Patents by Inventor William A. Carleton

William A. Carleton 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: 8254779
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for a field-configurable optical network terminal (ONT) device at a subscriber to provide one or more communication services to the subscriber. The field-configurable ONT device is of a modular design operable for the insertion of additional communication modules or removal of existing communication modules from the ONT device for scaling the device to increased or decreased communication capacity as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Carleton, Jinwoo Lee, Charles F. Niesley, Frank J. Scullin, Kimberley A. Smedley
  • Publication number: 20090041467
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for a field-configurable optical network terminal (ONT) device at a subscriber to provide one or more communication services to the subscriber. The field-configurable ONT device is of a modular design operable for the insertion of additional communication modules or removal of existing communication modules from the ONT device for scaling the device to increased or decreased communication capacity as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: William A. Carleton, Jinwoo Lee, Charles F. Niesley, Frank J. Scullin, Kimberley A. Smedley
  • Patent number: 4645430
    Abstract: A wet motor gerotor pump has an armature including first and second shaft ends. The outlet housing has a bore with a bushing mounted therein for positioning the second shaft end and for rotatably supporting the second shaft end, the bushing has an exterior periphery with a raised portion extending circumferentially thereabout and radially away from the second shaft end portion, the raised portion being in contact with the bore to permit the pivoting of the armature shaft axis thereat in response to an axial alignment of the first shaft end portion; and anti-rotation means coupling the bushing and the outlet housing to prevent circumferential rotation of the bushing relative to the housing while permitting the second shaft end to rotate within the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Facet Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Carleton
  • Patent number: 4580951
    Abstract: A wet motor pump has an armature located in a motor chamber. A shaft bushing with an internal bore rotatably supporting a shaft end portion of an armature shaft is located in an outlet housing having a bore and a bushing support for receiving the shaft bushing. The bushing, end portion of the armature shaft, the internal bore as well as an end wall passage of the outlet housing structure defines an end chamber wherein are provided an end chamber inlet passage and an end chamber outlet passage for communicating the end wall passage and the wet motor chamber. A pressure differential structure establishes a pressure differential between the end chamber inlet passage and the end chamber outlet passage, to cause a fluid flow into the end chamber inlet passage, to cool and lubricate the shaft bushing, and therefrom out of the end chamber outlet passage forming a cooling and lubrication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Assignee: Facet Enterprises Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Carleton, James R. Locker, Harry W. Moore, III, David L. Williams
  • Patent number: 4278161
    Abstract: A coupling arrangement is disclosed for establishing a rotary connection between an axially movable armature element and a rotary drive hub, which transmits torque from the hub into the armature while allowing limited axial movement of the armature against an axial spring force exerted by the coupling arrangement. The coupling arrangement includes a series of circumferentially extending leaf springs, each having one end pinned to the armature and the other riveted to the hub. The circumferential pattern of the spring links is such that each link overlies other spring links in the series to enable the length of the spring link to be great enough to insure adequate flexibility of the links to accommodate axial movement of the armature, while enabling a sufficient number of the spring links to be disposed about the armature and hub axis to adequately transmit the torque through the clutch unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1981
    Assignee: Facet Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Mower, William A. Carleton