Patents by Inventor Willi Thomas

Willi Thomas 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: 11971596
    Abstract: Hybrid enclosures for power and optical fiber are provided herein. A hybrid enclosure includes a power conductor terminal and an optical fiber splice area that are in separate first and second trays, respectively. In some embodiments, the power conductor terminal is a terminal of a circuit that is configured to supply power exceeding 150 Watts. Enclosures including multiple protective lids over power conductor terminal blocks are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David Thomas, David T. Lambert, David Palfreyman, Joshua Simer, Thomas F. Craft, Jr., Rudy Musschebroeck, Andrew Williams, Willis F. James
  • Publication number: 20020004684
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ball draw-off apparatus for shaft prostheses with balls (3) which can be placed onto the prosthesis neck (2). The apparatus has two rotary bodies (5a, 5b) which are rotatably supported in a housing (4), which can in each case be rotated with a lever arm (6a, 6b) and which with their axes of rotation (7a, 7b) lie in a common plane and form an open gap S in the projection onto the plane F for the introduction of the prosthesis neck (2). The rotary bodies have a profile which with increasing rotation decreases the gap S for clamping the prosthesis neck (2) and causes an increase of the distance of its upper edge (9a, 9b) from the plane F in order to produce a draw-off force P at the placed on ball directly or indirectly via an intermediate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Willi Thomas, Ines Baum