of a telecommunications module in the vicinity of a disconnection point may be used as a test access to the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Guy J. Barthes, Guy Metral