公开(公告)号：US12185037B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18104539

申请日：2023-02-01

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Richard J. Pimpinella ,  Jose M. Castro

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04Q11/00 ,  H04J14/00

Abstract: An optical interconnection assembly for a Spine-and-Leaf network is disclosed. The optical interconnection assembly has Spine multi-fiber optical connectors and Leaf multi-fiber optical connectors. The Spine optical connectors of the interconnection assembly are optically connected to multi-fiber connectors of Spine switches via Spine patch cords. The leaf multi-fiber connectors are optically connected to Leaf multi-fiber connectors of Leaf switches via Leaf patch cords. An array of simplex fiber optic cables in said interconnection assembly serve to optically connect every Spine multi-fiber connector to every Leaf multi-fiber connector so that every Spine switch is optically connected to every Leaf switch. The optical interconnection assembly facilitates network Spine-and-Leaf interconnections and the ability to scale-out the network by installing additional assemblies, Leaf switches, and Spine switches.

公开(公告)号：US20240430009A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18213458

申请日：2023-06-23

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Richard J. Pimpinella ,  Jose M. Castro

IPC: H04B10/40

Abstract: An apparatus having at least two user interfacing I/O data communication transceivers. The I/O transceiver utilizes either electrical or optical signaling based on user preference with each I/O transceiver being electrically connected back-to-back to a WDM transceiver in the apparatus. The optical media dependent interface of each WDM transceiver has a uniquely specified wavelength and optical ports of the WDM transceivers are connected to the corresponding wavelength ports of a WDM device. The discrete optical wavelengths are multiplexed or demultiplex onto a duplex pair of optical fibers by means of the WDM device in order to convert the interfacing I/O signals to the appropriate optical wavelengths to facilitate pre-configured WDM optical communications.

公开(公告)号：US20240418956A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18818728

申请日：2024-08-29

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Thomas M. Sedor ,  Jerry A. Wiltjer ,  Robert A. Reid ,  Joseph E. Sanders ,  Joel D. Kwasny ,  Bon B. Sledzinski

IPC: G02B6/44 ,  G02B6/38

Abstract: The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.

公开(公告)号：US12095500B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18224682

申请日：2023-07-21

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Jose M. Castro ,  Richard J. Pimpinella ,  Bulent Kose ,  Brett Lane ,  Yu Huang ,  Asher S. Novick

IPC: H04B10/073 ,  G01M11/00 ,  H04B10/079 ,  H04B10/2581

CPC classification number: H04B10/0731 ,  G01M11/338 ,  H04B10/07951 ,  H04B10/2581

Abstract: Methods for estimating the Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB) of laser optimized Multimode Fiber (MMF) at a specified wavelength, λS, based on the measured EMB at a first reference measurement wavelength, λM. In these methods the Differential Mode Delay (DMD) of a MMF is measured and the Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB) is computed at a first measurement wavelength. By extracting signal features such as centroids, peak power, pulse widths, and skews, as described in this disclosure, the EMB can be estimated at a second specified wavelength with different degrees of accuracy. The first method estimates the EMB at the second specified wavelength based on measurements at the reference wavelength. The second method predicts if the EMB at the second specified wavelength is equal or greater than a specified bandwidth limit.

公开(公告)号：US20240283231A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18651879

申请日：2024-05-01

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： David J. Sylvester ,  Rodney G. Rouleau

IPC: H02G3/04

CPC classification number: H02G3/0456

Abstract: A cable management system designed to support cables in solar applications. The cable management system includes a U-shaped bracket and at least one clamp half. The U-shaped bracket has a base with two arms with each arm including a securement slot. The clamp half has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and sides with button pads extending from the sides. The clamp half is installed within the U-shaped bracket such that the button pads slide in the securement slots to position the clamp half in the U-shaped bracket. The clamp half separates and supports the cables installed in the U-shaped bracket.

公开(公告)号：US20240243526A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18098183

申请日：2023-01-18

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Roman J. Churnovic ,  Robert E. Fransen

IPC: H01R13/6582 ,  H01R4/2429 ,  H01R24/64

CPC classification number: H01R13/6582 ,  H01R4/2429 ,  H01R24/64 ,  H01R2201/04

Abstract: A rear wire cover assembly for a keystone style punchdown jack has a shield wrap and an opening configured to allow the rear wire cover assembly to move in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the cable such as to partially enclose the cable and also such as to allow the rear wire cover assembly to move along the axis of the cable to engage a rear of the keystone style punchdown jack.

公开(公告)号：US20240236168A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18613417

申请日：2024-03-22

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Daniel M. Renne ,  Justin A. Kennedy ,  Joseph P. Bologna

IPC: H04L67/025 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/562

CPC classification number: H04L67/025 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/562

Abstract: A system, device, and method for implementing secure control over audio visual (AV) equipment connected to an AV gateway is disclosed. The solution implements secure and remote control over audio visual (AV) equipment included in an AV network by enabling a web browser running on a user device to utilize a web proxy shuttle to communicate control commands to an AV gateway that controls the AV equipment.

公开(公告)号：US12034476B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17559659

申请日：2021-12-22

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Jose M. Castro ,  Richard J. Pimpinella ,  Bulent Kose ,  Yu Huang ,  Fei Jia

IPC: H04B10/077 ,  H04B10/071 ,  H04B10/073 ,  H04B10/2581

CPC classification number: H04B10/0775 ,  H04B10/071 ,  H04B10/073 ,  H04B10/2581

Abstract: A test apparatus has at least one optical source, a high-speed photodetector, a microcontroller or processor, and electrical circuitry to power and drive the at least one optical source, photodetector, and microcontroller or processor and for measuring the frequency response of a multimode optical fiber under test. The test apparatus can utilize an optical pulse waveform with a light adapter to measure of the channel under test. It can also uses a correction method to de-embed a chromatic bandwidth of the source from the encircled flux modal chromatic bandwidth. The correction method can use correction functions obtained for different type of VCSELs to estimate the optical channel bandwith when used with VCSEL transceivers.

公开(公告)号：US20240184060A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18391071

申请日：2023-12-20

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Gregory L. Kuffel ,  Joel D. Kwasny ,  Benjamin J. Berridge

IPC: G02B6/38

CPC classification number: G02B6/3882 ,  G02B6/381 ,  G02B6/383 ,  G02B6/3831 ,  G02B6/387 ,  G02B6/3893 ,  G02B6/3898 ,  G02B6/3825 ,  G02B6/3885

Abstract: In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector. Such a feature may actuated by being moved from a first position to a second position relative to the communication connector.

公开(公告)号：US20240176091A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18426811

申请日：2024-01-30

Applicant: Panduit Corp.

Inventor： Thomas M. Sedor ,  Max W. Hibner ,  Michael R. Walters ,  Alex C. Brouwer ,  Michael Mayo ,  Bon B. Sledzinski ,  Benjamin J. Berridge

IPC: G02B6/44 ,  G02B6/38

CPC classification number: G02B6/4452 ,  G02B6/3825 ,  G02B6/4455

Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.