Patents by Inventor Larry Eugene Gaertner

Larry Eugene Gaertner 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).

  • FIBER OPTIC APPARATUS FOR RETROFIT FIBER OPTIC CONNECTIVITY
    Publication number: 20230258897
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a retrofit kit for a telecommunications cabinet that is configured to house copper electronic equipment. The kit includes a fiber optic apparatus configured to be mounted in an interior of the telecommunications cabinet and a retrofit door configured to be mounted to the telecommunications cabinet to cover the interior. The retrofit door includes a front surface, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the front surface, and a rear surface extending inward from the plurality of sidewalls. The rear surface is spaced apart from the front surface and defines an opening into a cavity of the retrofit door. The fiber optic apparatus and the retrofit door are configured such that when the fiber optic apparatus and the retrofit door are mounted, the at least one cavity of the retrofit door provides volume to accommodate the fiber optic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Sandra Irene Amaya Cruz, Larry Eugene Gaertner, Arturo Sanchez Garcia, Brent Vaudry Linas, Adriana Montalvo Urbano, Guadalupe Rodriguez Sanchez, Fabiola Patricia Villanueva Tavares
  • Fiber optic apparatus for retrofit fiber optic connectivity
    Patent number: 11662537
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a retrofit kit for a telecommunications cabinet that is configured to house copper electronic equipment. The kit includes a fiber optic apparatus configured to be mounted in an interior of the telecommunications cabinet and a retrofit door configured to be mounted to the telecommunications cabinet to cover the interior. The retrofit door includes a front surface, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the front surface, and a rear surface extending inward from the plurality of sidewalls. The rear surface is spaced apart from the front surface and defines an opening into a cavity of the retrofit door. The fiber optic apparatus and the retrofit door are configured such that when the fiber optic apparatus and the retrofit door are mounted, the at least one cavity of the retrofit door provides volume to accommodate the fiber optic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Sandra Irene Amaya Cruz, Larry Eugene Gaertner, Arturo Sanchez Garcia, Brent Vaudry Linas, Adriana Montalvo Urbano, Guadalupe Rodriguez Sanchez, Fabiola Patricia Villanueva Tavares
  • FIBER OPTIC APPARATUS FOR RETROFIT FIBER OPTIC CONNECTIVITY
    Publication number: 20210294056
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a retrofit kit for a telecommunications cabinet that is configured to house copper electronic equipment. The kit includes a fiber optic apparatus configured to be mounted in an interior of the telecommunications cabinet and a retrofit door configured to be mounted to the telecommunications cabinet to cover the interior. The retrofit door includes a front surface, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the front surface, and a rear surface extending inward from the plurality of sidewalls. The rear surface is spaced apart from the front surface and defines an opening into a cavity of the retrofit door. The fiber optic apparatus and the retrofit door are configured such that when the fiber optic apparatus and the retrofit door are mounted, the at least one cavity of the retrofit door provides volume to accommodate the fiber optic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Sandra Irene Amaya Cruz, Larry Eugene Gaertner, Arturo Sanchez Garcia, Brent Vaudry Linas, Adriana Montalvo Urbano, Guadalupe Rodriguez Sanchez, Fabiola Patricia Villanueva Tavares