Patents by Inventor Wayne Allen

Wayne Allen 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: 11892696
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealed closure having modular components, enhanced cable sealing, modular connection interfaces, enhanced cable anchoring and enhanced fiber management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Johan Geens, Philippe Coenegracht, Pieter Doultremont, William B. Bryan, William Alan Carrico, Eddy Luc Cams, Erik David Bishop, Thomas Ross Marmon, Bart Mattie Claessens, Alan Armando Garcia Gonzalez, Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Roger Alaerts, Conny Van De Velde, Jos Brants, El Moïz Mohammed Michel Ghammam, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers, Marc Eugène Willem Bervoets, Barry Wayne Allen, Maarten Aerts
  • Patent number: 11873797
    Abstract: A vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression system comprising: a vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression device dimensioned to be coupled to a tower of a wind turbine and operable to rotate about a tower of the wind turbine to suppress a vortex-induced vibration; and a drive member coupled to the vortex-induced vibration suppression device and operable to align the vortex-induced vibration suppression device with a nacelle of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: VIV Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Donald Wayne Allen
  • Patent number: 11860432
    Abstract: Devices, assemblies, and methods for anchoring portions of telecommunications cables, including protective sheaths and strength members. In some examples, the devices and assemblies are adjustable to accommodate different sized cables and cable components. According to one embodiment, an assembly includes two members that cooperate via a ratcheting mechanism to adjust to different cable diameters, the assembly further including features adapted to anchor strength member yarn of a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: William Alan Carrico, Barry Wayne Allen
  • Publication number: 20230407995
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cable anchoring system for securing a cable to another structure such as a bracket of an enclosure. The cable anchoring system includes a cable anchoring body and an anchoring attachment slidably mounted within a slot of the cable anchoring body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Junyu Ye, Chien-An Chen, Barry Wayne Allen
  • Publication number: 20230384550
    Abstract: An enclosure for accommodating splicing between cables is disclosed. The enclosure can include a housing containing a frame (e.g., a tray) to which the cables can be affixed. The housing can have an elongate in-line configuration, a triangular configuration, or other configurations. Cable reversing configurations and moveable adapter configurations are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Roel Modest Willy BRYON, Johan GEENS, Kristof VASTMANS, Samory DE ZITTER, Bart Mattie CLAESSENS, Philippe COENEGRACHT, Jiri ZAVREL, Barry Wayne ALLEN
  • Patent number: 11822141
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to grounding assemblies for cables entering telecommunications enclosures. The grounding assemblies include a grounding attachment interface, a strength member fixation mount, and first and second cable fixation mounts that are electrically coupled together to ground strength members and a conductive shield of a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Barry Wayne Allen, Thomas Ross Marmon
  • Publication number: 20230367089
    Abstract: A glass fiber reinforced wall for a fiber optic cable enclosure having variable wall thicknesses between stiffening ribs to improve durability against impact loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Barry Wayne Allen, Rohit D. Kulkarni, William Alan Carrico
  • Patent number: 11770910
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to telecommunications enclosures that can be customizable to meet customer needs. A telecommunications enclosure can be customized to included added security as desired. That is, a modular security lock may be utilized as an add-on feature for telecommunications enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Eddy Luc Cams, Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Philippe Coenegracht, Johan Geens, Barry Wayne Allen
  • Publication number: 20230210538
    Abstract: A bristle device for delivery into a body lumen comprises a longitudinally extending stem 1 and a plurality of bristles extending generally outwardly from the stem for anchoring the device in a body lumen. There may be at least two bristle segments and in some cases there are flexible sections between the segments. The flexible sections articulate to enable the device to pass through a catheter placed in a tortuous anatomy or to be deployed in a curved vessel, or across a bifurcation. In some cases at least some of the bristle segments are spaced-apart to accommodate bending of the bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Embo Medical Limited
    Inventors: Wayne Allen, Colin Forde, Liam Mullins, Paul Gilson, William Sheridan
  • Patent number: 11684371
    Abstract: Provided is a device for delivery into a body lumen having a longitudinally extending stem and a plurality of bristles extending generally radially outwardly from the stem. The device includes at least two different groups or types of bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Embo Medical Limited
    Inventors: Wayne Allen, Colin Forde, Liam Mullins, Paul Gilson
  • Publication number: 20230194815
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a telecommunication enclosure having a configuration that can be readily customized in the factory to satisfy customer specifications and can also be readily upgraded in the field. In certain examples, the telecommunication enclosure includes a main housing defining a plurality access ports. A plurality of different add-on components can selectively be coupled to the main housing at the access ports in sealed relation to the main housing. The add-on components can include visual indicators which are visible from outside the main housing when the add-on components are mounted to the main housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Johan GEENS, Kristof VASTMANS, Bart VOS, Barry Wayne ALLEN, Pieter VERMEULEN
  • Publication number: 20230145954
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a telecommunications enclosure. The telecommunications enclosure includes a housing with an interior. The housing includes a port sleeve which defines a cable port for routing a cable into the interior of the housing. The enclosure additionally includes a cable stabilizer that fits within the port sleeve. The cable stabilizer includes a cable anchoring portion configured to allow the cable to be secured thereto within the port sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Barry Wayne Allen
  • Publication number: 20230145252
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods for determining the identity of markings on tires. A portable tire scanner can comprise one or more light sources and detector that reflect light off tire markings and capture imagery of them. The scanner is operable to process the imagery to determine the identity of the markings. The marking can be the same color as the area of the tire around the marking (e.g., black-on-black) and the scanner can identify the marking by determining angular edges of the markings. Plural light sources and/or detectors can be used to provide plural perspectives to better determine the edges of the markings. The housing can have a form factor that allows the scanner to be hand-held, such that a user can aim the scanner at tires even while on a vehicle or in hard to reach positions. The scanner can be used to scan and identify several tire marking in succession.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Oswego Innovations Two Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Barram, Wayne Allen, Sanjay Gidwani
  • Patent number: 11619795
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cable fixation devices for securing cables such as fiber optic cables to structures such as enclosures, panels, trays, frames or the like. The cable fixation devices can be configured to allow cables to be attached thereto while the fixation devices are disconnected from the structures. The fixation devices can be mounted in densely stacked configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Commscope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Barry Wayne Allen, David Jan Irma Van Baelen, Eric Schurmans
  • Publication number: 20230086708
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a housing having an interior and an exterior. The housing includes a first housing piece and a second housing piece that are coupled together by a joint. The joint includes a bonding material and the joint is configured such that when the bonding material is pressurized during formation of the joint the bonding material is predisposed to move toward the interior of the housing as compared to the exterior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Barry Wayne Allen, Jos Corstjens, Filip DF Ponsaerts
  • Publication number: 20230050734
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealed closure having modular components, enhanced cable sealing, modular connection interfaces, enhanced cable anchoring and enhanced fiber management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Johan GEENS, Philippe COENEGRACHT, Pieter DOULTREMONT, William B. BRYAN, William Alan CARRICO, Eddy Luc CAMS, Erik David BISHOP, Thomas Ross MARMON, Bart Mattie CLAESSENS, Alan Armando GARCIA GONZALEZ, Roel Modest Willy BRYON, Roger ALAERTS, Conny VAN DE VELDE, Jos BRANTS, El Moïz Mohammed Michel GHAMMAM, Jozef Christiaan Mathieu VERSLEEGERS, Marc Eugène Willem BERVOETS, Barry Wayne ALLEN, Maarten AERTS
  • Patent number: 11571218
    Abstract: A bristle device for delivery into a body lumen comprises a longitudinally extending stem 1 and a plurality of bristles extending generally outwardly from the stem for anchoring the device in a body lumen. There may be at least two bristle segments and in some cases there are flexible sections between the segments. The flexible sections articulate to enable the device to pass through a catheter placed in a tortuous anatomy or to be deployed in a curved vessel, or across a bifurcation. In some cases at least some of the bristle segments are spaced-apart to accommodate bending of the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Embo Medical Limited
    Inventors: Wayne Allen, Colin Forde, Liam Mullins, Paul Gilson, William Sheridan
  • Publication number: 20220382008
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to sealing arrangements for sealing locations where cables enter/exit enclosures. The sealing arrangements can include first and second cable sealing modules each including a cable sealing surface. The cable sealing surfaces of the first and second cable sealing modules oppose and contact one another at a cable pass-through sealing interface. The sealing arrangements can be adapted to enhance cable diameter range-taking, sealant conformability, and/or sealant recovery from deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Philippe COENEGRACHT, William B. BRYAN, Roy Keller THOMPSON, Barry Wayne ALLEN
  • Patent number: 11516327
    Abstract: A telecommunications tray is presented herein. In some examples, the telecommunications tray assembly includes a tower structure and at least one hinged tray rotatably mounted to the tower structure. In one aspect, the hinged tray is rotatable between at least two indexed positions, wherein the hinged tray is positively retained in the at least two indexed positions by a position retention structure. In some examples, the position retention structure is a transversely mounted leaf spring that is received into recesses of the tower structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Barry Wayne Allen
  • Publication number: 20220375652
    Abstract: A sealed stranded wire assembly includes one or more stranded wires. The one or more stranded wires includes a solid portion formed on or attached to the length of the one or more stranded wires. The solid portion prevents liquid, dust, or other contaminants from traveling along the length of the one or more stranded wires through voids within the one or more stranded wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Barry Wayne Allen, Mohamed Aznag