Patents by Inventor Michael Gene Thornton, JR.

Michael Gene Thornton, JR. 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: 10895695
    Abstract: A splice enclosure for providing a space for receipt of a plurality of spliced optical fibers of a plurality of cables may include a cabinet including a rear wall, a first side wall coupled to the rear wall, and a second side wall coupled to the rear wall. The cabinet may also include a lower wall coupled to the first side wall, the second side wall, and/or the rear wall. The splice enclosure may further include a splice tray assembly, which may include a splice tray housing pivotally coupled to the cabinet, and a plurality of splice trays pivotally coupled to the splice tray housing and configured to provide a space for receipt of a plurality of spliced optical fibers of a plurality of cables. The splice tray housing may be pivotally coupled to the cabinet, such that the splice tray housing pivots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Richard David Morris, Karyne Poissant Prevratil, Diana Rodriguez, Harley Joseph Staber, Michael Gene Thornton, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200233170
    Abstract: A splice enclosure for providing a space for receipt of a plurality of spliced optical fibers of a plurality of cables may include a cabinet including a rear wall, a first side wall coupled to the rear wall, and a second side wall coupled to the rear wall. The cabinet may also include a lower wall coupled to the first side wall, the second side wall, and/or the rear wall. The splice enclosure may further include a splice tray assembly, which may include a splice tray housing pivotally coupled to the cabinet, and a plurality of splice trays pivotally coupled to the splice tray housing and configured to provide a space for receipt of a plurality of spliced optical fibers of a plurality of cables. The splice tray housing may be pivotally coupled to the cabinet, such that the splice tray housing pivots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Richard David Morris, Karyne Poissant Prevratil, Diana Rodriguez, Harley Joseph Staber, Michael Gene Thornton, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170192191
    Abstract: Fiber optic equipment that supports 8-fiber MPO configurations that enable migration between duplex transmission and 8-fiber parallel transmission is disclosed. The fiber optic equipment comprises a fiber optic module having a front end, a rear end, and opposing sides, wherein the front end, the rear end, and the opposing sides defining an area therewithin. The fiber optic module comprises a linear array of single fiber optical connector adapters arranged in a width direction at the front end, each of the single fiber optical adapters having a front side and a rear side. The fiber optic module also comprises a rear multi-fiber adapter at the rear end of the module, the rear multi-fiber adapter having a front side and a rear side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Robert Dagley, Maximiliano Gaston Laborde, Diana Rodriguez, Harley Joseph Staber, Michael Gene Thornton, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160062058
    Abstract: Fiber optic equipment that supports 8-fiber MPO configurations that enable migration between duplex transmission and 8-fiber parallel transmission is disclosed. The fiber optic equipment comprises a fiber optic module having a front end, a rear end, and opposing sides, wherein the front end, the rear end, and the opposing sides defining an area therwithin. The fiber optic module comprises a linear array of single fiber optical connector adapters arranged in a width direction at the front end, each of the single fiber optical adapters having a front side and a rear side. The fiber optic module also comprises a rear multi-fiber adapter at the rear end of the module, the rear multi-fiber adapter having a front side and a rear side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Robert Dagley, Maximiliano Gaston Laborde, Diana Rodriguez, Harley Joseph Staber, Michael Gene Thornton, JR.