Patents by Inventor Thomas Marcouiller

Thomas Marcouiller 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: 20240118502
    Abstract: An adapter block assembly includes an adapter block, a circuit board arrangement, and a cover attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover. Contact assemblies can be disposed between the adapter block and the circuit board arrangement. The cover can be latched, heat staked, or otherwise secured to the adapter block. Each component of the adapter block assembly can include one or more parts (e.g., multiple adapter blocks, multiple circuit boards, and/or multiple cover pieces).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Marcouiller, Christopher Charles Taylor, John T. Pfarr, Kristofer Bolster, Oscar Fernando Bran de Leon, Loren J. Mattson
  • Patent number: 11947165
    Abstract: A multi-fiber cable assembly includes a pigtail segments spliced to a trunk segment using multiple mass fusion splices. The splices are disposed within an encapsulation at a common axial location. A flexible conduit extends from one end of the encapsulation to protect bare fibers of the trunk segment. A protective sheath extends from the opposite end of the encapsulation to protect the pigtail segments. The conduit and sheath are axially fixed to the encapsulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Cyle D. Petersen, John Paul Anderson, Thomas Marcouiller, Kenneth Allen Skluzacek, Jonathan R. Kaml
  • Patent number: 11921340
    Abstract: An indexing terminal arrangement includes a terminal housing that receives an input cable; an optical power splitter disposed within the interior of the terminal housing; a first multi-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing; a first single-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing; and a pass-through multi-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing. Split optical signals are provided to the first multi-fiber optical adapter and the first single-fiber optical adapter. Unsplit and indexed optical signals are provided to the pass-through optical adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Marcouiller
  • Patent number: 11906782
    Abstract: A multi-fiber cable assembly includes a pigtail segments spliced to a trunk segment using multiple mass fusion splices. The splices are disposed at axially spaced positions within a hollow, flexible conduit. Fibers of the trunk segment are axially fixed at a first demarcation region disposed at the first end of the conduit. Fibers of the pigtail segments are axially fixed at a separate, second demarcation region disposed at the second end of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Cyle D. Petersen, Thomas Marcouiller, John Paul Anderson
  • Patent number: 11867952
    Abstract: An adapter block assembly includes an adapter block, a circuit board arrangement, and a cover attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover. Contact assemblies can be disposed between the adapter block and the circuit board arrangement. The cover can be latched, heat staked, or otherwise secured to the adapter block. Each component of the adapter block assembly can include one or more parts (e.g., multiple adapter blocks, multiple circuit boards, and/or multiple cover pieces).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Marcouiller, Christopher Charles Taylor, John T. Pfarr, Kristofer Bolster, Oscar Fernando Bran de Leon, Loren J. Mattson
  • Patent number: 11870229
    Abstract: A connection interface includes a base bracket and a cable connection carrier (e.g., module, panel, etc.). The cable connection carrier has a front wall to which one or more cable connection components (e.g., optical components, electrical components, and/or hybrid components) are mounted. The cable connection carrier may angle the cable connection components relative to an open front of the base bracket. Some cable connection carriers may be snap-fit to the base bracket for easy installation. Other cable connection carriers are movable (e.g., pivotal) relative to the base bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Fernando Bran De León, Thomas Marcouiller, Peter C. Augdahl
  • Patent number: 11852882
    Abstract: A packaging assembly for telecommunications modules comprises a plurality of telecommunications modules provided in a stacked arrangement in a first container, a plurality of telecommunications modules provided in a stacked arrangement in an adjacent second container, and a removable radius limiter mounted between the first and second containers for guiding all of the fiber optic cabling extending from the telecommunications modules with minimum bend radius protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Marcouiller, Paula Lockhart, Michael J. Schomisch, Tomas Fucsek, Roman Solich
  • Publication number: 20230408784
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a connection interface assembly. The assembly includes a base module including a back wall defining the back of the base module and first and second opposite side walls that project forwardly from the back wall to a front of the base module, a cable connection module configured to be inserted into a module mounting location through the front of the base module, the cable connection module having a main body coupled to or integral with a front wall to which a plurality of cable connection components are mounted, and an enclosure including a fiber tray and a cover that is configured to engage the cable connection module to form an interior cavity and seal the fiber tray therein. Other connection interface assemblies are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Oscar F. Bran de León, Thomas Marcouiller
  • Publication number: 20230367091
    Abstract: An adapter assembly includes a single-piece or two-piece multi-fiber adapter defining a recess at which a contact assembly is disposed. The adapter assemblies can be disposed within adapter block assemblies or cassettes, which can be mounted to moveable trays. Both ports of the adapters disposed within adapter block assemblies are accessible. Only one port of each adapter disposed within the cassettes are accessible. Circuit boards can be mounted within the block assemblies or cassettes to provide communication between the contact assemblies and a data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Cyle D. Petersen, Bruce Ogren, Scott C. Sievers, Thomas Marcouiller, Chris Charles Taylor, Mark Meredith, James Joseph Eberle, JR.
  • Publication number: 20230288655
    Abstract: A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module including a rack mount portion, a center portion, and a main housing portion. The rack mount portion is stationarily coupled to the frame, the center portion is slidably coupled to the rack mount portion along a sliding direction, and the main housing portion is slidably coupled to the center portion along the sliding direction. The main housing portion of the fiber optic module includes fiber optic connection locations for connecting cables to be routed through the frame. The center portion of the fiber optic module includes a radius limiter for guiding cables between the main housing portion and the frame, the center portion also including a latch for unlatching the center portion for slidable movement. Slidable movement of the center portion with respect to the rack mount portion moves the main housing portion with respect to the frame along the sliding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: James J. Solheid, Thomas Marcouiller, Oscar Fernando Bran de León, Matthew Holmberg, Timothy Jon Haataja, Daniel Ray Mertesdorf, Soutsada Vongseng, Darren Chen, Patrick J. Thompson, John T. Pfarr, Kristofer Bolster, Brent Campbell, Raul Mario Saucedo, Gustavo Cano, Scott C. Sievers
  • Publication number: 20230288657
    Abstract: A method of preparing a preformed fiber optic circuit for later termination to at least one fiber optic connector includes providing a substrate for supporting a plurality of optical fibers, the substrate including at least one layer of flexible foil, wherein the flexible foil may be formed from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) according to one example and peeling a layer including at least the optical fibers from the at least one layer of flexible foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Thomas MARCOUILLER, Paula LOCKHART, Wouter VRANKEN, Koen VUERINCKX, Laurens Izaäk VAN WUIJCKHUIJSE
  • Publication number: 20230280562
    Abstract: A wall box includes an enclosure having a base and a cover connected to the base. The base and the cover enclose an interior region. The wall box further includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the enclosure. The fiber optic adapters include an inner port positioned inside the interior region and an outer port positioned at an outer surface of the enclosure. A tray stack is mounted within the interior region. The tray stack includes a tray mount pivotally connected to the enclosure. The tray mount includes a top surface and an oppositely disposed bottom surface. A first splice tray mounting area is disposed on the top surface and a second splice tray mounting area is disposed on the bottom surface. A plurality of trays is disposed in the first splice tray mounting area. A tray is disposed in the second splice tray mounting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Holmberg, James J. Solheid, Erik J. Gronvall, Paula Lockhart, Thomas Marcouiller
  • Publication number: 20230273388
    Abstract: An indexing terminal arrangement includes a terminal housing that receives an input cable; an optical power splitter disposed within the interior of the terminal housing; a first multi-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing; a first single-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing; and a pass-through multi-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing. Split optical signals are provided to the first multi-fiber optical adapter and the first single-fiber optical adapter. Unsplit and indexed optical signals are provided to the pass-through optical adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Thomas MARCOUILLER
  • Patent number: 11726272
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a fiber optic jumper including a fiber optic cable that extends between first and second cable ends. The fiber optic cable includes a cable jacket containing at least first and second optical fibers. The fiber optic jumper also includes an optical transceiver module directly terminated at the first end of the fiber optic cable, and at least one fiber optic connector directly terminated at the second end of the fiber optic cable. The fiber optic jumper is outdoor rated for temperatures ranging from minus 40 to 75 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Leonard LeFebvre, Thomas Marcouiller, Oscar Fernando Bran de León
  • Patent number: 11728071
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cable assembly including a sleeve and a plurality of cables that extend through the sleeve. The cable assembly also includes a grommet positioned within the sleeve at a location offset from one end of the sleeve. The grommet forms a dam location. The cable assembly further includes a bonding material at least partially filling a region of the sleeve located between the dam location and the end of the sleeve. The bonding material bonds the fiber optic cables and the grommet relative to the sleeve. The cables extend through the grommet and the bonding material and include break-out portions that extend outwardly beyond the end of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Fernando Bran De León, Thomas Marcouiller
  • Patent number: 11714246
    Abstract: An adapter assembly includes a single-piece or two-piece multi-fiber adapter defining a recess at which a contact assembly is disposed. The adapter assemblies can be disposed within adapter block assemblies or cassettes, which can be mounted to moveable trays. Both ports of the adapters disposed within adapter block assemblies are accessible. Only one port of each adapter disposed within the cassettes are accessible. Circuit boards can be mounted within the block assemblies or cassettes to provide communication between the contact assemblies and a data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Cyle D. Petersen, Bruce Ogren, Scott C. Sievers, Thomas Marcouiller, Chris Taylor, Mark Meredith, James Joseph Eberle, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11693203
    Abstract: A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module including a rack mount portion, a center portion, and a main housing portion. The rack mount portion is stationarily coupled to the frame, the center portion is slidably coupled to the rack mount portion along a sliding direction, and the main housing portion is slidably coupled to the center portion along the sliding direction. The main housing portion of the fiber optic module includes fiber optic connection locations for connecting cables to be routed through the frame. The center portion of the fiber optic module includes a radius limiter for guiding cables between the main housing portion and the frame, the center portion also including a latch for unlatching the center portion for slidable movement. Slidable movement of the center portion with respect to the rack mount portion moves the main housing portion with respect to the frame along the sliding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: James J. Solheid, Thomas Marcouiller, Oscar Fernando Bran de León, Matthew Holmberg, Timothy Jon Haataja, Daniel Ray Mertesdorf, Soutsada Vongseng, Darren Chen, Patrick J. Thompson, John T. Pfarr, Kristofer Bolster, Brent Campbell, Raul Mario Saucedo, Gustavo Cano, Scott C. Sievers
  • Patent number: 11630279
    Abstract: A break-out assembly includes an enclosure defining a first port at the first end to receive an optical cable and a second port at the second end to receive a plurality of break-out cables. Each port leads to the interior of the enclosure. A cable retention region defined within the enclosure at the second end is configured to enable the break-out cables to each secure to the enclosure at one of a plurality of axial locations. Certain types of break-out assemblies include other cable retention regions to axially and/or rotationally secure the optical cable to the enclosure. A splice retention region is disposed within the enclosure between the first port and the second cable retention region. The splice retention region receives optical splices at which optical fibers of the optical cable are spliced to optical fibers of the break-out cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yu Lu, Oscar Fernando Bran de Leon, Scott Carlson, Thomas Marcouiller
  • Patent number: 11609400
    Abstract: A method of preparing a preformed fiber optic circuit for later termination to at least one fiber optic connector includes providing a substrate for supporting a plurality of optical fibers, the substrate including at least one layer of flexible foil, wherein the flexible foil may be formed from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) according to one example and peeling a layer including at least the optical fibers from the at least one layer of flexible foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Marcouiller, Paula Lockhart, Wouter Vranken, Koen Vuerinckx, Laurens Izaäk Van Wuijckhuijse
  • Patent number: 11592636
    Abstract: A wall box includes an enclosure having a base and a cover connected to the base. The base and the cover enclose an interior region. The wall box further includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the enclosure. The fiber optic adapters include an inner port positioned inside the interior region and an outer port positioned at an outer surface of the enclosure. A tray stack is mounted within the interior region. The tray stack includes a tray mount pivotally connected to the enclosure. The tray mount includes a top surface and an oppositely disposed bottom surface. A first splice tray mounting area is disposed on the top surface and a second splice tray mounting area is disposed on the bottom surface. A plurality of trays is disposed in the first splice tray mounting area. A tray is disposed in the second splice tray mounting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Holmberg, James J. Solheid, Erik J. Gronvall, Paula Lockhart, Thomas Marcouiller