Patents by Inventor Kristof Vastmans
Kristof Vastmans 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: 10996415Abstract: Certain types of aggregation enclosures include cable input ports and downwardly angled cable output ports. A cover is pivotally coupled to the body so that the cover moves between an open position and a closed position. A modular component panel may be disposed within the enclosure. The component panel includes one or more distribution components (e.g., fiber distribution components or power distribution components) configured to connect at least a portion of an incoming cable to at least a portion of an outgoing cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignees: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, ADC Czech Republic, s.r.o., CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Kristof Vastmans, Ian Miles Standish, Sven Schuemann, Eberhard Kahle, Juraj Marak, Pieter Arthur Anna De Vos
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Patent number: 10908375Abstract: An optical fiber distribution element (1810) includes a chassis (1820), an optical device (1900) mounted to the chassis (1820), the optical device (1900) including a plurality of cables (2134) extending from the optical device (1900) into the chassis (1820), and a cable management device (2110/2210) mounted to the chassis (1820).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Inventors: Johan Geens, Pieter Vermeulen, Eric Marcel M. Keustermans, Kristof Vastmans
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Publication number: 20210011243Abstract: An optical fiber distribution system including a rack and elements which populate the rack including fiber terminations. Each element includes a chassis and a movable tray. The movable tray includes a synchronized movement device for moving a cable radius limiter. The tray includes cable terminations which extend in a line generally parallel to a direction of movement of the movable tray. Each of the cable terminations are mounted on hinged frame members positioned on each tray. The cables entering and exiting the movable tray follow a generally S-shaped pathway.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Johan GEENS, Kristof VASTMANS, Eric Marcel M. KEUSTERMANS, Pieter VERMEULEN, Bart VOS, Dirk Jozef G. VAN DE WEYER, Lukas Desmond Elias VAN CAMPENHOUT, Yves PEETERS, Matthias Cyriel George Corneel ALDERWEIRELDT
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Publication number: 20200386966Abstract: A fiber optic telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502) includes a first fiber optic connection location (2308) defined on the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502), wherein a plurality of optical fibers (2307) extends into the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502) from the first fiber optic connection location (2308). A plurality of second fiber optic connection locations (2309) are movably disposed on the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502). A flexible substrate (2306/2506) is positioned between the first fiber optic connection location (2308) and the plurality of second fiber optic connection locations (2309), the flexible substrate (2306/2506) rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers (2307) and relaying the plurality of fibers (2307) from the first fiber optic connection location (2308) to each of the second fiber optic connection locations (2309).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Johan GEENS, Kristof VASTMANS, Pieter VERMEULEN, Eric Marcel M. KEUSTERMANS
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Publication number: 20200379200Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to handheld tools for assisting in routing optical fiber, and including advantageous features and methods usable with handheld tools. Disclosed features and techniques relate to: a splicing station, a spool, a groove plate; a substrate; a fiber management device; a tool; and flexible organizers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Roel Modest Willy BRYON, Kristof VASTMANS, Stefano BERI
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Publication number: 20200365062Abstract: Indicia elements are added to telecommunications components to identify the source of the telecommunications component. Indicia elements can include at least one of a logo, a specific color (e.g. a color different from a non-indicative base color of the telecommunications component), text information, a barcode, a QR code, and a RFID tag. The indicia elements can aid in identifying or tracing network connections, identifying types of connectors and/or cables, labeling the network connections, and identifying a network operator in a multi-network environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Johan GEENS, Sandra GOOSSENS, Kristof VASTMANS, Roel Modest Willy BRYON, Eddy Luc CAMS, Dirk KEMPENEERS, Ronnie Rosa Georges LIEFSOENS, Danny Willy August VERHEYDEN, Thierry Mike DECLERCK, Pieter DOULTREMONT, Philippe COENEGRACHT
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Publication number: 20200358272Abstract: Telecommunications closures and systems and associated methods of moving or lifting the telecommunications closures. The closures are provided with one or more protruding gripping features which can be gripped by hand and/or with a tool in order to move or lift the closure without having to grip a telecommunications cable entering the closure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Johan GEENS, Kristof VASTMANS
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Publication number: 20200271882Abstract: A cabinet having a framework for mounting telecommunications equipment includes a framework and telecommunications equipment mounted to the framework. The equipment may include splitter modules. Spools are mounted within the cabinet to manage overlength slack in fiber optic cables within the cabinet. A parking area is mounted within the cabinet and defines a plurality of cable connector storage locations for receiving at least some of the fiber optic cables. The plurality of spools are positioned intermediate the telecommunications equipment and the patch panel. A splice area is mounted within the cabinet or external to the cabinet. The splice area receives fiber optic cables for splicing to additional cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Johan GEENS, Kristof VASTMANS, Pieter VERMEULEN
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Patent number: 10746949Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to handheld tools for assisting in routing optical fiber, and including advantageous features and methods usable with handheld tools. Disclosed features and techniques relate to: a splicing station, a spool, a groove plate; a substrate; a fiber management device; a tool; and flexible organizers.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Kristof Vastmans, Stefano Beri
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Patent number: 10732373Abstract: An optical fiber distribution system including a rack and elements which populate the rack including fiber terminations. Each element includes a chassis and a movable tray. The movable tray includes a synchronized movement device for moving a cable radius limiter. The tray includes cable terminations which extend in a line generally parallel to a direction of movement of the movable tray. Each of the cable terminations are mounted on hinged frame members positioned on each tray. The cables entering and exiting the movable tray follow a generally S-shaped pathway.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Johan Geens, Kristof Vastmans, Eric Marcel M. Keustermans, Pieter Vermeulen, Bart Vos, Dirk Jozef G. Van De Weyer, Lukas Desmond Elisas Van Campenhout, Yves Peeters, Matthias Cyriel George Corneel Alderweireldt
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Publication number: 20200241218Abstract: A cable sealing device including an attaching part securable to the cable; a fixation part adapted to be mountable on the attaching part; and a sealing part. The attaching part includes outer locking faces. The fixation part has inner abutment faces adapted to co-operate with the outer locking faces to axially and rotationally lock the fixation part relative to the attaching part. The sealing part includes an inner seal and an outer seal. The sealing part also includes a second securing arrangement that is configured to engage a first securing arrangement of the fixation part to axially and rotationally lock the sealing part to the fixation part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Dirk KEMPENEERS, Bart VOS, Kristof VASTMANS, Danny Willy August VERHEYDEN, Jos Paul G. VANDEPOEL
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Patent number: 10705306Abstract: A fiber optic telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502) includes a first fiber optic connection location (2308) defined on the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502), wherein a plurality of optical fibers (2307) extends into the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502) from the first fiber optic connection location (2308). A plurality of second fiber optic connection locations (2309) are movably disposed on the telecommunications device (2302/2402/2502). A flexible substrate (2306/2506) is positioned between the first fiber optic connection location (2308) and the plurality of second fiber optic connection locations (2309), the flexible substrate (2306/2506) rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers (2307) and relaying the plurality of fibers (2307) from the first fiber optic connection location (2308) to each of the second fiber optic connection locations (2309).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Johan Geens, Kristof Vastmans, Pieter Vermeulen, Eric Marcel M. Keustermans
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Patent number: 10694850Abstract: A device for mounting a sensor, comprising: a bracket formed with at least one guide hole therein; at least one support rod each passing through a mounting hole in a housing of the sensor and the guide hole in the bracket and mounted on the housing of the sensor and the bracket; and at least one elastic element each disposed on the support rod, so that the sensor is movable relative to the bracket along the support rod against the elastic element. Other brackets can be used. The sensor senses when a cabinet door is closed and sealed.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignees: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, ADC Czech Republic, s.r.o, CommScope Telcommunication (Shanghai) Co., LtdInventors: Kristof Vastmans, Mojmir Bombera, Zhaoyang (Carlson) Tong, Lin Lin
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Publication number: 20200192043Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an enclosure system including enclosures of different sizes, shapes and styles that are all compatible with gel sealing modules having a given module form factor or a multiple of the given module form factor. In this way, gel sealing modules having one form factor and/or multiples thereof can be universally used across an entire product line of enclosures.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Johan GEENS, Bart VOS, Kristof VASTMANS
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Patent number: 10670821Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical fiber organizer (1) comprising at least one fiber storage means (4, 10, 19), a first support (3) for supporting the storage means, whereby the storage means (4, 10, 19) are rotatable connected to the first support (3), a second support (2) with at least one cable termination retention means for securing an incoming or outgoing cable having at least one optical fiber, characterized by the first support (3) being rotatably connected to the second support (2).Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Bart Mattie Claessens, Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Kristof Vastmans, Bernardus Johannes Nicolas Geling
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Patent number: 10656356Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to an enclosure arrangement that provides a seal useful for sealing optical fiber cables. The enclosure arrangement can include a housing with two shell members that fit together to define a cable passage. The two shell members can include circumferential sealing ribs and longitudinal sealing ribs that each has a rounded profile. A sealant material can be used to wrap the optical fiber cable. When the housing is compressed into contact with the sealant material, the circumferential and longitudinal sealing ribs can apply a uniform, controlled pressure about the optical fiber cable without puncturing or damaging the sealant material.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Danny Willy August Verheyden, Kristof Vastmans
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Publication number: 20200124803Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a telecommunications optical fiber management tray (100) that provides enhanced access to connectors and adapters. In one example, a fiber optic telecommunications tray (100) is disclosed which has movable components that can configure the tray between a storage position and an access position. In the storage position, one or more fiber optic connectors (154) and a fiber containment wall (106) extending from a base (104) of the tray (100) are positioned such that a port of a connector mounted (154) to the tray (100) has a longitudinal axis that passes through the fiber containment wall (106). In the access position, the one or more fiber optic connectors (154) and the fiber containment wall (106) are position such that the connector port longitudinal axis does not pass through the fiber containment wall (106).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Johan GEENS, Kristof VASTMANS, Eric Marcel M. KEUSTERMANS
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Patent number: 10613278Abstract: A cable sealing device including an attaching part securable to the cable; a fixation part adapted to be mountable on the attaching part; and a sealing part. The attaching part includes outer locking faces. The fixation part has inner abutment faces adapted to co-operate with the outer locking faces to axially and rotationally lock the fixation part relative to the attaching part. The sealing part includes an inner seal and an outer seal. The sealing part also includes a second securing arrangement that is configured to engage a first securing arrangement of the fixation part to axially and rotationally lock the sealing part to the fixation part.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBAInventors: Dirk Kempeneers, Bart Vos, Kristof Vastmans, Danny Willy August Verheyden, Jos Paul G. Vandepoel
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Publication number: 20200064575Abstract: Certain types of aggregation enclosures include cable input ports and downwardly angled cable output ports. A cover is pivotally coupled to the body so that the cover moves between an open position and a closed position. A modular component panel may be disposed within the enclosure. The component panel includes one or more distribution components (e.g., fiber distribution components or power distribution components) configured to connect at least a portion of an incoming cable to at least a portion of an outgoing cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Kristof Vastmans, Ian Miles Standish, Sven Schuemann, Eberhard Kahle, Juraj Marak, Pieter Arthur Anna De Vos
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Publication number: 20200026018Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to handheld tools for assisting in routing optical fiber, and including advantageous features and methods usable with handheld tools. Disclosed features and techniques relate to: a splicing station, a spool, a groove plate; a substrate; a fiber management device; a tool; and flexible organizers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBAInventors: Roel Modest Willy BRYON, Kristof VASTMANS, Stefano BERI