Patents by Inventor John A. Keenum

John A. Keenum 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: 7748911
    Abstract: A connector port is adapted for a (NID) to receive a connectorized optical fiber from inside the NID and a pre-connectorized drop cable from outside the NID. An exterior connector port includes a base positioned within an opening defined by an external wall of the NID, a mount on the base and a connector receptacle secured to the mount adjacent the external wall. An interior connector port includes an insert positioned within an opening defined by an external wall of the NID, a bracket mounted inside the NID and a connector receptacle secured to the bracket. A connector port also includes an insert positioned within an opening defined by a wall of the NID and a connector port secured to the insert. The connector port permits a field technician to readily connect, disconnect and reconfigure optical connections between the connectorized optical fiber and the pre-connectorized drop cable in the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Brad N. Grunwald, Stephen G. Bloodworth
  • Patent number: 7619160
    Abstract: An enclosure for housing communications equipment at a subscriber premises includes at least one cable port for receiving a service provider cable, a subscriber cable, and a ground cable. The enclosure further includes a housing having a base and an outer cover movably attached to the base between an opened position and a closed position so as to define a housing interior volume when the outer cover is in the closed position. A grounding post extends from the base within the housing interior volume and is electrically connectable with the ground cable. Active electronic components located in the housing interior volume connect the service provider cable with the subscriber cable. A service provider security nut attachable to the grounding post both fixes the active electronic components within the housing and grounds the active electronic components to the grounding post and the ground cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Brad N. Grunwald, John A. Keenum
  • Patent number: 7346253
    Abstract: A slack storage receptacle for storing an excess length of a pre-connectorized fiber optic drop cable extending between an optical connection terminal and a network interface device (NID) includes a housing and a storage means disposed within the housing for receiving the drop cable such that the drop cable slack is stored external to the NID. The slack storage receptacle may be secured to an exterior wall of a subscriber premises and the NID mounted thereon. Alternatively, the slack storage receptacle may be positioned around and formed to the NID. Alternatively, the slack storage receptacle may be buried in the ground adjacent the NID. The drop cable slack may be wound onto the storage means after deployment. Alternatively, the slack storage receptacle may be pre-assembled, shipped to the subscriber premises, and the drop cable unwound from the storage means with the drop cable slack remaining wound on the storage means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Stephen G. Bloodworth, Brad N. Grunwald, John A. Keenum, John J. Napiorkowski, Jason B. Reagan, Harley J. Staber, Rodger A. Tenholder, Chanh C. Vo, Terry L. Cooke, Tory A. Klavuhn, James P. Luther
  • Publication number: 20070272440
    Abstract: An enclosure for housing communications equipment at a subscriber premises includes at least one cable port for receiving a service provider cable, a subscriber cable, and a ground cable. The enclosure further includes a housing having a base and an outer cover movably attached to the base between an opened position and a closed position so as to define a housing interior volume when the outer cover is in the closed position. A grounding post extends from the base within the housing interior volume and is electrically connectable with the ground cable. Active electronic components located in the housing interior volume connect the service provider cable with the subscriber cable. A service provider security nut attachable to the grounding post both fixes the active electronic components within the housing and grounds the active electronic components to the grounding post and the ground cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Brad N. Grunwald, John A. Keenum
  • Patent number: 7287913
    Abstract: A connector port is adapted for a (NID) to receive a connectorized optical fiber from inside the NID and a pre-connectorized drop cable from outside the NID. An exterior connector port includes a base positioned within an opening defined by an external wall of the NID, a mount on the base and a connector receptacle secured to the mount adjacent the external wall. An interior connector port includes an insert positioned within an opening defined by an external wall of the NID, a bracket mounted inside the NID and a connector receptacle secured to the bracket. A connector port also includes an insert positioned within an opening defined by a wall of the NID and a connector port secured to the insert. The connector port permits a field technician to readily connect, disconnect and reconfigured optical connections between the connectorized optical fiber and the pre-connectorized drop cable in the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Brad N. Grunwald, Stephen G. Bloodworth
  • Patent number: 6926449
    Abstract: A connector port is adapted for a (NID) to receive a connectorized optical fiber from inside the NID and a pre-connectorized drop cable from outside the NID. An exterior connector port includes a base positioned within an opening defined by an external wall of the NID, a mount on the base and a connector receptacle secured to the mount adjacent the external wall. An interior connector port includes an insert positioned within an opening defined by an external wall of the NID, a bracket mounted inside the NID and a connector receptacle secured to the bracket. A connector port also includes an insert positioned within an opening defined by a wall of the NID and a connector port secured to the insert. The connector port permits a field technician to readily connect, disconnect and reconfigure optical connections between the connectorized optical fiber and the pre-connectorized drop cable in the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Brad N. Grunwald
  • Patent number: 6904149
    Abstract: A housing for a distributed filter removably mounts to a wall plate between the wall plate and a wall-mount telephone without the use of a tool. The housing includes a base and a cover attached to the base that together define a cavity. A filter circuit for filtering voice signals is disposed within the cavity. A phone jack and at least one auxiliary jack are also disposed in the cavity and accessible through the cover. In one embodiment, viewing windows are formed through the cover to permit an installer to view the mounting studs on the wall plate during installation. A slide lock is also provided to secure the housing to the wall plate. In another embodiment, a push-button lock is provided to secure the housing to the wall plate. The push-button is forced outwardly during installation when a mounting stud engages a slot formed in the base and is subsequently depressed to secure the housing to the wall plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Brett A. Menke, Harley J. Staber
  • Publication number: 20030112964
    Abstract: A housing is provided for interconnecting customer premises equipment with a digital subscriber line (DSL) at a location remote from a telephone company central office. The housing includes a base defining an interior cavity and at least one xDSL/POTS splitter positioned within the interior cavity. The splitter combines a POTS signal and a data signal from the central office into a combined signal on the DSL and separates a combined signal on the DSL from the customer premises equipment into the POTS signal and the data signal. In a particular embodiment, a back-plane circuit board having at least one card socket connector is positioned within the interior cavity and the splitter is mounted on a circuit card having a board edge connector. The board edge connector is received within the card socket connector to electrically connect the splitter to the back-plane circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin L. Morgan, John A. Keenum
  • Publication number: 20020111077
    Abstract: A universal xDSL splitter includes a data jack that is configured to be compatible with either of the wiring configurations of the xDSL modems presently in widespread use in the telecommunications industry. The data jack is wired to receive a conventional RJ-11 style plug that utilizes positions 3 and 4 of the plug and data jack to electrically connect the xDSL splitter to the xDSL modem. At the same time, the data jack is also wired to receive a conventional RJ-11 style plug that utilizes positions 2 and 5 of the plug and data jack to electrically connect the xDSL splitter to the xDSL modem. In a preferred embodiment, gold contacts are provided in each of positions 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the data jack. Positions 2 and 5 are electrically connected together and positions 3 and 4 are electrically connected together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventor: John A. Keenum
  • Publication number: 20020044646
    Abstract: A housing for a distributed filter removably mounts to a wall plate between the wall plate and a wall-mount telephone without the use of a tool. The housing includes a base and a cover attached to the base that together define a cavity. A filter circuit for filtering voice signals is disposed within the cavity. A phone jack and at least one auxiliary jack are also disposed in the cavity and accessible through the cover. In one embodiment, viewing windows are formed through the cover to permit an installer to view the mounting studs on the wall plate during installation. A slide lock is also provided to secure the housing to the wall plate. In another embodiment, a push-button lock is provided to secure the housing to the wall plate. The push-button is forced outwardly during installation when a mounting stud engages a slot formed in the base and is subsequently depressed to secure the housing to the wall plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Brett A. Menke, Harley J. Staber
  • Patent number: 6137866
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for mounting an xDSL signal splitter that is readily interconnected with existing indoor premises telephone wiring to provide separate access to voice and data signals by the subscriber. The apparatus comprises three pairs of terminations for connection of combined signal wiring, first signal wiring and second signal wiring. A first splitter circuit is mounted in the housing and electrically connected between the first pair of terminations and the second pair of terminations. A first signal jack extends through the exposed surface of the housing and is connected to receive only the first signal. In an alternative embodiment, the third pair of terminations is electrically connected to a branch point between the first pair of terminations and the first splitter circuit. In another alternative embodiment, a second splitter circuit is mounted in the housing and electrically connected between the branch point and the third pair of terminations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Siecor Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Harley J. Staber, John A. Keenum, Todd C. Lanquist, Chad M. Kerr
  • Patent number: 6026160
    Abstract: The present invention provides a splitter module with an xDSL splitter circuit that is removably installable in a network interface device (NID) and interconnectable with a POTS module in the NID to split the POTS and xDSL signal onto separate inside wire pairs terminated in the NID. The splitter module has a jack and a plug. The plug from the POTS module is inserted in the jack on the splitter module and the plug on the splitter module is then inserted into the jack on the POTS module. This exchange of plugs and jacks place a splitter circuit between the outside plant wiring and the pairs of inside wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Siecor Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Harley J. Staber, Todd C. Lanquist, John A. Keenum
  • Patent number: 5355408
    Abstract: Disclosed is a network interface device having wire connections encased in a potting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Siecor Corporation
    Inventors: Todd C. Lanquist, Kevin L. Strause, Thomas A. Dellinger, John A. Keenum
  • Patent number: D455331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Todd C. Lanquist
  • Patent number: D465991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Harley J. Staber
  • Patent number: D493696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Harley J. Staber
  • Patent number: D583795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems, LLC
    Inventors: John A. Keenum, Brad N. Grunwald, John J. Napiorski, Scott C. Burns, Liem H. Higa, Michael K. James