Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Leigh

Kevin B. Leigh 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).

  • RECEPTACLE FOR CONNECTING A MULTI-LANE OR ONE-LANE CABLE
    Publication number: 20170269308
    Abstract: One example of a system includes a receptacle including a plurality of bays. Each bay of the receptacle supports 1-lane of network communications. The receptacle is to connect to a multi-lane optical cable to provide a multi-lane port or connect to a plurality of 1-lane optical cables to provide a plurality of 1-lane ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin B LEIGH, John NORTON, George D MEGASON, SR.
  • RECEPTACLE FOR CONNECTING A MULTI-LANE OR ONE-LANE CABLE
    Publication number: 20170222379
    Abstract: One example of a system includes a receptacle including a plurality of bays. Each bay of the receptacle supports 1-lane of network communications. The receptacle is to connect to a multi-lane cable to provide a multi-lane port or connect to a plurality of 1-lane cables to provide a plurality of 1-lane ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin B LEIGH, John NORTON, George D MEGASON, Sr.
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170199336
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to an optical connector assembly apparatus, For example, an optical connector assembly apparatus can include a lead-in nose disposed at a proximal end of the apparatus for insertion into a sleeve housing, where the sleeve housing has a shutter flap to cover an opening in the sleeve. Also, the optical connector assembly apparatus can include a plurality of beams transverse to the lead-in nose to provide a force to hold the shutter flap in an open position, and a tab disposed at a distal end of the apparatus to receive an end cap of an optical blind-mate connector adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: George D. Megason, Kevin B. Leigh
  • BLIND-MATING OPTICAL FERRULE ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20170199338
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to blind-mating optical ferrule assemblies. For example, an apparatus to blind-mate optical ferrule assemblies can comprise a first optical ferrule assembly including a ferrule housing and a ferrule disposed at least in part within the ferrule housing, a semi-final alignment pin and a semi-final alignment hole disposed on the first optical ferrule assembly to align the first optical ferrule assembly with a second optical ferrule assembly, and a final alignment pin and a final alignment hole disposed on the first optical ferrule assembly to further align the first optical ferrule assembly to the second optical ferrule assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin B. LEIGH, George D. MEGASON, Joseph ALLEN
  • BAY FOR REMOVABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170181314
    Abstract: According to some examples, a bay is provided to receive at least a portion of a housing of a removable device, where the bay includes a management controller to communicate a management signal to the removable device received by the bay, and a cooling mechanism to provide airflow to the removable device received by the bay. The removable device may be one that receives an optical cable, receives an electrical cable, converts a first optical signal received through the optical cable to a first electrical signal transmitted through the electrical cable, and converts a second electrical signal received through the electrical cable to a second optical signal transmitted through the optical cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, John Norton, Darrel G. Gaston, Matthew E. Stevens
  • DETECTION OF A PLUG COUPLED TO A CONNECTOR HOUSING
    Publication number: 20170162973
    Abstract: Examples herein disclose a plug coupleable to a connector housing on a computing device. The examples disclose an electrical contact supported by the plug, the electrical contact interfaceable with a connector pin in the connector housing, wherein the computing device is to detect the interfaceability of the electrical contact with the connector pin, the detection of the interfaceability is to indicate an installation of the plug within the connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: John NORTON, Kevin B LEIGH
  • Connector modules to optically connect to electronic devices
    Patent number: 9645337
    Abstract: A modular connector infrastructure includes device connector modules having optical connectors to optically connect to respective subsets of electronic devices in a system. The device connector modules are removably connected to the electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, George D. Megason, David W. Sherrod, Christopher C. Wanner
  • Guide segment identification
    Patent number: 9609466
    Abstract: An identification apparatus is provided herein. The identification apparatus may include an identification mechanism coupled to a first guide segment and a reader mechanism coupled to second guide segment. The reader mechanism may receive a set of data of the identification mechanism via a proximity connectivity method. The reader mechanism may communicate the set of data to a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Kevin B Leigh
  • Optical blind-mate connector and adapter
    Patent number: 9581767
    Abstract: Described are examples of optical blind-mate connector adaptors, optical blind-mate connectors to blind-mate to the adaptors, and optical blind-mate systems. In various implementations, an optical blind-mate connector adapter may include a sleeve, a shutter mounted on a pivot at an opening of the sleeve to move between a closed position and an open position extending into the sleeve, and a cantilever spring anchored to a wall of the sleeve and including a free end extending toward the opening of the sleeve to urge the shutter to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B Leigh, George D Megason, Arlen L Roesner
  • Blade enclosure
    Patent number: 9560793
    Abstract: Enclosures and systems that can control airflow and signal connectivity in a blade enclosure are provided. Some examples include a front section including a number of blade server modules, a rear section including a number of switch modules; and a middle section having a number of openings and a number of connectors, wherein the middle section controls airflow between the front section and the rear section in the blade enclosure with the number of openings and the middle section controls signal connectivity between a number of blades in the number of blade server modules and a number of switches in the number of switch modules with the number of connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, David W. Sherrod, George D. Megason
  • PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160334594
    Abstract: An optoelectronic assembly for a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly is described herein. The optoelectronic assembly may include a component carrier for mounting an active component, and a connector assembly for achieving a coupling between the component carrier and PCB-side optical infrastructure on a printed circuit board (PCB). The connector assembly can include a plurality of optical fibers connected to the component carrier, a first optical connector connected to the optical fibers for coupling with the PCB-side optical infrastructure on the PCB, and a housing member for housing the optical fibers and the first optical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin B LEIGH, Paul Kessler ROSENBERG, George D MEGASON
  • ELECTRO-OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20160323037
    Abstract: Techniques for routing signals through an optical cable are disclosed herein. The system includes a first electrical switch controlled by a first controller to receive a first electrical signal. The system also includes an optical transmitter controlled by a first controller to receive the first electrical signal and convert it into an optical signal and send it through an optical cable. The system further includes an optical receiver controlled by a second controller to receive the optical signal and convert it into a second electrical signal. The system further includes a second electrical switch controlled by a second controller to send the second electrical signal to a receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin B. LEIGH, Michael L. SABOTTA, George D. MEGASON
  • Diagnostic module
    Patent number: 9482594
    Abstract: A diagnostic module may include an inspection device, a cleaning device, and in various other examples, a verification device. The inspection device may inspect an optical fiber end-face of an optical fiber. The cleaning device may clean the optical fiber end-face of the optical fiber. The diagnostic module may automatically move from an optical connector to another optical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B Leigh, George D Megason
  • Connector modules having optical connectors moveable between a retracted position and an extended position
    Patent number: 9477050
    Abstract: A plurality of connector modules are mounted to a support frame. The connector modules have respective optical connectors to optically connect with respective electronic devices, where the optical connectors are moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. The optical connector of a first of the connector modules is retractable and extendable independently of a second of the connector modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: George D. Megason, Kevin B. Leigh, David W. Sherrod
  • Optical base layer
    Patent number: 9465179
    Abstract: An optical base layer (OBL) (102) comprises a number of waveguides (124) disposed inside the OBL (102), and a number of socket connectors (116, 120) formed on the optical base layer and extending through a motherboard (104) to optically couple the OBL (102) to a number of components disposed on the motherboard (104). An optical base layer (OBL) (102) comprises a number of adjustable arms (1105), and a number of waveguides disposed within the adjustable arms (1105), in which the position of the adjustable arms (1105) are altered to accommodate different motherboard (104) configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, George D. Megason
  • Optical plenum
    Patent number: 9459426
    Abstract: In the present idsclosure inter-rack optical plenum may be used to route optical fibers between multiple racks of a system. An intra-rack optical plenum may be coupled to one of the racks and the inter-rack optical plenum. The intra-rack optical plenum may route an optical fiber between a first connector configured to mate with a first device and a second connector conifugred to mate with the inter-rack optical plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B Leigh, George D Megason, David W Sherrod
  • ATTACHING CONNECTORS
    Publication number: 20160223755
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector that has an attachment feature. A second connector is removably attachable to the attachment feature of the first connector without establishing communication with the first connector. One of the first and second connectors is an optical connector, and another of the first and second connectors is an electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, George D. Megason, Chong Sin Tan
  • OPTICAL BLIND-MATE CONNECTOR AND ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20160216456
    Abstract: Described are examples of optical blind-mate connector adaptors, optical blind-mate connectors to blind-mate to the adaptors, and optical blind-mate systems. In various implementations, an optical blind-mate connector adapter may include a sleeve housing and a shutter mounted at an opening of the sleeve housing. The shutter may include a shutter flap to cover the opening in a closed position and a shutter tab to receive a force to move the shutter flap from the closed position to an open position extending away from the sleeve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, George D. Megason, Arlen L. Roesner
  • OPTICAL BLIND-MATE CONNECTOR AND ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20160195681
    Abstract: Described are examples of optical blind-mate connector adaptors, optical blind-mate connectors to blind-mate to the adaptors, and optical blind-mate systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin B Leigh, George D Megason, Arlen L Roesner
  • Optical connector having a cleaning element
    Patent number: 9354401
    Abstract: An optical connector includes a lens assembly that has at least one lens and a surface. A cleaning element is provided to clean the surface or a surface of another optical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, George D. Megason