Patents by Inventor Michael K. Barth
Michael K. Barth 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: 8538228Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Publication number: 20130028566Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Patent number: 8184940Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Publication number: 20110019965Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Patent number: 7826706Abstract: A telecommunications connection cabinet includes an enclosure; a splitter mounting location positioned within the enclosure; a fiber connection location positioned within the enclosure; and a connector storage location positioned within the enclosure. The splitter mounting location is located between the fiber connection location and the connector storage location. At least one storage block is mounted at the connector storage location. The storage block is configured to hold the fiber optic connectors of at least some splitter output cables. Each storage block is configured to receive the fiber optic connectors while dust caps are mounted on the ferrules of the fiber optic connectors.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Soutsada Vongseng, Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Steven C. Zimmel
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Patent number: 7809234Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Patent number: 7809233Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Publication number: 20090196565Abstract: A telecommunications connection cabinet includes an enclosure; a splitter mounting location positioned within the enclosure; a fiber connection location positioned within the enclosure; and a connector storage location positioned within the enclosure. The splitter mounting location is located between the fiber connection location and the connector storage location. At least one storage block is mounted at the connector storage location. The storage block is configured to hold the fiber optic connectors of at least some splitter output cables. Each storage block is configured to receive the fiber optic connectors while dust caps are mounted on the ferrules of the fiber optic connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Soutsada Vongseng, Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Steven C. Zimmel
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Publication number: 20090190896Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Patent number: 7519259Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Patent number: 7515805Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Soutsada Vongseng, Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Jeffrey J. Norris, Steven C. Zimmel
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Publication number: 20080317425Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Soutsada Vongseng, Steven C. Zimmel
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Patent number: 7277620Abstract: A splitter includes an optical splitter arrangement positioned with the interior of a housing. An input cable enters the housing. At least one boot protrudes outwardly from an end wall of the splitter housing. At least two output cables exit from the housing through the boot. First ends of the output cables are terminated with connectors. The optical splitter arrangement is configured to receive a signal from the input cable and to output the signal to the output cables.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Soutsada Vongseng, Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Steven C. Zimmel
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Patent number: 7218827Abstract: A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2004Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Soutsada Vongseng, Trevor D. Smith, Michael K. Barth, Jeffrey J. Norris, Steven C Zimmel
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Patent number: 6781830Abstract: An electronics enclosure is provided. The enclosure includes a modular card cage adapted to receive one or more electronic circuit cards and a heat sink adapted to protrude through an opening of an enclosure and couple to the modular card cage. The modular card cage and the heat sink provide an isolated heat transfer path for heat, produced by each of the one or more electronic circuit cards, to be removed from the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael K. Barth, Charles G. Ham, Gene Tennis, Matthew Kusz, Chad J. Sjodin, Matthew Ferris, Cyle D. Petersen
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Publication number: 20040085728Abstract: An electronics enclosure is provided. The enclosure includes a modular card cage adapted to receive one or more electronic circuit cards and a heat sink adapted to protrude through an opening of an enclosure and couple to the modular card cage. The modular card cage and the heat sink provide an isolated heat transfer path for heat, produced by each of the one or more electronic circuit cards, to be removed from the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Inventors: Michael K. Barth, Charles G. Ham, Gene Tennis, Matthew Kusz, Chad J. Sjodin, Matthew Ferris, Cyle D. Petersen