Patents by Inventor Pierre Bonvallat
Pierre Bonvallat 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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Publication number: 20160134092Abstract: The present invention relates to a strain relief device for use in a telecommunication enclosure. The exemplary strain relief device includes a bracket body base and a plurality of retention fingers extending from the bracket body base. Each of the plurality of retention fingers has a series of slots that define a plurality of tie down points for securing a drop cable at a plurality of points along one of the plurality of retention fingers. Each of the plurality of retention fingers has one of a chicane configuration, a serpentine configuration, comb configuration, and a rectangular configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Pierre Bonvallat, Marcelo Tamaki Ishuu, Felipe Salgado RennĂ³ Bizarria
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Patent number: 9001995Abstract: A telecommunications module (1) comprises at least one pair of contact elements (13, 15) each extending between opposed sides (7, 8) of the module and having contacts (9, 10) at each end to which connections can be made. Each contact element comprises first and second parts (17, 19), the first part being resiliently-biased into engagement with the second part at a disconnection point (21), and a separating member (23) is located between the disconnection points of the pair of contact elements. The separating member (23) is shaped to deflect a probe (29), inserted into the module from one of the opposed sides, towards the disconnection point of a selected one of the pair of contact elements to break the engagement between the first and second parts of that contact element.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Xavier Fasce, Pierre Bonvallat, Hong Lu, Jingwen Zhong, Guy Metral
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Patent number: 8488934Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber distribution hub. The fiber distribution hub comprises a base case comprising at least one port portion for introducing an optical cable, wherein the optical cable includes a first fiber; a splitter case releasably attached to the base case; a splice tray rotatably hinged to the splitter case; and a cover engagable with the base case to enclose the splitter case and the splice tray. The first fiber is connected to a second fiber in the splice tray, and the second fiber is connected with a splitter in the splitter case to separate the second fiber into a plurality of separate third fibers. Thus, the invention provides a compact and modular fiber distribution hub. In addition, the fiber distribution hub can join optical fibers by mechanical splices, fusion splices and fiber optic connectors in a single unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Junsheng Zhou, Zhiyong Xu, Ping Wang, Pierre Bonvallat
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Publication number: 20130010948Abstract: A telecommunications module (1) comprises at least one pair of contact elements (13, 15) each extending between opposed sides (7, 8) of the module and having contacts (9, 10) at each end to which connections can be made. Each contact element comprises first and second parts (17, 19), the first part being resiliently-biased into engagement with the second part at a disconnection point (21), and a separating member (23) is located between the disconnection points of the pair of contact elements. The separating member (23) is shaped to deflect a probe (29), inserted into the module from one of the opposed sides, towards the disconnection point of a selected one of the pair of contact elements to break the engagement between the first and second parts of that contact element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Xavier Fasce, Pierre Bonvallat, Hong Lu, Jingwen Zhong, Guy Metral
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Patent number: 8315057Abstract: Disclosed is an embedded communication enclosure for housing and supporting communication devices and communication cables, comprising: an enclosure body; a cable connecting member, provided within said enclosure body to connect communication cables, where an input cable from the exterior of the enclosure body is connected to a plurality of distribution cables to be brought out of the enclosure body; and a first door connected with the enclosure body, for opening and closing the front of the enclosure body, said first door comprising a second door embedded therein to provide access to the cable connecting member; wherein said cable connecting member is arranged to correspond to said second door in such a manner that said cable connecting member is exposed to outside when said second door is opened.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Zhiyong Xu, Bin Yu, Min Lin, Pierre Bonvallat, Ahmed M. Ghazy
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Patent number: 8270797Abstract: The present invention discloses a splice holder, which is used for holding at least one splicing sleeve (4), each of the splicing sleeves (4) is used for coupling two optical fibers. The splice holder comprises: a body; a splice channel (7) provided on the body; and an elastic device (9) in each splice channel, wherein the elastic device holds the splicing sleeve (4) elastically in the splice channel. The present invention also includes a communication socket having a splice holder mounted therein. By the splice holder of present invention, optical fiber connection points can be accommodated in a communication socket, so that electrical cables and optical fibers in the communication socket may be managed in an orderly way. Furthermore, inclusion of the inventive splice holder ensures than a minimum bending radius of optical fiber can be maintained when the optical fiber is stored in the communication socket.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Junsheng Zhou, Pierre Bonvallat, Zhiyong Xu
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Patent number: 8165443Abstract: A communication socket comprises a housing including a base portion having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls and a cover portion. The base portion and the cover portion are detachably engaged with each other. The base portion includes a plurality of knock-off holes for inserting an optical fiber at different positions in the sidewall and/or a plurality of fiber entries for inserting a fiber through the bottom wall. The fiber-connector-mounting portion extends from the base. Each of the fiber-connector-mounting portion includes a spacer for maintaining a fiber connector at a distance away from the bottom wall, and a space for inserting the fiber between the fiber connector and the bottom wall. The volume of the communication socket can be minimized, the integration thereof can be improved, the fiber can enter the communication socket in all directions while the fiber's bend radius is satisfied, and the management on the fiber and cable in the communication socket is effective.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Junsheng Zhou, Pierre Bonvallat, Zhiyong Xu
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Patent number: 8063306Abstract: A re-enterable enclosure for a cable splice includes a first cover member and a second cover member configured for engagement with each other, and movable between an open position and a closed position. The first and second cover members form a cavity for enclosing the cable splice when the cover members are in the closed position. Internal walls in at least one of the first and second cover members are configured to define a sealant containment space that at least partially surrounds the cavity. At least one latch is configured to maintain the first and second cover members in the closed position, the at least one latch configured to exert a compression force along a line extending through the sealant containment space.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Jingwen Zhong, Pierre Bonvallat, Zhiyong Xu, Bin Lu
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Patent number: 7892046Abstract: A telecommunications module (10) has contacts (12, 14, 16) for connecting wires therewith, the contacts (12, 14, 16) being arranged in a number of substantially parallel rows, which is three or a multiple of three, at least one row of contacts (12, 14, 16) which is assigned to transmit a specific signal, such as a POTS, a line or a DSLAM signal, being assigned to transmit a different signal than any adjacent row of contacts within each multiple of three rows.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Guy Metral, Gaetan Perrier, Pierre Bonvallat
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Publication number: 20110019366Abstract: Disclosed is an embedded communication enclosure for housing and supporting communication devices and communication cables, comprising: an enclosure body; a cable connecting member, provided within said enclosure body to connect communication cables, where an input cable from the exterior of the enclosure body is connected to a plurality of distribution cables to be brought out of the enclosure body; and a first door connected with the enclosure body, for opening and closing the front of the enclosure body, said first door comprising a second door embedded therein to provide access to the cable connecting member; wherein said cable connecting member is arranged to correspond to said second door in such a manner that said cable connecting member is exposed to outside when said second door is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Zhiyong Xu, Bin Yu, Min Lin, Pierre Bonvallat, Ahmed M. Ghazy
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Publication number: 20100329624Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber distribution hub. The fiber distribution hub comprises a base case comprising at least one port portion for introducing an optical cable, wherein the optical cable includes a first fiber; a splitter case releasably attached to the base case; a splice tray rotatably hinged to the splitter case; and a cover engagable with the base case to enclose the splitter case and the splice tray. The first fiber is connected to a second fiber in the splice tray, and the second fiber is connected with a splitter in the splitter case to separate the second fiber into a plurality of separate third fibers. Thus, the invention provides a compact and modular fiber distribution hub. In addition, the fiber distribution hub can join optical fibers by mechanical splices, fusion splices and fiber optic connectors in a single unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Junsheng Zhou, Zhiyong Xu, Ping Wang, Pierre Bonvallat
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Publication number: 20100310222Abstract: The present invention discloses a splice holder, which is used for holding at least one splicing sleeve (4), each of the splicing sleeves (4) is used for coupling two optical fibers. The splice holder comprises: a body; a splice channel (7) provided on the body; and an elastic device (9) in each splice channel, wherein the elastic device holds the splicing sleeve (4) elastically in the splice channel. The present invention also includes a communication socket having a splice holder mounted therein. By the splice holder of present invention, optical fiber connection points can be accommodated in a communication socket, so that electrical cables and optical fibers in the communication socket may be managed in an orderly way. Furthermore, inclusion of the inventive splice holder ensures than a minimum bending radius of optical fiber can be maintained when the optical fiber is stored in the communication socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Junsheng Zhou, Pierre Bonvallat, Zhiyong Xu
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Patent number: 7828567Abstract: A carrier useful in the field of telecommunications to which a plurality of telecommunications modules are mountable. The carrier includes at least one spacer adapted to create a wire or cable slack by spacing the wires or cables from that part of the carrier on which the spacer is provided. An assembly comprising at least one carrier and at least one telecommunications module is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Pierre Bonvallat, Guy Metral, Gaetan Perrier
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Publication number: 20100142899Abstract: A communication socket comprises a housing including a base portion having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls and a cover portion. The base portion and the cover portion are detachably engaged with each other. The base portion includes a plurality of knock-off holes for inserting an optical fiber at different positions in the sidewall and/or a plurality of fiber entries for inserting a fiber through the bottom wall. The fiber-connector-mounting portion extends from the base. Each of the fiber-connector-mounting portion includes a spacer for maintaining a fiber connector at a distance away from the bottom wall, and a space for inserting the fiber between the fiber connector and the bottom wall. The volume of the communication socket can be minimized, the integration thereof can be improved, the fiber can enter the communication socket in all directions while the fiber's bend radius is satisfied, and the management on the fiber and cable in the communication socket is effective.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Junsheng Zhou, Pierre Bonvallat, Zhiyong Xu
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Publication number: 20100038130Abstract: A re-enterable enclosure for a cable splice includes a first cover member and a second cover member configured for engagement with each other, and movable between an open position and a closed position. The first and second cover members form a cavity for enclosing the cable splice when the cover members are in the closed position. Internal walls in at least one of the first and second cover members are configured to define a sealant containment space that at least partially surrounds the cavity. At least one latch is configured to maintain the first and second cover members in the closed position, the at least one latch configured to exert a compression force along a line extending through the sealant containment space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2007Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Jingwen Zhong, Pierre Bonvallat, Zhiyong Xu, Bin Lu
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Publication number: 20090253310Abstract: A telecommunications assembly has three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to connect wires. One or more of the contacts are disposed in a first telecommunications module, and at least one first test bus (15, 20) attached to the first telecommunications module (10) and extends along a face (24) of the telecommunication module (10) and along one or more of the telecommunications contacts. A test bus (20) attachable to a telecommunications module (10) has three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to connect wires to extend along a side (24) of the telecommunications modules (10) and along at least some of the telecommunications contacts, or to a carrier (42) adapted to carry a plurality of telecommunications modules (10) to extend along at least some telecommunications modules (10) is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2006Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: Guy Metral, Pierre Bonvallat, Gaetan Perrier
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Publication number: 20090152004Abstract: An end cap (30) for sealing an end of a closure about a cable member directed therein. The end cap (30) includes a wall member (32) having a first surface (34), an exterior surface and an outer circumferential edge. A longitudinal port (40) extends through the wall member (32) from the first surface to the exterior surface. The port (40) has a transverse cross-sectional shape defined by first and second lobed portions (42, 44) joined at a waist (46), the cross-sectional shape of the port configured for receiving a cable assembly having a corresponding transverse cross-section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Pierre Bonvallat, Zhiyong Xu, Bin Lu
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Publication number: 20090149083Abstract: A telecommunications module (10) has contacts (12, 14, 16) for connecting wires therewith, the contacts (12, 14, 16) being arranged in a number of substantially parallel rows, which is three or a multiple of three, at least one row of contacts (12, 14, 16) which is assigned to transmit a specific signal, such as a POTS, a line or a DSLAM signal, being assigned to transmit a different signal than any adjacent row of contacts within each multiple of three rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2005Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Guy Metral, Gaetan Perrier, Pierre Bonvallat
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Publication number: 20080318479Abstract: A plug (10) includes a housing (12) and at least one functional component (54, 56) and/or circuit and is connectable with contacts of a telecommunications module, wherein the plug (10) includes at least two printed circuit boards (14, 16). An assembly, such as a distribution point, in particular a main distribution frame includes at least one telecommunications module and at least one plug (10). A method of manufacturing a plug including a housing and at least one functional component, which is connectable with contacts of a telecommunications module, includes the step of arranging at least two printed circuit boards in the plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Gaetan Perrier, Pierre Bonvallat, Guy Metral, Axel Koruschowitz
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Publication number: 20080273690Abstract: A telecommunications module (10) has at least two sides (12, 14), a first group of contacts (16) adapted to connect with POTS wires, a second group of contacts (18) adapted to connect with line wires, a third group of contacts (20) adapted to connect with DSLAM wires. The first group of contacts (16) and the second group of contacts (18) are provided on different sides (12, 14) of the telecommunications module, and at least some contacts (16) of the first group are in contact with at least some contacts (18) of the second group at disconnection points (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2006Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Pierre BONVALLAT, Guy Metral, Gaetan Perrier