Patents by Inventor Richard Megill

Richard Megill 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: 20230221516
    Abstract: A splice closure apparatus and a fiber optic distribution network are provided. The splice closure apparatus includes a housing forming a plenum and an opening. A mount plate is affixed in the plenum within the housing, A signal splitter device is affixed to the mount plate. A fiber optic cable stub is extended through the opening of the housing. The cable stub includes an input optical fiber operably connected to the signal splitter device. The cable stub includes an output optical fiber operably connected to the signal splitter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick E. Dobbins, Richard Megill
  • Patent number: 10241287
    Abstract: A fiber optic splice enclosure includes a basket. The basket includes an outer shell, the outer shell including an outer sidewall defining at least a portion of a periphery of the basket. The basket further includes an insert disposed within the outer shell, the insert including a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis and each extending along a longitudinal axis to define an inner channel therebetween. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are each further spaced apart from the outer sidewall along the longitudinal axis to define a first outer channel and a second outer channel. The fiber optic splice enclosure further includes a splice tray assembly including at least one splice tray, the splice tray assembly disposed within the inner channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Patrick E. Dobbins, David Reeve, Richard Megill, Vahid Ebrahimi
  • Publication number: 20180314022
    Abstract: A fiber optic splice enclosure includes a basket. The basket includes an outer shell, the outer shell including an outer sidewall defining at least a portion of a periphery of the basket. The basket further includes an insert disposed within the outer shell, the insert including a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis and each extending along a longitudinal axis to define an inner channel therebetween. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are each further spaced apart from the outer sidewall along the longitudinal axis to define a first outer channel and a second outer channel. The fiber optic splice enclosure further includes a splice tray assembly including at least one splice tray, the splice tray assembly disposed within the inner channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick E. Dobbins, David Reeve, Richard Megill, Vahid Ebrahimi
  • Patent number: 9829665
    Abstract: A fiber optic splice enclosure includes a basket. The basket includes an outer shell, the outer shell including an outer sidewall defining at least a portion of a periphery of the basket. The basket further includes an insert disposed within the outer shell, the insert including a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis and each extending along a longitudinal axis to define an inner channel therebetween. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are each further spaced apart from the outer sidewall along the longitudinal axis to define a first outer channel and a second outer channel. The fiber optic splice enclosure further includes a splice tray assembly including at least one splice tray, the splice tray assembly disposed within the inner channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Patrick E. Dobbins, David Reeve, Richard Megill, Vahid Ebrahimi