Patents by Inventor Warren Odd JOHNSEN

Warren Odd JOHNSEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11166392
    Abstract: Latches for securing circuit board assemblies within a slot of a telecommunications chassis are provided. In one embodiment, a latch for restricting motion of a substrate with respect to a fixed component within a slot of the telecommunications chassis is described. For example, the latch may include a mounting section allowing the latch to be mounted to the substrate. The latch may also include a cantilever section and an arc section connecting the mounting section to the cantilever section. Furthermore, the latch may include a retention component extending from a surface of the cantilever section. The retention component may be configured to restrict motion of the substrate when engaged with the fixed component within the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventor: Warren Odd Johnsen
  • Publication number: 20210120694
    Abstract: Latches for securing circuit board assemblies within a slot of a telecommunications chassis are provided. In one embodiment, a latch for restricting motion of a substrate with respect to a fixed component within a slot of the telecommunications chassis is described. For example, the latch may include a mounting section allowing the latch to be mounted to the substrate. The latch may also include a cantilever section and an arc section connecting the mounting section to the cantilever section. Furthermore, the latch may include a retention component extending from a surface of the cantilever section. The retention component may be configured to restrict motion of the substrate when engaged with the fixed component within the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: Warren Odd Johnsen
  • Patent number: 10104799
    Abstract: A support system for a single person installation of a network element chassis in a rack with a plurality of posts includes a plurality of supporting “L” brackets each including a horizontal side adapted to support the network element chassis and a vertical side; a plurality of support mounting brackets each including two ends and each slidably connectable to the vertical side of a supporting “L” bracket based on positioning of the plurality of posts in the rack; and a plurality of rack mount brackets each connectable to one of the two ends and adapted to connect to holes in a post on the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Simon John Edward Shearman, Warren Odd Johnsen
  • Publication number: 20170238438
    Abstract: A support system for a single person installation of a network element chassis in a rack with a plurality of posts includes a plurality of supporting “L” brackets each including a horizontal side adapted to support the network element chassis and a vertical side; a plurality of support mounting brackets each including two ends and each slidably connectable to the vertical side of a supporting “L” bracket based on positioning of the plurality of posts in the rack; and a plurality of rack mount brackets each connectable to one of the two ends and adapted to connect to holes in a post on the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Simon John Edward SHEARMAN, Warren Odd JOHNSEN