Patents by Inventor Joel B. Douglas
Joel B. Douglas 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).
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Patent number: 7302154Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Steven P. Trebesch, Thomas C. Tinucci, Joel B. Douglas, John C. Holman, Trevor D. Smith, Paul C. Lance
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Patent number: 7233731Abstract: A telecommunications cabinet comprising a top, a floor, a pair of opposing sides, a front wall and a rear wall defining an interior, the front including an access door for accessing the interior. Within the interior are mounted a cable management structure, an adapter panel with an adapter configured to optical connector two optical fiber cables terminated with fiber optic connectors, and a fiber optic connector holder mounted in openings of the adapter panel. The connector holder has an opening configured to receive a fiber optic connector with a dust cap, the opening accessible from a front side of the adapter panel. A fiber optic connector including a ferrule with a polished end face holding an end of an optical fiber with a dust cap placed about the ferrule and polished end face is inserted within the opening of a fiber optic connector holder. And a fiber optic connector is inserted within the rear side of one of the adapters.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: James J. Solheid, Daniel Ray Mertesdorf, Matthew J. Holmberg, Trevor D. Smith, Joel B. Douglas, Kathleen M. Barnes, Marlon E. Holmquist
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Patent number: 7231125Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel includes drawer assemblies, each including a drawer slidable within a chassis. The drawer assemblies are secured together by a bracket that includes an interlock arrangement with the chassis. Such an interlock arrangement includes a non-threaded stud engaging a hole. Radius limiters may be part of the drawer assembly and include a cable entry aperture have a closed perimeter and a flared cable guide surface around most of, and preferably all of, the closed perimeter to allow for the entry of cables from all directions. A control mechanism controls movement of the radius limiter relative to the drawer assembly. The control mechanism includes a rotating member that has an axis of rotation transverse to the slidable motion of the radius limiter and normal to the radius limiter.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2006Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, Kathleen M. Barnes, Michael J. Franklin, Lonnie E. Hannah, Trevor D. Smith, Steven P. Trebesch
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Patent number: 7198409Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber optic connector holder sized to fit within an opening for mounting a fiber optic adapter. The fiber optic connector holder is configured to permit a fiber optic connector with a dust cap positioned about a ferrule and a polished end face of an optical fiber held by the ferrule to be inserted within and releasably held by the connector holder. The present invention further relates to a system for holding fiber optic connectors including a fiber optic connector holder mounted within an opening in a bulkhead for mounting a fiber optic adapter. The fiber optic connector holder is configured to receive a fiber optic connector with a dust cap mounted about a ferrule and polished end face of an optical fiber held by the ferrule. The present invention also relates to a method of holding an optical fiber connector to a bulkhead, when the fiber optic connector includes a dust cap mounted about a ferrule and a polished end face of an optical fiber held by the ferrule.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Thomas C. Tinucci, Cindy S. Walters, James W. Conroy, Joel B. Douglas, Kathleen M. Barnes, Marlon E. Holmquist
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Patent number: 7120348Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2004Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Steven P. Trebesch, Thomas C. Tinucci, Joel B. Douglas, John C. Holman, Trevor D. Smith, Paul C. Lance
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Patent number: 7079744Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel includes drawer assemblies, each including a drawer slidable within a chassis. The drawer assemblies are secured together by a bracket that includes an interlock arrangement with the chassis. Such an interlock arrangement includes a non-threaded stud engaging a hole. Radius limiters may be part of the drawer assembly and include a cable entry aperture have a closed perimeter and a flared cable guide surface around most of, and preferably all of, the closed perimeter to allow for the entry of cables from all directions. A control mechanism controls movement of the radius limiter relative to the drawer assembly. The control mechanism includes a rotating member that has an axis of rotation transverse to the slidable motion of the radius limiter and normal to the radius limiter.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2001Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, Kathleen M. Barnes, Michael J. Franklin, Lonnie E. Hannah, Trevor D. Smith, Steven P. Trebesch
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Patent number: 6968111Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Steven P Trebesch, Thomas C Tinucci, Joel B Douglas, John C. Holman, Trevor D. Smith, Paul C Lance
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Patent number: 6892020Abstract: A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clips arms and the mounting tabs generally linearly arranged, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm. A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2003Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, Thomas C. Tinucci, John C. Holman
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Publication number: 20040258384Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Steven P. Trebesch, Thomas C. Tinucci, Joel B. Douglas, John C. Holman, Trevor D. Smith, Paul C. Lance
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Patent number: 6819857Abstract: A storage tray arrangement for storing cable slack in fiber optic systems includes a vertically oriented frame and at least one tray mounted to the frame in a vertical plane parallel to the frame. There is a mounting construction that permits the tray to be pivotally secured to the frame. The mounting construction permits the tray to be selectively pivoted relative to the frame within the vertical plane. In preferred arrangements, the trays are mounted as tray sets having at least two trays mounted to a common pivot post. Particular preferred trays include trays having scalloped side walls. Methods for storing cable slack utilize trays and mounting arrangements as described herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2001Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, John T. Van Scoy, Lonnie E. Hannah, Wayne John Giesen, Curtis Lee Puetz, Trevor D. Smith
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Publication number: 20040149486Abstract: A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clips arms and the mounting tabs generally linearly arranged, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm. A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, Thomas C. Tinucci, John C. Holman
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Patent number: 6665484Abstract: A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clips arms and the mounting tabs generally linearly arranged, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm. A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, Thomas C. Tinucci, John C. Holman
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Publication number: 20030165315Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Steven P. Trebesch, Thomas C. Tinucci, Joel B. Douglas, John C. Holman, Trevor D. Smith, Paul C. Lance
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Publication number: 20030108322Abstract: A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clips arms and the mounting tabs generally linearly arranged, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm. A cable routing clip for mounting on a wall having clip arms extending from one side of a crosspiece and mounting tabs extending from the other side, the clip defining a slot for receiving cables, and a movable gate extending from a distal end of one of the clip arms across the slot to the distal end of the other clip arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, Thomas C. Tinucci, John C. Holman
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Publication number: 20030072551Abstract: A storage tray arrangement for storing cable slack in fiber optic systems includes a vertically oriented frame and at least one tray mounted to the frame in a vertical plane parallel to the frame. There is a mounting construction that permits the tray to be pivotally secured to the frame. The mounting construction permits the tray to be selectively pivoted relative to the frame within the vertical plane. In preferred arrangements, the trays are mounted as tray sets having at least two trays mounted to a common pivot post. Particular preferred trays include trays having scalloped side walls. Methods for storing cable slack utilize trays and mounting arrangements as described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2001Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, John T. Van Scoy, Lonnie E. Hannah, Wayne John Giesen, Curtis Lee Puetz, Trevor D. Smith
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Publication number: 20030007767Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel includes drawer assemblies, each including a drawer slidable within a chassis. The drawer assemblies are secured together by a bracket that includes an interlock arrangement with the chassis. Such an interlock arrangement includes a non-threaded stud engaging a hole. Radius limiters may be part of the drawer assembly and include a cable entry aperture have a closed perimeter and a flared cable guide surface around most of, and preferably all of, the closed perimeter to allow for the entry of cables from all directions. A control mechanism controls movement of the radius limiter relative to the drawer assembly. The control mechanism includes a rotating member that has an axis of rotation transverse to the slidable motion of the radius limiter and normal to the radius limiter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2001Publication date: January 9, 2003Inventors: Joel B. Douglas, Kathleen M. Barnes, Michael J. Franklin, Lonnie E. Hannah, Trevor D. Smith, Steven P. Trebesch
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Patent number: 6504988Abstract: An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2000Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Steven P. Trebesch, Thomas C. Tinucci, Joel B. Douglas, John C. Holman, Trevor D. Smith, Paul C. Lance