Patents by Inventor Ralph T. Hofmeister

Ralph T. Hofmeister 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).

  • Recessed cable management assembly
    Patent number: 6802652
    Abstract: A recessed cable management assembly for use in an interconnect assembly. The cable management assembly includes a cassette having a spool for receiving and retaining a length of a cable. A substrate includes an interconnect connector which is coupled to the cable. The substrate includes a cut-out sized to receive the cable management assembly such that the cable management assembly is recessed within the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Paolo Sacchetto, Ralph T. Hofmeister, Narasinha Parasnis