Patents by Inventor Jack K. Merrow

Jack K. Merrow 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: 7722411
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a patch panel. The patch panel has a bracket having a panel interface having a front surface and a back surface substantially parallel to each other, at least one opening in the panel interface extends from the front surface to the back surface, at least one mounting member on the front surface of the bracket, at least one mounting member on the back surface of the bracket, a first pair of opposing edges and a second pair of opposing edges, the first pair and second pair of opposing edges are formed perpendicular to the panel interface. The patch panel also has a patching module having a number of connection elements, such as jacks, on a front side of the patching module and a number of connectors, such as insulation displacement connectors, on a back side of the patching module, wherein each connector is associated with one of the connection elements on the front side of the patching module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jack K. Merrow, Billy F Schoonover, Roy Hauner
  • Publication number: 20100055974
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a patch panel. The patch panel has a bracket having a panel interface having a front surface and a back surface substantially parallel to each other, at least one opening in the panel interface extends from the front surface to the back surface, at least one mounting member on the front surface of the bracket, at least one mounting member on the back surface of the bracket, a first pair of opposing edges and a second pair of opposing edges, the first pair and second pair of opposing edges are formed perpendicular to the panel interface. The patch panel also has a patching module having a number of connection elements, such as jacks, on a front side of the patching module and a number of connectors, such as insulation displacement connectors, on a back side of the patching module, wherein each connector is associated with one of the connection elements on the front side of the patching module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack K. Merrow, Billy F. Schoonover, Roy Hauner
  • Patent number: 5781686
    Abstract: A housing of the type for receiving telecommunication cables and multi-media connection members, wherein the housing includes a base plate with a side edge portion for supporting a plurality of multi-media connection members, a first optical fiber storage ring that is attached to the base, and a second optical fiber storage ring that is attached to the base substantially side-by-side with the first optic storage guide. The first and second optic storage guides each have a substantially cylindrical outer guide surface with a radius that is equal to or greater than the minimum bend radius of the optical fibers. The first and second optical fiber storage rings are spaced apart from each other to define a cross-over junction therebetween that is adapted to receive the optical fibers extending between the first and second fiber storage rings. An outer guidewall is selectively spaced about the first and second optical fiber storage guides to retain the optical fibers wrapped about the storage rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Scott T. Robinson, Peter H. Newman, Jack K. Merrow, DeWayne J. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5647045
    Abstract: A housing of the type for receiving telecommunication cables and multi-media connection members, wherein the housing includes a base plate with a side edge portion for supporting a plurality of multi-media connection members, a first optical fiber storage ring that is attached to the base, and a second optical fiber storage ring that is attached to the base substantially side-by-side with the first optic storage guide. The first and second optic storage guides each have a substantially cylindrical outer guide surface with a radius that is equal to or greater than the minimum bend radius of the optical fibers. The first and second optical fiber storage rings are spaced apart from each other to define a cross-over junction therebetween that is adapted to receive the optical fibers extending between the first and second fiber storage rings. An outer guidewall is selectively spaced about the first and second optical fiber storage guides to retain the optical fibers wrapped about the storage rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Scott T. Robinson, Peter H. Newman, Jack K. Merrow, DeWayne J. Anderson
  • Patent number: D532000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jack K. Merrow, Aaron Klein, Christopher Montalbano, David P. Eckel, Allan Copeland
  • Patent number: D540315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jack K. Merrow, Aaron Klein, Christopher Montalbano, David P. Eckel, Allan Copeland