Patents by Inventor Joseph Dewey Griffin

Joseph Dewey Griffin 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).

  • Cam and lever ejector assembly
    Patent number: 7297008
    Abstract: An ejector assembly for securing a modular assembly in a chassis is disclosed. The ejector assembly comprises a cam rotatably mounted to the modular assembly such that the cam may be rotated about a first axis, the cam having a control member configured to extend into a recess in the chassis when the cam is rotated into a locked position and be retracted from the recess when the cam is rotated into a retracted position; and a lever rotatably mounted to the modular assembly such that the lever may be rotated about a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis, the lever being configured to cause the cam to be rotated about the first axis when a force is applied to the lever to rotate the lever about the second axis, whereby the cam may be rotated into either the locked position or the retracted position by operating the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph Dewey Griffin
  • RF connector/cable release mechanism
    Patent number: 7201598
    Abstract: An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism is disclosed. The device comprises a release pull integrated with the connector and configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism, and a grip, coupled to the release pull and remote from the push-pull coupling mechanism, to which force may be applied to cause the release pull to actuate the push-pull coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph Dewey Griffin
  • RF connector/cable release mechanism
    Patent number: 7066759
    Abstract: An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism is disclosed. The device comprises a release pull integrated with the connector and configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism, and a grip, coupled to the release pull and remote from the push-pull coupling mechanism, to which force may be applied to cause the release pull to actuate the push-pull coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Alcatel IP Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Dewey Griffin
  • Cam and lever ejector assembly
    Publication number: 20040242039
    Abstract: An ejector assembly for securing a modular assembly in a chassis is disclosed. The ejector assembly comprises a cam rotatably mounted to the modular assembly such that the cam may be rotated about a first axis, the cam having a control member configured to extend into a recess in the chassis when the cam is rotated into a locked position and be retracted from the recess when the cam is rotated into a retracted position; and a lever rotatably mounted to the modular assembly such that the lever may be rotated about a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis, the lever being configured to cause the cam to be rotated about the first axis when a force is applied to the lever to rotate the lever about the second axis, whereby the cam may be rotated into either the locked position or the retracted position by operating the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Alcatel IP Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Dewey Griffin
  • RF connector/cable release mechanism
    Publication number: 20040242045
    Abstract: An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism is disclosed. The device comprises a release pull integrated with the connector and configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism, and a grip, coupled to the release pull and remote from the push-pull coupling mechanism, to which force may be applied to cause the release pull to actuate the push-pull coupling mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Alcatel IP Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Dewey Griffin