Patents by Inventor Thomas Seifert

Thomas Seifert 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: 20210364707
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a fiber optic connector assembly including a fiber optic connector with a front end and a back end. A ferrule positioned at the front end. The ferrule has a distal end face with a central region and recessed regions on opposite sides of the central region. The assembly includes a dust cap mounted on the ferrule. The dust cap has an open end and an opposite closed end. The fiber optic connector assembly also includes a tape member that covers the central region of the ferrule. The tape member can be secured to the dust cap such that when the dust cap is removed, the tape member simultaneously comes off with the dust cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yu LU, Giorgio POLICANTE, Thomas SEIFERT, Paul SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 11029469
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a fiber optic connector assembly including a fiber optic connector with a front end and a back end. A ferrule positioned at the front end. The ferrule has a distal end face with a central region and recessed regions on opposite sides of the central region. The assembly includes a dust cap mounted on the ferrule. The dust cap has an open end and an opposite closed end. The fiber optic connector assembly also includes a tape member that covers the central region of the ferrule. The tape member can be secured to the dust cap such that when the dust cap is removed, the tape member simultaneously comes off with the dust cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yu Lu, Giorgio Policante, Thomas Seifert, Paul Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200132942
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a fiber optic connector assembly including a fiber optic connector with a front end and a back end. A ferrule positioned at the front end. The ferrule has a distal end face with a central region and recessed regions on opposite sides of the central region. The assembly includes a dust cap mounted on the ferrule. The dust cap has an open end and an opposite closed end. The fiber optic connector assembly also includes a tape member that covers the central region of the ferrule. The tape member can be secured to the dust cap such that when the dust cap is removed, the tape member simultaneously comes off with the dust cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yu LU, Giorgio POLICANTE, Thomas SEIFERT, Paul SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 10557996
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a fiber optic connector assembly including a fiber optic connector with a front end and a back end. A ferrule positioned at the front end. The ferrule has a distal end face with a central region and recessed regions on opposite sides of the central region. The assembly includes a dust cap mounted on the ferrule. The dust cap has an open end and an opposite closed end. The fiber optic connector assembly also includes a tape member that covers the central region of the ferrule. The tape member can be secured to the dust cap such that when the dust cap is removed, the tape member simultaneously comes off with the dust cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yu Lu, Giorgio Policante, Thomas Seifert, Paul Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180284358
    Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a fiber optic connector assembly including a fiber optic connector with a front end and a back end. A ferrule positioned at the front end. The ferrule has a distal end face with a central region and recessed regions on opposite sides of the central region. The assembly includes a dust cap mounted on the ferrule. The dust cap has an open end and an opposite closed end. The fiber optic connector assembly also includes a tape member that covers the central region of the ferrule. The tape member can be secured to the dust cap such that when the dust cap is removed, the tape member simultaneously comes off with the dust cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yu LU, Giorgio POLICANTE, Thomas SEIFERT, Paul SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 8561628
    Abstract: An assembly for maintaining flow between an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit. The assembly may include a first plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit, and a second plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit. The assembly may also include a first connecting member coupled to the first plate and the second plate and a bag having at least one glove port coupled to a second connecting member. The first connecting member may be connected to the second connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Centerpoint Energy Mobile Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston Charles Meyer, Michael Zandaroski, Thomas Seifert, Dimitri Karastamalis, Scott Ogren, James Rutherford, Daniel Kim, Ronald G. Van Gossen, John Fisher, Graham Midgley, Paul Wehnert, Chris Hambrick
  • Patent number: 7975713
    Abstract: An assembly for maintaining flow between an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit. The assembly may include a first plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit, and a second plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit. The assembly may also include a bag connectable to the first and second plates and having at least one glove port. The assembly may also include a collar configured to connect the bag to the first and second plates at a perimeter formed by the first and second plates when positioned in engagement with the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Centerpoint Energy Alternative Fuels, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston Charles Meyer, Michael Zandaroski, Dimitri Karastamatis, Thomas Seifert, Scott Ogren
  • Publication number: 20110100482
    Abstract: An assembly for maintaining flow between an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit. The assembly may include a first plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit, and a second plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit. The assembly may also include a first connecting member coupled to the first plate and the second plate, a bag having at least one glove port coupled to a second connecting member, and means for connecting the first connecting member to the second connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Winston Charles Meyer, Michael Zandaroski, Thomas Seifert, Dimitri Karastamalis, Scott Ogren, James Rutherford, Daniel Kim, Ronald G. Van Gossen, John Fisher, Graham Midgley, Paul Wehnert, Chris Hambrick
  • Publication number: 20100324959
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for processing shipment status events. An instance of a first event is obtained from a carrier. The instance of the first event is associated with a shipment in transit with the carrier, and the first event is associated with a set of first events used by the carrier to describe shipment status. The instance of the first event is mapped to an instance of a second event. The second event is associated with a set of second events, each describing a shipment status and being normalized with respect to sets of first events associated with multiple carriers. At least one action based at least in part on the instance of the second event is implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: William P. Templeton, M. Christopher Wenneman, Benjamin Elliott Pew, Jacob Frank Lucas, Michael E. Bundy, Michael Thomas Seifert, Jacob A. Kjelstrup
  • Publication number: 20090198562
    Abstract: A social graph may be generated using a system and method to: identify a focal user, the focal user associated with a transaction; determine a related user associated with the transaction, the related user having a buyer-seller relationship with the focal user; and present the focal user and the related user using a multi-node graph, the multi-node graph including a first node and a second node representing the focal user and the related user, respectively, and a first connector representing the buyer-seller relationship linking the first and second nodes, the first connector being presented with meta-data describing a characteristic of the buyer-seller relationship. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Guenter Wiesinger, Thomas Seifert, Nicklas Weich
  • Publication number: 20090173392
    Abstract: An assembly for maintaining flow between an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit. The assembly may include a first plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit, and a second plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit. The assembly may also include a bag connectable to the first and second plates and having at least one glove port. The assembly may also include a collar configured to connect the bag to the first and second plates at a perimeter formed by the first and second plates when positioned in engagement with the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Winston Charles Meyer, Michael Zandaroski, Dimitri Karnastamlis, Thomas Seifert, Scott Ogren