Patents by Inventor Mario Mathues

Mario Mathues 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: 6289159
    Abstract: An optical fibre distribution system, comprising: (a) at least one stack of optical fibre interconnection modules; and (b) at least one optical fibre storage region located in at least one said stack of interconnection modules, which storage region, in use, stores spare lengths of one or more optical fibres which extend between respective interconnection modules, wherein the or each storage region comprises a plurality of supports which are mutually spaced-apart across at least part of the width of the stack of interconnection modules such that, in use, each spare length of optical fibre may be routed into the storage region and routed around at least one of the supports which may be selected to provide at least approximately the correct storage length required for that spare length of optical fibre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventors: Jan Van Hees, Michel Vanderlinden, Mario Mathues, Louis Van Noten