Patents by Inventor John Carey Hoffer

John Carey Hoffer 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: 8093499
    Abstract: A cable management system for cable management in an equipment rack includes a support bracket having a body extending between a mounting end and a distal end. The mounting end is configured to attach to the equipment rack, and the body has a tie down slot configured to receive a cable tie down. A cable bar is coupled to the distal end of the support bracket, wherein the cable bar has a tie down slot configured to receive a cable tie down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Carey Hoffer, Kenneth Cameron Hall, Andrew Joseph Kinka, Shawn Phillip Tobey, James Shannon Hower
  • Publication number: 20090266607
    Abstract: A cable management system for cable management in an equipment rack includes a support bracket having a body extending between a mounting end and a distal end. The mounting end is configured to attach to the equipment rack, and the body has a tie down slot configured to receive a cable tie down. A cable bar is coupled to the distal end of the support bracket, wherein the cable bar has a tie down slot configured to receive a cable tie down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Carey Hoffer, Kenneth Cameron Hall, Andrew Joseph Kinka, Shawn Phillip Tobey, James Shannon Hower
  • Patent number: 7220145
    Abstract: A patch panel system is provided that comprises a frame, a patch panel and connector ports. The patch panel is attached to the frame and has first and second connectivity interfaces. The first connectivity interface has multiple sections joined to form an N-sided portion of a polygon where N is greater than 2. The connector ports are provided at the first connectivity interface. The sections of the first connectivity interface have planar front surfaces that are oriented at obtuse angles to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sam Denovich, James Joseph Eberle, Jr., Michael Patrick Green, John Carey Hoffer
  • Patent number: 7123808
    Abstract: A cable management system includes an equipment system, and at least one patch panel having a connectivity interface. The connectivity interface is configured to connect with at least one cable extending from the equipment system. The cable management system also includes a manifold configured to be located between the equipment system and the patch panel. The manifold includes an inlet and an outlet, and the manifold is configured to direct the at least one cable from the equipment system to the connectivity interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sam Denovich, Bruce Eltringham Barry, James Joseph Eberle, Jr., John Carey Hoffer
  • Patent number: 7070459
    Abstract: A cable management system is provided having a patch panel and a wire manager. The patch panel has a first connectivity interface configured to connect with electronics cables. The wire manager is located proximate the patch panel and has a body with a curved interior contour. The wire manager is oriented in a non-orthogonal relation to the patch panel such that the body of the wire manager extends rearward at a non-orthogonal angle from the first connectivity interface. Wire managers may be mounted on opposite sides of the patch panel and oriented such that the wire managers and patch panels form a C-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sam Denovich, James Joseph Eberle, Jr., Michael Patrick Green, John Carey Hoffer
  • Patent number: 5933563
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sealed enclosure which houses fiber optic cable in a manner accepted in the field. The sealed enclosure for a cable includes a floor surface, the floor surface having a discontinuous periphery defining at least one opening in the floor surface, the at least one opening defining a pass through in the floor surface. Upstanding side and back walls extend from the floor surface, and a ceiling surface joins with the side and back walls opposite to the floor surface. At least one door is mounted to a front of the enclosure and against corresponding edges of the floor surface, side walls, and ceiling surface. A sealing assembly is positioned over the at least one opening in the floor surface to seal the enclosure from the external environment upon insertion of the cable within the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Richard Schaffer, John Carey Hoffer