Patents by Inventor William Clatanoff

William Clatanoff 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: 20060067636
    Abstract: An integrated connector and splice holder comprises a tray mountable in a telecommunications closure, the tray including a coupling port. An optical connector coupling is mounted in the coupling port. A first fiber connector that includes a first fiber pigtail extending therefrom is mounted on the connector coupling. A fiber splice device is securedly mounted on a first portion of the tray and receiving an end of the first fiber pigtail. A splice actuation mechanism integral with the tray is provided to actuate the splice device. A fiber clamp is provided to hold a position of the fiber pigtail. In addition, the integrated connector and splice holder can further include a fiber guide that is integrally formed on the tray and that can receive an optical fiber and that can guide the optical fiber to the splice device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Bludau, James Carpenter, William Clatanoff