Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Lane Shields

Jeffrey Lane Shields 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).

  • Modular optical fiber splice tray system
    Patent number: 11391901
    Abstract: The present description relates to a modular, reconfigurable splice tray system that comprises a splice tray having a base extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end, a pair of side walls extending longitudinally between the first and second ends of the base, a plurality of cable entrances formed at the first and second end of the base and a receiving portion configured to receive a modular component disposed between the cable entrances at the first end and at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: William George Allen, Jeffrey Lane Shields
  • MODULAR OPTICAL FIBER SPLICE TRAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210055496
    Abstract: The present description relates to a modular, reconfigurable splice tray system that comprises a splice tray having a base extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end, a pair of side walls extending longitudinally between the first and second ends of the base, a plurality of cable entrances formed at the first and second end of the base and a receiving portion configured to receive a modular component disposed between the cable entrances at the first end and at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: William George Allen, Jeffrey Lane Shields