Vertical Conductor Or Cable Patents (Class 174/100)
  • Patent number: 11474317
    Abstract: A photonic system includes a first photonic circuit having a first face and a second photonic circuit having a second face. The first photonic circuit comprises first wave guides, and, for each first wave guide, a second wave guide covering the first wave guide, the second wave guides being in contact with the first face and placed between the first face and the second face, the first wave guides being located on the side of the first face opposite the second wave guides. The second photonic circuit comprises, for each second wave guide, a third wave guide covering the second wave guide. The first photonic circuit comprises first positioning devices projecting from the first face and the second photonic circuit comprises second positioning devices projecting from the second face, at least one of the first positioning devices abutting one of the second positioning devices in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Carpentier, Charles Baudot
  • Patent number: 11460655
    Abstract: A cable entry sealing system includes a housing having a first housing end and a second housing end; a sealing and shielding member having a portion insertable into the housing, the sealing and shielding member comprising: a plug portion and a medial sealing portion, extending from the plug portion. The medial sealing portion includes a first raised edge, a lip sealing portion extending outwardly from the first raised edge, and a medial body section having a second raised edge. The system further includes an end sealing portion, extending from the medial portion, and at least one compression member coupled to the end sealing portion. The sealing and shielding member is configured to prevent contamination into the cable entry sealing system and distortion of the at least one compression member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Christophe Joseph Marie Corbille, Michel Teva Menguy
  • Patent number: 11421754
    Abstract: A wedge socket device having an elongated member with one or more support members. Connected to the elongated member is a bracket adapted to receive a wedge socket and having a pair of vertical stops adapted to receive a cable therebetween. An extension member is slidably and telescopically received within an end of the elongated member. Connected to the elongated matter is a clamping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Rex Benschoter
  • Patent number: 10834843
    Abstract: A modular cabling fixture includes a first structure, a second structure, and a third structure, where a position of the first structure, the second structure, and the third structure is based on a server rack configuration. A first set of members on a first end of the first structure capable of interlocking with a first set of members of the second structure and a second set of members on a second end of the first structure capable of interlocking with a first set of members of the third structure, The first structure includes a first portion of a channel for routing a cable harness, where a position of the first portion of the channel of the first structures is based on the server rack configuration, wherein the cable harness is insertable into the first portion of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporaton
    Inventors: Clinton William Erie, Michael John MacPherson, Ryan Paske, Donald Hrtanek
  • Patent number: 10725259
    Abstract: A fiber terminal rack mount with front-to-back fiber routing management is disclosed herein. The terminal rack mount is configured to be mounted in a remote terminal to facilitate fiber management of fiber optic cables routed from fiber optic equipment. In exemplary aspects disclosed herein, the fiber terminal rack mount comprises two vertically oriented panels with a plurality of horizontally oriented shelves positioned therebetween. The panels are configured to mount to vertical rails of a remote terminal cabinet of the fiber terminal. The panels and shelves also define routing channels for routing fiber optic cables therethrough, thereby facilitating front-to-back fiber routing between fiber optic equipment mounted in the fiber terminal. In this manner, as an example, the fiber terminal rack mount may more easily support fiber routing between back-to-back mounted fiber optic equipment, which may increase as fiber optic connectivity density increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Richard David Morris, Diana Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 10396540
    Abstract: A power cable termination assembly can include a cable end; a connector end; a longitudinal axis that extends between the cable end and the connector end; a cable securing mechanism; a dielectric material space that includes a volume where the dielectric material space is disposed axially at least in part between the cable securing mechanism and the connector end; and a movable component that moves responsive to a pressure differential where movement of the movable component alters the volume of the dielectric material space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jared Mangum
  • Patent number: 10297992
    Abstract: In a holding device for a cable that includes a sheet-metal part, and an electrical apparatus, the sheet-metal part has a first sheet-metal section and a second sheet-metal section, which are connected by a bending section. The first sheet-metal section is bendable relative to the second sheet-metal part, in particular manually bendable, in particular in the bending section, and in particular such that the first sheet-metal section and the second sheet-metal section are disposed at a non-vanishing bending angle with respect to each other. The first sheet-metal section is connected in an electrically conductive manner to a cable shield of the cable. The cable is connected to the first sheet-metal section by friction locking, the cable in particular being held and guided, in particular locally guided, with the aid of the holding device, and the second sheet-metal section has an interface for the mechanical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Joachim Nikola
  • Patent number: 10271452
    Abstract: A cable manager includes a backbone assembly and at least one side wall extending from the backbone assembly. The at least one side wall optionally includes one or more cable finger units. The backbone assembly includes a spine member having an extruded construction. The spine member includes one or more channels extending substantially an entire length thereof to facilitate easy attachment, removal and/or repositioning of a structure relative to the spine member. The cable manager optionally includes an accessory rod, a half-spool assembly, a cable finger accessory, a strap/buckle accessory, and/or a door assembly having an interference-free hinge set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Preston Ellis Hennrich, James I. Lawrence, John W. Robertson, Johnny C. Fraga, Jared Keith Davis, William Drew Krietzman
  • Patent number: 10141757
    Abstract: A floor stand for supporting one or more mobile device charging stations for charging one or more mobile devices, including a vertical support member having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the one or more mobile device charging stations are supported on the vertical support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: JPM Networks LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Augustine Mecca, Paul Martin Mecca
  • Patent number: 9992557
    Abstract: A rack mountable security enclosure includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side cable rack perpendicular to and extending between the top and bottom panels, a second side cable rack perpendicular to and extending between the top and bottom panels, the top and bottom panels and the first and second side cable racks forming an opening providing access to electronic equipment when the rack mountable security enclosure is mounted to an equipment rack and a lockable door covering the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard James Merrell, Douglas Paul O'Connor
  • Patent number: 9352639
    Abstract: A door system for a service vehicle. The door system comprises a door frame that includes a plurality of elongated frame members, an interior panel coupled to the door frame, and a plurality of connectors for coupling the interior panel to the door frame. Additionally, each of the frame members comprises an attachment flange having a longitudinal groove and a series of longitudinally spaced insert openings. The insert openings extend entirely through the attachment flange and open into the longitudinal groove. As such, the connectors extend through the insert openings to secure the interior panel to the door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Halcore Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Fisher
  • Patent number: 9277663
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the disclosure, assemblies, and methods for cable management are disclosed. The assembly may include a chassis and a cable management apparatus pivotably connected to the chassis. The chassis may have an interior compartment adapted to receive a first and second electronic component. The first electronic component may be adapted to connect to a first cable assembly and the second electronic component may be adapted to connect to a second cable assembly. The cable management apparatus may include a first bracket and second bracket supporting a management arm, the management arm may include two parallel planar bars, the bars fixedly attached together by one or more members perpendicular to the bars. The management arm may be adapted to support at least one of the first and second cable assemblies and may pivot between an operational position and a service position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mary F. George, Daniel P. Kelaher, Paul A. Wormsbecher
  • Patent number: 8975516
    Abstract: A pre-fabricated ferromagnetic loop having a footprint characterized by a continuous wire shaped according to a predetermined planar pattern. In some embodiments, the predetermined planar pattern can be multiple contiguous polygons within a larger footprint used for establishing a sensor for the detection of moving vehicles. The footprint may include one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, an ellipse, or a circle, and/or other shapes or configurations. Similarly, each of the multiple contiguous polygons may include one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, and/or other shapes or configurations. A loop sensor housing is arranged to enclose a continuous loop sensor wire configured in the predetermined planar pattern. The prefabricated loop sensor is inserted in a groove web pre-cut in a receiving medium to match the predetermined planar pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Transcore, LP
    Inventor: Jim Allen
  • Patent number: 8867236
    Abstract: A computer system includes an enclosure, at least one cable holder, at least one data storage device, and at least one cable. The at least one cable holder is attached to the enclosure. A guiding space is defined between the at least one cable holder and a bottom wall of the enclosure. The at least one data storage device is installed in the enclosure and located above the at least one cable holder. The at least one cable is received in the guiding space. The at least one cable holder separates the at least one data storage device from the at least one cable thereby preventing the at least one data storage device and the at least one cable from interfering with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiu-Quan Hu
  • Patent number: 8866330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tower for a wind turbine and to a cable guide therefor, wherein a nacelle for the wind turbine is arranged on the tower such that it can rotate by means of the azimuth bearing about a vertical axis which runs in the longitudinal direction of the tower. Current-conducting cables are routed in the tower of the wind turbine out of the nacelle from electrical components to the ground. The tower has at least two bundling devices which are suitable for joining the individual cables which run longitudinally in the tower together to form a cable bundle with the cables fixed with respect to one another. The bundling devices are attached to the cables between an upper and a lower area of the cable bundle. In this case, geometric configuration of the bundling device ensures that at least between three cables it is not below a specific minimum distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Suzlon Energy GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Domesle, Sven Starke, Falk Frohberg
  • Patent number: 8789799
    Abstract: A cable holder for a cable includes a guide section for guiding the cable that can be pivoted in sections for a change in direction of a run of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Aninger, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Christian Mesarosch, Pedro Sancho, Sebastian Wagner
  • Patent number: 8717767
    Abstract: A server cabinet includes a housing and a number of cable management brackets longitudinally mounted to the housing. Each cable management bracket includes two opposite mounting portions mounted to the housing, and a base plate connected between the mounting portions. Each mounting portion defines a number of openings for cables extending through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: An-Gang Liang, Fei Teng
  • Patent number: 8695929
    Abstract: Apparatus for supporting one or more cables in a generally vertical orientation comprises a support structure extending along a generally vertical direction and a plurality of support blocks positioned along the vertical support structure. Each of the support blocks has one or more cable openings defined therethrough. The support blocks comprise a plurality of first group support blocks and a plurality of second group support blocks. The cable openings of the first group support blocks are aligned with each other, and the cable openings of the second group support blocks are aligned with each other and horizontally offset from the cable openings of the first group support blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Cox
  • Patent number: 8558113
    Abstract: A cable manager includes one or more cable manager units. Each cable manager unit includes a pair of side cable guides, each comprised of a plurality of finger-like projections extending forwardly from a support column. At least one of the pair of support columns has a socket arranged at a side thereof. Each cable manager unit further includes a separate midsection member capable of insertion into the socket for interconnecting the pair of side cable guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William Krietzman, Joshua James Young, D. Brian Donowho
  • Patent number: 8513529
    Abstract: At least one cable is fastened to a longitudinal structure. The longitudinal structure is prepared to absorb the tensile load of the cable. The longitudinal structure is prepared to be bent together with the cable around an obstacle of a construction while they are positioned in reference to the construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Esben Vadstrup
  • Patent number: 8513521
    Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a main enclosure, a cable holding device received in the main enclosure, and a cable which held by the cable holding device in different orientations. A first positioning slot and a second positioning slot are defined in the cable holding device. The cable is guided out of the cable holding device in one or more predetermined directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Cai-Hong Zou, Qiu-Hua Peng, Zhi-Guo Zhang
  • Patent number: 8502071
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a sealing assembly in a cable drop system. The sealing assembly includes a base mounted to a network cabinet and a cover hingedly connected to the base. The sealing assembly also includes a lower sleeve and an upper sleeve. The lower sleeve and the upper sleeve wrap around the cables passing through an opening in the cable drop system. The lower sleeve includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion of the lower sleeve is connected to the base and the upper sleeve is positioned around the top portion of the lower sleeve to form the sealing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Scott M. Lesniak, Robert Nicoli
  • Patent number: 8404974
    Abstract: A stuffer cap includes a body member and a plurality of strain relief members extending outwardly from the body member to engage wires terminated at a patch panel of a rack system. A plurality of first latching members extend outwardly from the body member to engage the patch panel. A plurality of second latching members extend outwardly from the body member to engage the patch panel. The plurality of second latching members are oriented differently from the plurality of first latching members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Douglas Paul O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20130068496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tower for a wind turbine and to a cable guide therefor, wherein a nacelle is arranged on the tower such that it can rotate by means of the azimuth bearing about a vertical axis which runs in the longitudinal direction of the tower. A guide device is arranged between a cable bundle and the tower, wherein the guiding device has means for supporting the lower area of the cable bundle in a radial direction, and for supporting with respect to the tower in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SUZLON ENERGY GMBH
    Inventors: Melanie Domesle, Sven Starke
  • Patent number: 8330043
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, James I. Lawrence, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit
  • Patent number: 8273989
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit
  • Patent number: 8262373
    Abstract: A compressor comprising a shell, a compression mechanism disposed within the shell, a drive shaft for operating the compression mechanism, and a motor for driving the drive shaft. A terminal is secured to the shell for delivering electric current to at least one of the compression mechanism and the motor. A terminal block is engaged with the terminal, and a wire carries the electric current from the terminal and the terminal block. A wire retainer located relative to the compression mechanism supports the wire in a predetermined orientation within the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Reynolds, Todd E. Tesch
  • Patent number: 8263867
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a pair of side members, one or more midsection members connected between the pair of side members, and a lashing bar assembly connected to the one or more midsection members. The lashing bar assembly includes a base and a lashing bar mountable relative to the base, thereby forming at least one loop for cable management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit
  • Patent number: 8253018
    Abstract: A pre-fabricated ferromagnetic loop having a footprint characterized by a continuous wire shaped according to a predetermined planar pattern. In some embodiments, the predetermined planar pattern can be multiple contiguous polygons within a larger footprint used for establishing a sensor for the detection of moving vehicles. The footprint may include one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, an ellipse, or a circle, and/or other shapes or configurations. Similarly, each of the multiple contiguous polygons may include one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, and/or other shapes or configurations. A loop sensor housing is arranged to enclose a continuous loop sensor wire configured in the predetermined planar pattern. The prefabricated loop sensor is inserted in a groove web pre-cut in a receiving medium to match the predetermined planar pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: United Toll Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Jim Allen
  • Patent number: 8242367
    Abstract: A cable guiding arrangement for at least one electrical cable harness installed in an aircraft cabin includes a guide rail having at least one receiving pocket and an attachment surface configured to receive the at least one cable harness; a plurality of retaining heads spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction along the guide rail and configured to affix the at least one electrical cable harness; and at least one insertion element disposed on an edge of the guide rail configured to attach at least one laterally branching-off cable of the at least one cable harness, the at least one insertion element including at least one retaining head section and an insertion section, wherein the insertion section is disposed in the at least one receiving pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Guthke, Lueder Kosiankowski
  • Patent number: 8198534
    Abstract: An appliance having a cable harness including a ground cable, the ground cable electroconductively connected to an electrically conductive component of the appliance. The cable harness is at least partially accommodated in a cable duct of the appliance. In an exemplary embodiment, a first contact element held on the cable duct and including an integrated first contact element is electroconductively connected to the ground cable of the cable harness, which comes into electrical contact with the electrically conductive component of the household appliance using an assembly movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Pedro Sancho, Manfred Seeβle, Wilhelm Thibaut
  • Publication number: 20120133144
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a cable drip loop securement system that during operation of a wind turbine, including a nacelle supported by a tower prevents knurl formations beyond a specified area of at least one cable that is routed from the nacelle into the tower is provided. The cable drip loop securement system includes a displaceable cable drip loop securement device that accommodates part of the at least one cable and a positioning element for connecting the cable loop securement device inside of the tower. The at least one cable can turn and eventually form knurls only above the cable loop securement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Werner BARTON, Johannes Schulz
  • Patent number: 8148638
    Abstract: A cord accommodation member is able to easily accommodate a connecting cord for a thin TV and video equipment in a hidden place under a glass shelf, having a hard-to-fall-off structure, and can be cut in the desired size for each type in order to cope with the development of various types different in lateral width, without need of raising the die every type, and its manufacturing method. The cord accommodation member comprises a cord accommodating portion for accommodating a connecting cord, a fixing arm for fixing the cord accommodating portion, which is attached to a glass shelf of a TV stand for mounting a television and video equipment, and a fixing rubber for increasing the fixing force for the glass shelf and the fixing arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Yuusuke Morita
  • Patent number: 8143521
    Abstract: A cable trough and system for routing and managing cables associated with equipment that has first cable ports at a first side of the equipment and second cable ports at a second side of the equipment. The trough includes an elongated trough body having a ported side wall constructed to mount at either one of the first and the second sides of the equipment. The ported side wall of the body has one or more first trough cable ports each located and dimensioned to align or interface with a different one of the first equipment cable ports when the ported side wall is mounted at the first side of the equipment, and one or more second trough cable ports each located and dimensioned to align with a different one of the second equipment cable ports when the ported side wall is mounted at the second side of the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: OFS Fitel, LLC
    Inventors: Denis E. Burek, Willard C. White, III
  • Patent number: 8138419
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, James I. Lawrence, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit, Hillman Lee Bailey, Lawrence Randolph Gravell
  • Patent number: 8119915
    Abstract: A cable management patch panel system having one or more vertical ducting enclosures and typically located in an equipment rack. The vertical ducting enclosure is integral with the patch panel system and allows for vertical routing of cables connected to the patch panel system. The cables are vertically routed by the ducting enclosure to other patch panels or equipment located along with the patch panel system in a commonly shared equipment rack or located beyond the equipment rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Regester, Frank Chin-Hwan Kim, Ross Goldman
  • Patent number: 8076584
    Abstract: A power adapter with cable organizer is provided. The power adapter includes a main body; and a containing/fixing portion disposed on the main body and having a first blade and a second blade, wherein the first blade and the second blade face each other to form a receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hannspree, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hung Huang, Guan-De Liou, Stephen Tsai
  • Patent number: 8003890
    Abstract: A repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly for cable routing includes a mounting bracket and a repositionable spool coupled thereto. The mounting bracket has a primary mounting plate and a shelf, having an opening, that is parallel to but spaced apart from the primary mounting plate. The repositionable spool includes a base having a stub for repositionably coupling with the opening in the shelf, a cylindrical shaft extending from the base, and a gate arm mounted perpendicularly to the cylindrical shaft. The base may be repositioned relative to the mounting structure via the stub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: D. Brian Donowho, Richard E. Lewis, II
  • Patent number: 7999183
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, James I. Lawrence, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit, Hillman Lee Bailey, Lawrence Randolph Gravell
  • Patent number: 7973242
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a vertical cable manager for routing cables or wires. The vertical cable manager includes a vertical trough with sets of fingers. The fingers include arrow-shaped ends, which allow installation and/or removal of cables and wires, while retaining the cables and wires in cable rings. In some embodiments, a door attached to the vertical cable manager can be removable from one or both sides of the trough. In some embodiments, the vertical cable manager can include removable spools that can be attached to the trough in various positions and configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Trent Jones, Jeremy Fink, Marcus Adrian Koukkari, Brian Lynn Mordick
  • Patent number: 7952021
    Abstract: A pre-fabricated ferromagnetic loop having a footprint characterized by a continuous wire shaped according to a predetermined planar pattern. In some embodiments, the predetermined planar pattern can be multiple contiguous polygons within a larger footprint used for establishing a sensor for the detection of moving vehicles. The footprint may include one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, an ellipse, or a circle, and/or other shapes or configurations. Similarly, each of the multiple contiguous polygons may include one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, and/or other shapes or configurations. A loop sensor housing is arranged to enclose a continuous loop sensor wire configured in the predetermined planar pattern. The prefabricated loop sensor is inserted in a groove web pre-cut in a receiving medium to match the predetermined planar pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: United Toll Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Jim Allen
  • Patent number: 7893356
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Garza, Daniel Alaniz, D. Brian Donowho, James I. Lawrence, Joshua James Young, Wayne Arnold Zahlit
  • Publication number: 20100263902
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the management and routing of telecommunication cables include cable trough members. Generally, the trough members include a plurality of slots formed in the sidewalls of the trough members. These slots form a tortuous path as the slots extend along the sidewalls from a first end to a second open end at an end of the sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Jacobson, Michael J. Nickel, Derek Sayres
  • Publication number: 20100126750
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo GARZA, Daniel ALANIZ, D. Brian DONOWHO, James I. LAWRENCE, Joshua James YOUNG, Wayne Arnold ZAHLIT
  • Publication number: 20100126751
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo GARZA, Daniel ALANIZ, D. Brian DONOWHO, Joshua James YOUNG, Wayne Arnold ZAHLIT
  • Publication number: 20100101820
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel ALANIZ, D. Brian DONOWHO, James I. LAWRENCE, Joshua James YOUNG, Wayne Arnold ZAHLIT
  • Publication number: 20090236117
    Abstract: A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jose Arturo GARZA, Daniel ALANIZ, D. Brian DONOWHO, James I. LAWRENCE, Joshua James YOUNG, Wayne Arnold ZAHLIT, Hillman Lee BAILEY, Lawrence Randolph GRAVELL
  • Patent number: 7521633
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for guiding a power supply chain (30). Said device includes a distribution trough (4), which has a distribution surface (6) and lateral guides (8), for distributing the power supply chain (30). According to the invention, the power supply chain (30) includes at least one magnet (12, 16, 28), which enables said chain to be freely suspended, at least over sections of its length, in the distribution trough (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Murrplastik Systemtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Jostmeier, Rainer Funk
  • Publication number: 20090090534
    Abstract: A cable management patch panel system having one or more vertical ducting enclosures and typically located in an equipment rack. The vertical ducting enclosure is integral with the patch panel system and allows for vertical routing of cables connected to the patch panel system. The cables are vertically routed by the ducting enclosure to other patch panels or equipment located along with the patch panel system in a commonly shared equipment rack or located beyond the equipment rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: William D. Regester, Frank Chin-Hwan Kim, Ross Goldman
  • Publication number: 20080264651
    Abstract: A technique for deploying a communication line in a tubing used in a wellbore. The communication line is positioned within the tubing which may be used to deploy a well device into a wellbore. Additionally, a reactive material is placed into the tubing. The consistency of the reactive material may be selectively changed so as to fill space between the cable and the tubing, thus providing support for the cable and/or pressure isolation along the tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohammad Athar Ali, Donald W. Ross