Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Holmberg
Matthew J. Holmberg 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: 11448846Abstract: The present disclosure relates to structures and configurations for breaking out fibers from cables and/or securing the ends of protective mesh sleeves to other structures such as brackets, cables and trays/cassettes. The mesh sleeves can be adapted to protect optical fibers that pass therethrough. In one example, a mesh sleeve can be secured to another structure by an anchor including a reinforcing insert that fits in the mesh sleeve and a clamping housing that mounts over the mesh sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Jonathan R. Kaml, Cyle D. Petersen, Rodney C. Schoenfelder, James J. Solheid, Matthew J. Holmberg, Oscar Fernando Bran De León, Thomas Caesar Tinucci, Dennis Krampotich
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Patent number: 11428888Abstract: A fanout arrangement includes a fanout body; a mesh sleeve; and an arrangement to hold the mesh sleeve to the fanout body. The fanout body may have one or more removable sheath organizers to retain the upjacketing for the fanned out optical fibers.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: James J. Solheid, Matthew J. Holmberg, Oscar Fernando Bran De León, Scott C. Sievers, David P. Percival, Jennifer Lynn Miller
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Publication number: 20220260800Abstract: A communications panel includes a chassis receiving one or more tray arrangements that each support one or more cassettes. Each cassette carries a plurality of ports at which connections are made between front and rear plug connectors. Each tray arrangement includes guides along which the cassettes slidably mount. The guides and cassettes are configured to enable cassettes of various size to mount to the same tray without reconfiguring the guides.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: David Jan Irma Van Baelen, John T. PFarr, Michael J. Wentworth, Scott C. Sievers, Matthew J. Holmberg, Jacob C. Anderson
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Publication number: 20220260799Abstract: A communications panel includes a chassis receiving one or more tray arrangements that each support one or more cassettes. Each cassette carries a plurality of ports at which connections are made between front and rear plug connectors. Each tray arrangement includes guides along which the cassettes slidably mount. The guides and cassettes are configured to enable cassettes of various size to mount to the same tray without reconfiguring the guides.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: David Jan Irma VAN BAELEN, John T. PFARR, Michael J. WENTWORTH, Scott C. SIEVERS, Wouter VRANKEN, Austin HOLCOMB, James J. SOLHEID, Matthew J. HOLMBERG
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Patent number: 11385429Abstract: A fiber optic cassette may include a cassette body defining a front end, a rear end, and an enclosed interior. Multiple identical apertures are included on the front end of the cassette body, where each aperture is configured to accept a fiber optic adapter. The cassette may further include an optical component located in an enclosed interior of the cassette body and configured to process a signal received from a fiber optic connector coupled to one of the fiber optic adapters, a crimp tube mounted to the front end of the cassette body, and at least one fiber optic cable attached to the crimp tube, extending from the cassette and configured to carry the signal processed by the optical component. The fiber optic cable may include a jacket, a strength member crimped to the crimp tube, and optical fibers extending past the crimp tube into the interior of the cassette body, wherein the mounting structure for mounting the crimp tube to the cassette body is receivable within one of the identical apertures.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Kristofer Bolster, Matthew J. Holmberg, Jill Anne Malecha, Loren J. Mattson
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Patent number: 11372186Abstract: An optical module includes a housing; an optical adapter arrangement disposed at the housing; a cable inlet leading from an exterior of the housing to the interior of the housing; and a splice location disposed within the interior of the housing. Optical pigtails extend from the optical adapter arrangement to the splice location. Certain types of modules have a removable splice tray having a bend radius limiting arrangement surrounding multiple splice channels. Certain types of modules have first and second chambers separated by a wall defining a pass-through aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Rodney C. Schoenfelder, David J. Johnsen, Matthew J. Holmberg, Jackson Ray Pomroy
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Publication number: 20220120980Abstract: A fiber optic connector port arrangement includes at least one upper receptacle and at least one lower receptacle vertically aligned with the upper receptacle to form a column of receptacles, the column including a center divider that divides the at least one upper receptacle from the at least one lower receptacle, the center divider defining latching shoulders for mating with latches of both a connector to be mounted at the upper receptacle of the column and a connector to be mounted at the lower receptacle of the column.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventor: Matthew J. HOLMBERG
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Publication number: 20220066116Abstract: An equipment panel includes one or more trays disposed within a chassis, Each tray has a two-layer termination region. Certain trays have a two-layer splice region. The splice region can be used to optically couple preterminated fibers within the tray to a trunk cable. Alternatively or in addition, the splice region can be used to fix broken fiber connections. A cable anchor and fanout arrangement mounts to the chassis as a unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Matthew J. HOLMBERG, Arend J. TURNER, Paul M. LAWSON, Rodney C. SCHOENFELDER, Soutsada VONGSENG, James J. SOLHEID, Scott C. KOWALCZYK
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Patent number: 11231557Abstract: A telecommunications wall fixture includes a body configured for mounting to a wall, the body defining a mounting surface generally parallel to the wall when mounted. A cable storage spool is rotatably mounted to the body for storage and deployment of cable. A device is used for re-orienting the rotation axis of the spool from being generally perpendicular to the mounting surface to being generally non-perpendicular to the mounting surface, wherein the spool is configured such that the spool can be stored within the body when the spool is oriented to have the rotation axis generally perpendicular to the mounting surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Thomas Parsons, Matthew J. Holmberg, James J. Solheid, Douglas C. Ellens, Thomas G. Leblanc
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Patent number: 11215767Abstract: A fiber optic connector port arrangement includes at least one upper receptacle and at least one lower receptacle vertically aligned with the upper receptacle to form a column of receptacles, the column including a center divider that divides the at least one upper receptacle from the at least one lower receptacle, the center divider defining latching shoulders for mating with latches of both a connector to be mounted at the upper receptacle of the column and a connector to be mounted at the lower receptacle of the column.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventor: Matthew J. Holmberg
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Publication number: 20210349276Abstract: A bladed chassis system facilitates installation of the bladed chassis system and replacement of the blades at the chassis. Blades can be inserted and removed from the front and/or the rear of the bladed chassis system at the discretion of the user. Blades can be moved between discrete positions. In examples, blades can be one-handedly released from the chassis to allow movement between discrete positions. In examples, accidental movement past a discrete position is inhibited. Accidental removal of the blades from the chassis is inhibited. The chassis and blades cooperate to manage the optical fiber cables routed through a cable port in the chassis to the blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Brent CAMPBELL, Jonathan R. KAML, Rodney C. SCHOENFELDER, Dennis KRAMPOTICH, David J. JOHNSEN, James J. SOLHEID, Matthew J. HOLMBERG
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Publication number: 20210262589Abstract: A cable anchor assembly includes a housing that receives adhesive through a fill inlet to secure a cable relative to the housing. The cable enters and exits the housing through first and second gaskets that hold the adhesive within the housing during filling and curing. Various components enable the orientation of the fill inlet relative to the housing to be changed. In some cases, the fill inlet is defined by the housing. In other examples, the fill inlet is defined by the housing in cooperation with a guide member. In still other cases, the fill inlet is defined by one of the gaskets.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Matthew J. HOLMBERG, Arend J. TURNER, James J. SOLHEID
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Publication number: 20210191059Abstract: A fiber optic cassette may include a cassette body defining a front end, a rear end, and an enclosed interior. Multiple identical apertures are included on the front end of the cassette body, where each aperture is configured to accept a fiber optic adapter. The cassette may further include an optical component located in an enclosed interior of the cassette body and configured to process a signal received from a fiber optic connector coupled to one of the fiber optic adapters, a crimp tube mounted to the front end of the cassette body, and at least one fiber optic cable attached to the crimp tube, extending from the cassette and configured to carry the signal processed by the optical component. The fiber optic cable may include a jacket, a strength member crimped to the crimp tube, and optical fibers extending past the crimp tube into the interior of the cassette body, wherein the mounting structure for mounting the crimp tube to the cassette body is receivable within one of the identical apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Kristofer BOLSTER, Matthew J. HOLMBERG, Jill Anne MALECHA, Loren J. MATTSON
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Publication number: 20210191050Abstract: A fiber optic connector port arrangement includes at least one upper receptacle and at least one lower receptacle vertically aligned with the upper receptacle to form a column of receptacles, the column including a center divider that divides the at least one upper receptacle from the at least one lower receptacle, the center divider defining latching shoulders for mating with latches of both a connector to be mounted at the upper receptacle of the column and a connector to be mounted at the lower receptacle of the column.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventor: Matthew J. HOLMBERG
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Publication number: 20210191058Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and method for deploying a fiber optic network. Distribution devices are used to index fibers within the system to ensure that live fibers are provided at output locations throughout the system. In an example, fibers can be indexed in multiple directions within the system. In an example, spare ports can be providing in a forward direction and reverse direction ports can also be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Erik J. Gronvall, Olivier Hubert Daniel Yves Rousseaux, Trevor D. Smith, James J. Solheid, Matthew J. Holmberg
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Publication number: 20210173165Abstract: A telecommunications equipment frame including a base, and two vertical uprights, and a top member; the upright members defining an upper equipment zone and a lower cable tray zone. One or more front trays are in the lower cable tray zone, and openings are provided through the frame to one or more rear trays. The equipment zone defined by the two uprights is open without cable management structure for receiving telecommunications equipment. At least one slack storage zone adjacent to the central zone includes a plurality of cable management devices for storing cable slack.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: James J. SOLHEID, Rodney C. SCHOENFELDER, Scott Jean ANDERSON, James J. BRANDT, Matthew J. HOLMBERG, Patrick James THOMPSON, David Patrick PERCIVAL
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Patent number: 11022770Abstract: A bladed chassis system facilitates installation of the bladed chassis system and replacement of the blades at the chassis. Blades can be inserted and removed from the front and/or the rear of the bladed chassis system at the discretion of the user. Blades can be moved between discrete positions. In examples, blades can be one-handedly released from the chassis to allow movement between discrete positions. In examples, accidental movement past a discrete position is inhibited. Accidental removal of the blades from the chassis is inhibited. The chassis and blades cooperate to manage the optical fiber cables routed through a cable port in the chassis to the blades.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Brent Campbell, Jonathan R. Kaml, Rodney C. Schoenfelder, Dennis Krampotich, David J. Johnsen, James J. Solheid, Matthew J. Holmberg
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Publication number: 20210124140Abstract: A fanout arrangement includes a fanout body; a mesh sleeve; and an arrangement to hold the mesh sleeve to the fanout body. The fanout body may have one or more removable sheath organizers to retain the upjacketing for the fanned out optical fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: James J. SOLHEID, Matthew J. HOLMBERG, Oscar Fernando BRAN DE LEÓN, Scott C. SIEVERS, David P. PERCIVAL, Jennifer Lynn MILLER
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Publication number: 20210116666Abstract: The present disclosure relates to structures and configurations for breaking out fibers from cables and/or securing the ends of protective mesh sleeves to other structures such as brackets, cables and trays/cassettes. The mesh sleeves can be adapted to protect optical fibers that pass therethrough. In one example, a mesh sleeve can be secured to another structure by an anchor including a reinforcing insert that fits in the mesh sleeve and a clamping housing that mounts over the mesh sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Jonathan R. KAML, Cyle D. PETERSEN, Rodney C. SCHOENFELDER, James J. SOLHEID, Matthew J. HOLMBERG, Oscar Fernando BRAN DE LEÓN, Thomas Caesar TINUCCI, Dennis KRAMPOTICH
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Patent number: 10942325Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and method for deploying a fiber optic network. Distribution devices are used to index fibers within the system to ensure that live fibers are provided at output locations throughout the system. In an example, fibers can be indexed in multiple directions within the system. In an example, spare ports can be providing in a forward direction and reverse direction ports can also be provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Erik J. Gronvall, Olivier Hubert Daniel Yves Rousseaux, Trevor D. Smith, James J. Solheid, Matthew J. Holmberg