Patents by Inventor Paul Kmit

Paul Kmit 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).

  • Publication number: 20140254986
    Abstract: 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, fibers can be stored and deployed form storage spools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul KMIT, Thomas PARSONS, Erik GONVALL, Douglas C. ELLENS, Panayiotis TOUNDAS, Timothy G. BADAR, Trevor D. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20140241691
    Abstract: A telecommunications device includes a rack defining right, left, front, rear, top, and bottom sides, the rack defining mounting locations in a stacked arrangement from the bottom to the top, the mounting locations for receiving modules defining connection locations. A cable storage bay is located at one of the right and left sides of the rack and defines front and rear cable storage areas. Both the front and rear cable storage areas include cable management structures for managing and guiding cables toward and away from the connection locations. A trough is defined at the top of the rack, the trough configured for extending cables to other racks in a front to rear direction, the trough also defining a cable drop-off communicating with the cable storage bay for extending cables to either of the front or rear cable storage areas for further connection to the connection locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Solheid, Paul Kmit, Timothy Haataja, Rob Szklarz
  • Patent number: 8606067
    Abstract: A pedestal terminal includes a frame mounted to a base and a cover configured to mount to the base. The frame including a support frame and a swing frame pivotally mounted to the support frame. A splitter module mounting location is positioned on the frame. The splitter module mounting location is adapted to mount a splitter arrangement including splitter pigtails to the frame. A first termination field includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each being configured to couple one of the splitter pigtails to a distribution cable. A second termination field includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each being configured to couple one of the splitter pigtails to a drop cable. A pivoting cover arrangement can be mounted to a top of the support frame to inhibit contact between the splitter arrangement and the cover when the cover is mounted to or removed from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Solheid, Matthew Holmberg, Paul Kmit
  • Publication number: 20110058785
    Abstract: A pedestal terminal includes a frame mounted to a base and a cover configured to mount to the base. The frame including a support frame and a swing frame pivotally mounted to the support frame. A splitter module mounting location is positioned on the frame. The splitter module mounting location is adapted to mount a splitter arrangement including splitter pigtails to the frame. A first termination field includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each being configured to couple one of the splitter pigtails to a distribution cable. A second termination field includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each being configured to couple one of the splitter pigtails to a drop cable. A pivoting cover arrangement can be mounted to a top of the support frame to inhibit contact between the splitter arrangement and the cover when the cover is mounted to or removed from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: James J. Solheid, Matthew Holmberg, Paul Kmit