Patents by Inventor Robert A. Reid
Robert A. Reid 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: 12656563Abstract: A module for connecting 16 fiber MPOs to 12 fiber MPOs has a first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO, each 16 fiber MPO having first, second, and third fiber receiving areas. The module also has a first, second, third, and fourth 12 fiber MPO, each 12 fiber MPO having a first and second fiber receiving areas. The first and third fiber receiving area of the first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO is connected to the second and first fiber receiving area of the first, second, and fourth 12 fiber MPO. The second fiber receiving area of each 16 fiber MPO is being connected to the third 12 fiber MPO.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Robert A. Reid, Steven S. Puglise
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Publication number: 20260133390Abstract: An optical cable comprising a plurality of subjacketed units given by Nu, U at a near end of the cable and a plurality of subjacketed units, U? at a far-end of the cable) given by Nu?. The subjacketed units contain Ng fiber groups terminated with optical connectors at the near end, and Ng? fiber groups with optical connectors at the far end, wherein each fiber group has Nf (near end) and equally Nf?=Nf at the far end. The cable has a variable structure, located in a transition zone or distributed along the cable, wherein a variable structure interchange location of fiber groups among several units interconnects units from the near and far end of the cable (U and U?).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2024Publication date: May 14, 2026Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jose M. Castro, Thomas M. Sedor, Bulent Kose, Benjamin J. Berridge, Max W. Hibner, Yu Huang, Brian L. Kelly, Robert A. Reid
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Publication number: 20260128793Abstract: A structured cabling system has a plurality of leaf switch ports; a plurality of server node ports; and a plurality of patch cords, trunk cables, and patching components configured to follow a coherent color and labeling scheme to implement optical communication network topologies. Each port of the plurality of server node ports is grouped and assigned to a color depending on a node order or location on the rack such that the trail observed at a patch panel for the plurality of leaf switch ports follows a uniform vertical color pattern. The vertical pattern matching a desired logical network topology with the vertical pattern being easy to observe so a risk of misplacing during the installation is be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2024Publication date: May 7, 2026Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jose M. Castro, Yu Huang, Brian L. Kelly, Max W. Hibner, Robert R. Wagner, Robert A. Reid, Thomas M. Sedor
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Patent number: 12546937Abstract: Apparatuses having a plurality of optical duplex and parallel connector adapters, such as MPO connectors and LC adapters, where some adapters connect to network equipment in a network and others to servers or processing units such as GPUs, incorporate internal photonic circuit with a mesh. The light path of each transmitter and receivers is matched in order to provide proper optical connections from transmitting to receiving fibers, wherein complex arbitrary network topologies can be implemented.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jose M. Castro, Richard J. Pimpinella, Bulent Kose, Yu Huang, Ronald A. Nordin, Robert A. Reid
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Publication number: 20250291145Abstract: An application-specified adapter-aligned enclosure to be placed in a server cabinet has a hole in at least one of a top or bottom of the enclosure. A plurality of fiber optic connectors are distributed on a front face of the enclosure such that the connectors are arranged in a plurality of groups which are vertically arranged in a specific manner related to at least one of a rack unit of a cabinet or an equipment port interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2025Publication date: September 18, 2025Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Brian L. Kelly, Kevin A. Marley, Robert A. Reid, Jose M. Castro, Thomas M. Sedor, Gregory L. Kuffel, Robert R. Wagner, Shawn T. Kemp
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Publication number: 20250116811Abstract: A multiport passive photonic light circuit chip has multiple waveguides written in at least two layers on a glass substrate. Some waveguides connect transmitting and receiving ports of an optical channel, some waveguides redirect a fraction of optical signals to some other receiving ports, and waveguides have circular cross-sectional shapes wherein a refractive index contrast is in the range of 0.2% to 2%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jose M. Castro, Bulent Kose, Richard J. Pimpinella, Robert A. Reid, Yu Huang, Thomas M. Sedor
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Publication number: 20240418956Abstract: The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Jerry A. Wiltjer, Robert A. Reid, Joseph E. Sanders, Joel D. Kwasny, Bon B. Sledzinski
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Patent number: 12164149Abstract: A multiport passive photonic light circuit chip has multiple waveguides written in at least two layers on a glass substrate. Some waveguides connect transmitting and receiving ports of an optical channel, some waveguides redirect a fraction of optical signals to some other receiving ports, and waveguides have circular cross-sectional shapes wherein a refractive index contrast is in the range of 0.2% to 2%.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jose M. Castro, Bulent Kose, Richard J. Pimpinella, Robert A. Reid, Yu Huang, Thomas M. Sedor
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Patent number: 12105338Abstract: The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Jerry A. Wiltjer, Robert A. Reid, Joseph E. Sanders, Joel D. Kwasny, Bon B. Sledzinski
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Publication number: 20240168221Abstract: Apparatuses having a plurality of optical duplex and parallel connector adapters, such as MPO connectors and LC adapters, where some adapters connect to network equipment in a network and others to servers or processing units such as GPUs, incorporate internal photonic circuit with a mesh. The light path of each transmitter and receivers is matched in order to provide proper optical connections from transmitting to receiving fibers, wherein complex arbitrary network topologies can be implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jose M. Castro, Richard J. Pimpinella, Bulent Kose, Yu Huang, Ronald A. Nordin, Robert A. Reid
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Publication number: 20240061197Abstract: A module for connecting 16 fiber MPOs to 12 fiber MPOs has a first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO, each 16 fiber MPO having first, second, and third fiber receiving areas. The module also has a first, second, third, and fourth 12 fiber MPO, each 12 fiber MPO having a first and second fiber receiving areas. The first and third fiber receiving area of the first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO is connected to the second and first fiber receiving area of the first, second, and fourth 12 fiber MPO. The second fiber receiving area of each 16 fiber MPO is being connected to the third 12 fiber MPO.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Robert A. Reid, Steven S. Puglise
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Publication number: 20240061177Abstract: A multiport passive photonic light circuit chip has multiple waveguides written in at least two layers on a glass substrate. Some waveguides connect transmitting and receiving ports of an optical channel, some waveguides redirect a fraction of optical signals to some other receiving ports, and waveguides have circular cross-sectional shapes wherein a refractive index contrast is in the range of 0.2% to 2%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jose M. Castro, Bulent Kose, Richard J. Pimpinella, Robert A. Reid, Yu Huang, Thomas M. Sedor
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Publication number: 20230341643Abstract: A cassette module has three 16 fiber MPOs and four 12 fiber MPOs wherein each 16 fiber MPO has 4 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area and each 12 fiber MPO has 3 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area. Fibers are routed from certain areas of the 16 fiber MPOs to those of the 12 fiber MPOs in order to convert a base 12 communication system to a base 16 communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Robert A. Reid
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Publication number: 20230314749Abstract: The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Jerry A. Wiltjer, Robert A. Reid, Joseph E. Sanders, Joel D. Kwasny, Bon B. Sledzinski
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Patent number: 11709331Abstract: The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Jerry A. Wiltjer, Robert A. Reid, Joseph E. Sanders, Joel D. Kwasny, Bon B. Sledzinski
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Patent number: 11693199Abstract: A cassette module has three 16 fiber MPOs and four 12 fiber MPOs wherein each 16 fiber MPO has 4 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area and each 12 fiber MPO has 3 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area. Fibers are routed from certain areas of the 16 fiber MPOs to those of the 12 fiber MPOs in order to convert a base 12 communication system to a base 16 communication system.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Robert A. Reid
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Publication number: 20220299724Abstract: The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Jerry A. Wiltjer, Robert A. Reid, Joseph E. Sanders, Joel D. Kwasny, Bon B. Sledzinski
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Patent number: 11372185Abstract: The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Thomas M. Sedor, Jerry A. Wiltjer, Robert A. Reid, Joseph E. Sanders, Joel D. Kwasny, Bon B. Sledzinski
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Publication number: 20210297757Abstract: A fiber optic interconnection assembly has a plurality of leaf components and a plurality of spine components. Each leaf component of the plurality of leaf components is connected to each spine component of the plurality of spine components. Each spine components of the plurality of spine components is connected to each leaf component of the plurality of leaf components. Wherein the connections for each leaf component to each of the spine components is at a different wavelength and the connections for each spine component to each of the leaf components is at a different wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jose M. Castro, Richard J. Pimpinella, Robert A. Reid, Bulent Kose, Yu Huang, Asher S. Novick
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Publication number: 20210141177Abstract: A cassette module has three 16 fiber MPOs and four 12 fiber MPOs wherein each 16 fiber MPO has 4 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area and each 12 fiber MPO has 3 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area. Fibers are routed from certain areas of the 16 fiber MPOs to those of the 12 fiber MPOs in order to convert a base 12 communication system to a base 16 communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Benjamin J. Berridge, Robert A. Reid