Patents by Inventor Ryan E. Enge
Ryan E. Enge 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: 11962955Abstract: Port occupancy detection for connector panels is provided. In one embodiment, a connector panel comprises: a communications unit communicatively coupled to a network; and at least one modular port adapter assembly comprising: a plurality of communications couplers; and a plurality of port occupancy sensors each coupled to a sensor circuit. Each of the port occupancy sensors are configured to sense when the couplers are occupied. The panel communications unit obtains from the sensor circuit which of the couplers are occupied. The panel communications unit communicates port occupancy information to a gateway indicating circuit which of the couplers are occupied. A chassis including sidewalls extends between a front and a rear to define an interior, and including guides on the sidewalls. A plurality of blades mounted to the guides of the chassis, each blade including a midplane bus assembly configured to communicatively couple the sensor circuit to the panel communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Matthew R. Kiener, Steven W Knoernschild, Ryan E. Enge, Michael Gregory German, Jason Bautista, Scott C Sievers
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Publication number: 20230280458Abstract: A sensing system for identification of at least one cable is provided. The sensing system includes a transceiver and a controller. The transceiver is configured to transmit mmWave signals and receive reflected mmWave signals. The controller is in communication with the transceiver. The controller is configured to direct the transceiver to transmit the mmWave signals. The controller is further configured to process the reflected mmWave signals and identify highly reflective-to-mmWave material identification markings associated with the at least one cable from the processed reflected mmWave signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Matthew R. Kiener, Ryan E. Enge
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Publication number: 20230217139Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for providing port occupancy management for a network connected device that includes a plurality of ports comprises: at least one port status input panel that comprises a plurality of manually operable port occupancy status selector switches, wherein each of the selector switches are associated with one or more of the ports; a control circuit coupled to the port status input panel, wherein the control circuit determines a port occupancy status for each of the ports based on signals initiated by the selector switches; a gateway coupled to the control circuit and configured to aggregate port occupancy status data for the network connected device based on the port occupancy status for each of the ports determined by the control circuit. The gateway executes at least one interface configured to provide the port occupancy status data to a remote system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Malcolm Graham Brown, David Nicholas Atkinson, Thomas Eastham, Ryan E. Enge
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Publication number: 20230140676Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system comprising a portable device executing a mobile application; and a rack controller without a display unit, the rack controller comprising a base unit. The base unit includes a processor configured to execute software that directs the processor to interact with the mobile application to show information and receive user input associated with the rack controller and at least one of rack and patching equipment installed in one or more racks even if there is not a display unit coupled to the base unit. In additional embodiments, a rack controller is configured to determine whether each rack controller interface is connected to another rack controller as a function of a respective sense signal developed by the termination circuit associated with said rack controller interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Matthew R. Kiener, Ryan E. Enge, Patrick Lee Fariello, Dallas Bartlett, Thomas Eastham, Lary Blake Van Scoy, Philip Smith
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Publication number: 20230124584Abstract: A system for cabling infrastructure that includes at least one port, at least one shutter, at least one sensor and a gateway is provided. The port is configured to be selectively coupled to a connector. Each shutter is configured to have an open state that allows access to an associated port and a closed state that covers the port. Each sensor is configured to sense the open state and the closed state of an associated shutter and generate shutter state signals that include information relating to a current sensed state of the associated shutter and an identification of a port that is associated with the associated shutter. The gateway is in wireless communication with each sensor to receive the shutter state signals. The gateway is configured to communicate the shutter state signals that indicate a change in a state of an associated shutter to a remote location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, LeaAnn Harrison Carl, Ryan E. Enge, Matthew R. Kiener
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Patent number: 11621742Abstract: Systems and methods for automated network cabling integrity monitoring are provided. In one embodiment a system manager for a network that includes a network switch coupled to patching equipment comprises: at least one processor configured to execute software, the software comprising a network integrity monitor. The network integrity monitor controls a cable diagnostic test function to obtain a fault-distance measurement for a port of the switch. The network integrity monitor correlates the fault-distance measurement with network cable length information associated with the switch port to identify one or both of a network cable segment associated with the fault-distance measurement and a fault location. The cable length information is retrieved from a database. The network integrity monitor produces an output identifying of one or both of the network cable segment associated with the fault-distance measurement and the fault location to be displayed on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, Marta Beatriz Ripa, Chichuan Lin, Shawn M. Clark, Ryan E. Enge, Rishipal Arya
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Patent number: 11567891Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a multi-rack rack controller for an automated infrastructure management (AIM) system comprising a plurality of independent patching equipment bus interfaces. Another embodiment is directed to a rack controller comprising at least one rack controller interface configured to connect the rack controller to another rack controller. Each rack controller interface comprises a respective termination circuit. The rack controller is configured to determine whether each rack controller interface is connected to another rack controller as a function of a respective sense signal developed by the termination circuit associated with said rack controller interface. Another embodiment is directed to a rack controller comprising a base unit having a locate button disposed on the front of the base unit. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Matthew R. Kiener, Ryan E. Enge, Patrick Fariello, Dallas Bartlett, Thomas Eastham, Lary Blake Van Scoy, Philip Smith
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Patent number: 11558680Abstract: A system for cabling infrastructure that includes at least one port, at least one shutter, at least one sensor and a gateway is provided. The port is configured to be selectively coupled to a connector. Each shutter is configured to have an open state that allows access to an associated port and a closed state that covers the port. Each sensor is configured to sense the open state and the closed state of an associated shutter and generate shutter state signals that include information relating to a current sensed state of the associated shutter and an identification of a port that is associated with the associated shutter. The gateway is in wireless communication with each sensor to receive the shutter state signals. The gateway is configured to communicate the shutter state signals that indicate a change in a state of an associated shutter to a remote location.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, LeaAnn Harrison Carl, Ryan E. Enge, Matthew R. Kiener
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Patent number: 11450993Abstract: One embodiment is directed to detecting that a cable has been connected to a port of patching equipment and detecting that the cable is no longer connected to said port. In response to detecting that the cable is no longer connected, information associated with fixed cabling coupled to said port that is captured by a cable tester is downloaded to a controller. The downloaded information is associated with said port and the downloaded information and association information is locally stored at the controller. The locally stored information can then be used to create and/or populate objects in a database. Another embodiment is directed to including a storage device and a wireless interface in patching equipment or other equipment such as an outlet or consolidation point for use in writing information to the storage device and reading information from the storage device via the wireless interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, Ryan E. Enge, Andrew P. Roberts, Matias Peluffo, Masood Shariff, Ernest C. Pickens
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Publication number: 20220253624Abstract: Systems and methods for physical cable route tracing are provided. In one embodiment, a cable comprises: one or more of either electrical conductors or optical fibers; a cable sheath around the one or more of either electrical conductors or optical fibers; and a pattern of cable tracing facilitation markings located on an exterior of the cable sheath; wherein the cable tracing facilitation markings comprise either: a visually varying pattern that gradually changes along a length of the cable sheath; or a series of coded markings of an ordered sequence pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: LeaAnn Harrison Carl, Ryan E. Enge, Morgan C. Kurk
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Patent number: 11328146Abstract: Systems and methods for physical cable route tracing are provided. In one embodiment, a cable comprises: one or more of either electrical conductors or optical fibers; a cable sheath around the one or more of either electrical conductors or optical fibers; and a pattern of cable tracing facilitation markings located on an exterior of the cable sheath; wherein the cable tracing facilitation markings comprise either: a visually varying pattern that gradually changes along a length of the cable sheath; or a series of coded markings of an ordered sequence pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: LeaAnn Harrison Carl, Ryan E. Enge, Morgan C. Kurk
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Publication number: 20220036023Abstract: Systems and methods for physical cable route tracing are provided. In one embodiment, a cable comprises: one or more of either electrical conductors or optical fibers; a cable sheath around the one or more of either electrical conductors or optical fibers; and a pattern of cable tracing facilitation markings located on an exterior of the cable sheath; wherein the cable tracing facilitation markings comprise either: a visually varying pattern that gradually changes along a length of the cable sheath; or a series of coded markings of an ordered sequence pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: LeaAnn Harrison Carl, Ryan E. Enge, Morgan C. Kurk
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Publication number: 20210384941Abstract: Systems and methods for automated network cabling integrity monitoring are provided. In one embodiment a system manager for a network that includes a network switch coupled to patching equipment comprises: at least one processor configured to execute software, the software comprising a network integrity monitor. The network integrity monitor controls a cable diagnostic test function to obtain a fault-distance measurement for a port of the switch. The network integrity monitor correlates the fault-distance measurement with network cable length information associated with the switch port to identify one or both of a network cable segment associated with the fault-distance measurement and a fault location. The cable length information is retrieved from a database. The network integrity monitor produces an output identifying of one or both of the network cable segment associated with the fault-distance measurement and the fault location to be displayed on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, Marta Beatriz Ripa, Chichuan Lin, Shawn M. Clark, Ryan E. Enge, Rishipal Arya
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Publication number: 20210385559Abstract: Port occupancy detection for connector panels is provided. In one embodiment, a connector panel comprises: a communications unit communicatively coupled to a network; and at least one modular port adapter assembly comprising: a plurality of communications couplers; and a plurality of port occupancy sensors each coupled to a sensor circuit. Each of the port occupancy sensors are configured to sense when the couplers are occupied. The panel communications unit obtains from the sensor circuit which of the couplers are occupied. The panel communications unit communicates port occupancy information to a gateway indicating circuit which of the couplers are occupied. A chassis including sidewalls extends between a front and a rear to define an interior, and including guides on the sidewalls. A plurality of blades mounted to the guides of the chassis, each blade including a midplane bus assembly configured to communicatively couple the sensor circuit to the panel communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Matthew R. Kiener, Steven W Knoernschild, Ryan E. Enge, Michael Gregory German, Jason Bautista, Scott C Sievers
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Publication number: 20210151940Abstract: One embodiment is directed to detecting that a cable has been connected to a port of patching equipment and detecting that the cable is no longer connected to said port. In response to detecting that the cable is no longer connected, information associated with fixed cabling coupled to said port that is captured by a cable tester is downloaded to a controller. The downloaded information is associated with said port and the downloaded information and association information is locally stored at the controller. The locally stored information can then be used to create and/or populate objects in a database. Another embodiment is directed to including a storage device and a wireless interface in patching equipment or other equipment such as an outlet or consolidation point for use in writing information to the storage device and reading information from the storage device via the wireless interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, Ryan E. Enge, Andrew P. Roberts, Matias Peluffo, Masood Shariff, Ernest C. Pickens
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Publication number: 20210084390Abstract: A system for cabling infrastructure that includes at least one port, at least one shutter, at least one sensor and a gateway is provided. The port is configured to be selectively coupled to a connector. Each shutter is configured to have an open state that allows access to an associated port and a closed state that covers the port. Each sensor is configured to sense the open state and the closed state of an associated shutter and generate shutter state signals that include information relating to a current sensed state of the associated shutter and an identification of a port that is associated with the associated shutter. The gateway is in wireless communication with each sensor to receive the shutter state signals. The gateway is configured to communicate the shutter state signals that indicate a change in a state of an associated shutter to a remote location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, LeaAnn Harrison Carl, Ryan E. Enge, Matthew R. Kiener
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Patent number: 10938167Abstract: One embodiment is directed to detecting that a cable has been connected to a port of patching equipment and detecting that the cable is no longer connected to said port. In response to detecting that the cable is no longer connected, information associated with fixed cabling coupled to said port that is captured by a cable tester is downloaded to a controller. The downloaded information is associated with said port and the downloaded information and association information is locally stored at the controller. The locally stored information can then be used to create and/or populate objects in a database. Another embodiment is directed to including a storage device and a wireless interface in patching equipment or other equipment such as an outlet or consolidation point for use in writing information to the storage device and reading information from the storage device via the wireless interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, Ryan E. Enge, Andrew P. Roberts, Matias Peluffo, Masood Shariff, Ernest C Pickens
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Publication number: 20200097429Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a multi-rack rack controller for an automated infrastructure management (AIM) system comprising a plurality of independent patching equipment bus interfaces. Another embodiment is directed to a rack controller comprising at least one rack controller interface configured to connect the rack controller to another rack controller. Each rack controller interface comprises a respective termination circuit. The rack controller is configured to determine whether each rack controller interface is connected to another rack controller as a function of a respective sense signal developed by the termination circuit associated with said rack controller interface. Another embodiment is directed to a rack controller comprising a base unit having a locate button disposed on the front of the base unit. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Matthew R. Kiener, Ryan E. Enge, Patrick Fariello, Dallas Bartlett, Thomas Eastham, Lary Blake Van Scoy, Philip Smith
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Publication number: 20190280438Abstract: One embodiment is directed to detecting that a cable has been connected to a port of patching equipment and detecting that the cable is no longer connected to said port. In response to detecting that the cable is no longer connected, information associated with fixed cabling coupled to said port that is captured by a cable tester is downloaded to a controller. The downloaded information is associated with said port and the downloaded information and association information is locally stored at the controller. The locally stored information can then be used to create and/or populate objects in a database. Another embodiment is directed to including a storage device and a wireless interface in patching equipment or other equipment such as an outlet or consolidation point for use in writing information to the storage device and reading information from the storage device via the wireless interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, Ryan E. Enge, Andrew P. Roberts, Matias Peluffo, Masood Shariff, Ernest C. Pickens
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Publication number: 20190041637Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to methods and systems for using augmented reality (AR) technology with a system for tracking connections at rack-mounted patching or other equipment, as well as non-rack-mounted equipment. Such AR technology can also be used to assist a user in locating non-visible equipment by displaying digital representations of such non-visible equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Gregory German, Ryan E. Enge, LeaAnn Harrison Carl, Lary Van Scoy