Patents by Inventor Harley J. McAllister

Harley J. McAllister 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: 6792190
    Abstract: A fiber optic splitter tray system with a tray framework with a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side; a plurality of fiber optic splitters mounted generally transverse to the tray framework, toward the rear end of the tray framework; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted generally longitudinally to the framework, the adapters being recessed from the front end of the framework such that fiber optic cables operatively attached to the adapters may be housed within the front end while maintaining a predetermined minimum bend radius in the cables. This may further include a front cable guard movably attached to the tray framework proximate the front end such that the guard is movable vertically downward from a guarding position to a downward position when the tray framework is in an outward position, and further wherein the guard is slidable rearward from the downward position to a downward retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Telect, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Xin, Harley J. McAllister
  • Publication number: 20020181922
    Abstract: A fiber optic splitter tray system with a tray framework with a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side; a plurality of fiber optic splitters mounted generally transverse to the tray framework, toward the rear end of the tray framework; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted generally longitudinally to the framework, the adapters being recessed from the front end of the framework such that fiber optic cables operatively attached to the adapters may be housed within the front end while maintaining a predetermined minimum bend radius in the cables. This may further include a front cable guard movably attached to the tray framework proximate the front end such that the guard is movable vertically downward from a guarding position to a downward position when the tray framework is in an outward position, and further wherein the guard is slidable rearward from the downward position to a downward retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Xin Xin, Harley J. McAllister