PANDUIT CORP. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160143176 | Independent Aisle Containment System - An aisle containment system is disclosed. The aisle containment system includes a frame defined by wall beams, header frames, and a plurality of posts secured to the wall beams and header frames. The header frames extend the width of the frame and the wall beams extend the length of the frame. A plurality of blanking panels extend from the floor to one of the wall beams. The plurality of blanking panels have a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side. Vertical stiffeners are positioned along at least one of the first side and the second side of each blanking panel. The blanking panels overlap adjacent blanking panels along the length of the frame. The blanking panels are laterally adjusted to fill openings in the aisle containment system. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142264 | DEVICE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention relate to network management and discovery. In an embodiment, the present invention is a method of detecting and/or managing devices in a Device Level Ring (DLR) network. The method allows a user to obtain a visual representation of a logical ring of a DLR network, accurately and effectively illustrating the presence of physical links between network participants. | 05-19-2016 |
20160133005 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TERMINATING AND TESTING CONNECTORS - At least some embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of optical fiber splicing and the evaluation of resulting splice joints. In an embodiment, the present invention is an apparatus for evaluating the integrity of a mechanical splice joint, and comprises a light source, digital video camera, digital signal processor, and visual indicator, wherein the apparatus connects to the test connector and the digital signal processor analyzes digital images of the scatter light from at least a portion of the test connector. | 05-12-2016 |
20160126687 | Wire Harness Assembly System - A wire harness assembly system is disclosed. The wire harness assembly system includes a grid tile designed to receive repositionable accessories to route wires along the grid tile. The grid tile includes a plurality of keyed holes extending from the top of the grid tile, through the grid tile, to the bottom of the grid tile. The grid tile also includes a locking surface on the bottom of the grid tile. The locking surface complements the plurality of keyed holes to receive the repositionable accessory and to maintain the repositionable accessory in a locked position. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126668 | Multi-Position Quick Release Plug Cassette Assembly - A cassette assembly which holds at least two electrical plugs which typically are connected to digital signal carrying cables. In one example, six of these plugs are positioned within a cassette, and are arranged in two rows of three plugs each for ease in connecting the plugs simultaneously to similarly arranged switch port jacks. A lever pivotally connected to the housing, when rotated, causes the release latch of the plugs held within the cassette to move from a locked to an unlocked position to simultaneously remove all of the plugs from the jacks to which they are connected. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125978 | Wire Harness Assembly System - A wire harness assembly system is disclosed. The wire harness assembly system includes a locking mount for receiving a wire routing accessory. The locking mount includes a main body with an upper portion, a base flange, and a lower portion. The lower portion includes a locating shaft extending from the base flange. The locating shaft has keyed members positioned opposite each other. The locating shaft and the keyed members of the locking mount are positioned in keyed holes in a grid tile. The locking mount is rotated to a locked position in the grid tile to secure the locking mount and the wire routing accessory mounted thereto. | 05-05-2016 |
20160111822 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the field of telecommunication, and more specifically to the connectivity components implemented therein. In an embodiment, the present invention is an RJ45-compatible network jack which includes a front sled PCB assembly incorporating short PICs, a compensation printed circuit board, and a spring loaded movement designed to provide a portion of the total displacement necessary to accommodate plug travel of a mated plug. The PICs are capable of displacement which is designed to be adequate to provide reliable contact while mating with a plug. | 04-21-2016 |
20160099530 | RJ45 JACKS AND BREAKAWAY RJ45 CABLE ASSEMBLIES USING SAME - The present invention generally relates to the field of network communication. In an embodiment, the present invention is a breakaway RJ45 cable assembly that includes a standard RJ45 plug inserted into a modified RJ45 jack that, upon a sufficient amount of tension, releases the installed standard RJ45 plug. To insure that, as tension builds up in the cable assembly, the connection between the modified RJ45 jack and the patch cord to which the standard RJ45 plug is connected to experience tension substantially along the plug and jack body lengths the breakaway cable assembly is installed in the middle of a communication channel. | 04-07-2016 |
20160091687 | FIBER OPTIC INTERCONNECT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of fiber optic connectivity, and more specifically, to systems and methods for connecting fiber optic transceivers. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a system which enables the interconnection of fiber optic transceivers such as, for example, 24-fiber transceivers like the 100GBASE-SR10 transceivers while maintaining appropriate fiber polarity. | 03-31-2016 |
20160077298 | High Density Fiber Enclosure and Method - A high density fiber enclosure system includes a chassis, cassette trays, an optional unification clip, cassettes, and an optional trunk cable management system. The chassis, cassette trays, and cassettes are configured such that individual cassettes may be installed, removed, and otherwise positioned for easy access by a user. The unification clip allows two adjacent cassette trays to be connected to one other such that cassette trays move as one unit. The trunk cable management system is designed to organize trunk cables and trunk cable furcation legs as well as relieve strain on the trunk cables and trunk cable furcation legs. | 03-17-2016 |
20160073559 | Twinax Cable Design for Improved Electrical Performance - A twinax cable is described. The twinax cable has at least one twinax wire pair with a first shield tape wrapped around it and then surrounded by a second shield tape wrapped around the twinax wire pair and the first shield tape. The shield tapes are wrapped such that the metallic sides of the tape face and make contact with each other. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073555 | Cooling Control for Data Centers with Cold Aisle Containment Systems - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the field of data center cooling and energy management. In an embodiment of the present invention, multiple PODs within a data center are controlled by a controller via active dampers. | 03-10-2016 |
20160056547 | High Bandwidth Jack wtih RJ45 Backwards Compatibility - The present invention generally relates to network connectors, and more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with network jacks having compatibility with more than one plug and corresponding plugs. In one embodiment, the present invention is a jack having multiple printed circuit boards, wherein each circuit board is used for connection to a particular style of a plug. In one embodiment, the jack according to the present invention is compatible with an RJ45 plug. | 02-25-2016 |
20160041349 | DIRECT ATTACHED PLUGGABLE MODULE WITH A CABLE ATTACHMENT AND ACTUATION SUB-ASSEMBLY - A direct attached pluggable module with a cable attachment and actuation sub-assembly is described. The cable attachment and actuation sub-assembly can have a boot, crimp sleeve, core housing, actuator inner-housing, pull-grip, and springs. The cable attachment actuation and sub-assembly can combines the functions of cable retention, bend radius control and actuation into a single sub-assembly. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041332 | Multimode Optical Fiber and Methods of Use and Design Thereof - The present invention relates generally to multimode optical fibers (MMFs) and methods for optimizing said MMFs for transmission for at least two optical wavelengths. In an embodiment, the present invention is a multimode optical fiber optimized for multi-wavelength transmission in communication systems utilizing VCSEL transceivers, where the MMF has a bandwidth designed to maximize channel reach for multiple wavelengths, and/or where the MMF minimizes for wavelength dependent optical power penalties at one or more wavelength. | 02-11-2016 |
20160029504 | Cable Pathway System for Network Architecture - A cable management system for a network cabinet has first and second server equipment rails, first and second air dams, and a front cable support. The server equipment rails are mounted to a base frame of the network cabinet such that the server equipment rails extend from the base frame towards a front of the network cabinet. The air dams are mounted to the base frame of the network cabinet such that the air dams extend from the base frame towards opposing sides of the network cabinet. The front cable support has a generally U-shaped tray that is connected to the first and second server equipment rails such that the tray extends across a front of the network cabinet, transverse to the server equipment rails. | 01-28-2016 |
20160025923 | Multimode Optical Fiber and Methods of Manufacturing Thereof - The present invention generally relates to the field of fiber optics, and more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods directed towards improving effective modal bandwidth within a fiber optic communication environment. In an embodiment, a multimode optical fiber in accordance with the present invention comprises a core and cladding material system where the refractive indices of the core and cladding are selected to modify the shape of the profile dispersion parameter, y, as a function of wavelength in such a way that the alpha parameter (α-parameter), which defines the refractive index profile, produces negative relative group delays over a broad range of wavelengths. The new shape of the profile dispersion parameter departs from traditional fibers where the profile dispersion parameter monotonically decreases around the selected wavelength that maximizes the effective modal bandwidth (EMB). | 01-28-2016 |
20160006200 | ARJ45 TO RJ45 ADAPTER - A communication adapter that includes an RJ | 01-07-2016 |
20160006180 | Communication Connector with Crosstalk Compensation - A communication connector comprising plug interface contacts having a plurality of conductor pairs, and corresponding cable connector contacts. A printed circuit board connects the plug interface contacts to respective cable connector contacts. The printed circuit board includes circuitry between a first conductor pair and a second conductor pair. The circuitry has a first mutually inductive coupling between a first conductor of the first conductor pair and a first conductor of the second conductor pair, a first capacitive coupling between the first conductor of the first conductor pair and the first conductor of the second conductor pair. The first capacitive coupling is approximately concurrent with the first mutually inductive coupling. A shunt capacitive coupling connects the first conductor of the second conductor pair to a second conductor of the second conductor pair. | 01-07-2016 |
20150366094 | Electronics Cabinet - An electronics cabinet having a cabinet frame, a front equipment rail, and a structural air dam. The cabinet frame includes a first pair of front-to-back beams connected to a pair of top side-to-side beams to form a top frame, a second pair of front-to-back beams connected to a pair of bottom side-to-side beams to form a bottom frame, and a plurality of vertical post connected to the top frame and the bottom frame. The front equipment rail is removably connected to one of the first pair of front-to-back beams and to one of the second pair of front-to-back beams. The structural air dam is connected to the front equipment rail and to one of the plurality of vertical posts. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364906 | Pass Through Faceplate - A faceplate assembly is disclosed. The faceplate assembly includes a cover and a backing plate. The cover has at least one hood positioned at an edge of the cover. The backing plate is connected to the cover. The hood creates an opening between the cover and the backing plate to enable cables to be routed therethrough. The backing plate also has an outer edge with a split to enable the backing plate to be installed over pre-installed cables. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364859 | Communication Connector with Wire Containment Cap for Improved Cable Retention - A wire containment has a strain relief clip with a flexible member. The flexible member extends from the strain relief clip and is interposed between an inserted cable and the remainder of the stain relief clip. | 12-17-2015 |
20150350013 | Intelligent Patching System - An intelligent network patch field management system is provided that includes active electronic hardware, firmware, mechanical assemblies, cables, and software that guide, monitor, and report on the process of connecting and disconnecting patch cords plugs in an interconnect or cross-connect patching environment. The system is also capable of monitoring patch cord connections to detect insertions or removals of patch cords or plugs. In addition, the system can map embodiments of patch fields. | 12-03-2015 |
20150349463 | COMMUNICATION JACK HAVING AN INSULATING ELEMENT AND A SPRING ELEMENT - A communication jack which includes a housing with an aperture for receiving a communication plug, and a circuit board at least partially within the housing. The circuit board includes crosstalk compensation elements. A plurality of plug interface contacts are connected to the circuit board. At least one of the plurality of plug interface contacts includes a contact element layered with at least one spring element. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348435 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COMMUNICATION CHANNEL COMPONENT SELECTION - The present invention generally relates to the field of fiber optics, and more particularly to methods, systems, and apparatuses used to help ensure appropriate selection of connectivity components to provide correct polarity. In an embodiment, the present invention is a deck of cards for implementing a communication channel link. The deck includes a plurality of recipe cards, each of the plurality of recipe cards including an overview of the communication channel link, a card ID string, and a polarity total; and a plurality of component cards, each of the plurality of component cards including a card ID number, a product ID, and a polarity counter; where the card ID string comprises the card ID numbers of at least some of the plurality of component cards. | 12-03-2015 |
20150340823 | Communication Plug - In an embodiment, the present invention is a communication plug that includes a plug housing with a plurality of plug contact slots and at least one plug contact with at least two tines. The at least one plug contact is positioned in one of the plug contact slots, the one of the plug contact slots having a bridge positioned between the at least two tines. | 11-26-2015 |
20150332808 | ALIEN CROSSTALK SUPPRESSION WITH ENHANCED PATCH CORD - Systems and methods for decreasing alien crosstalk use enhanced patch cords for introducing additional attenuation. The enhanced patch cords are preferably shielded to reduce alien crosstalk down their lengths and also attenuate signals passing therethrough to a greater extent than standard communication patch cords. The interaction of two enhanced patch cords results in two suppression steps for alien crosstalk and only one suppression step for intended signal passing through a communication cable. | 11-19-2015 |
20150325986 | Side Wall Bracket for Cable Tray - A cable tray and at least one side wall bracket secured to the cable tray is disclosed. The cable tray has a plurality of transverse and longitudinal wires. The side wall bracket has angled legs defined by a U-shaped inside leg portion and a hook that leads to an outside leg portion. The inside leg portion of each angled leg engages a first surface of side longitudinal wires and bottom longitudinal wires and the outside leg portion of each angled leg engages a second surface opposite the first surface of side longitudinal wires and bottom longitudinal wires to secure the side wall bracket to the cable tray. | 11-12-2015 |
20150325965 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR - The present invention generally relates to communication connectors and internal components thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack comprising hack rotated plug interface contacts having variable cross-sectional widths. In another embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack having back-rotated plug interface contacts where at least two of the plug interface contacts have a differing beam length. In yet another embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack having back-rotated plug interface contacts where at least two of the plug interface contacts have opposing bends in a deflection zone. | 11-12-2015 |
20150291326 | Bundle Spacing Device - A bundle spacing device having a first pair of opposing surfaces spaced apart from each other a first distance and a second pair of opposing surfaces spaced apart from each other a second distance, different than the first distance, and generally perpendicular to the first pair of opposing surfaces. The bundle spacing device is configured such that bundles can be coupled to the bundle spacing device in a first position or a second position. The bundle spacing device can also have a first passage extending along a first axis, a second passage extending along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, and a third passage extending along a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and parallel to the second axis. | 10-15-2015 |
20150286012 | DUPLEX CLIP ASSEMBLY FOR FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS - This application describes several embodiments of a duplex clip assembly for use in aiding the insertion and removal of a pair of LC fiber optic connectors. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a clip body with a hood. The clip body has a central wall, upper tabs and lower tabs configured to loosely retain a pair of LC connectors such as to allow the clip body to move axially relative to the LC connectors. The hood is configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches when the clip body is moved axially rearward relative to the LC connector. In a second embodiment, the assembly includes a duplex housing and a housing cover. The duplex housing retains the LC connectors such as to allow them to rotate. The housing cover has a hood protruding from the top configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches. | 10-08-2015 |
20150275578 | Cradle Clamp Bracket Assembly - A cradle clamp bracket assembly is disclosed. The cradle clamp bracket assembly secures cables to rungs of a ladder rack. The cradle clamp bracket assembly includes an elongated bracket having a first portion and a raised second portion. The first portion includes a slot located along the center of the first portion. The raised second portion includes a downwardly extending flange and at least one gusset to strengthen the bracket. The cradle clamp bracket assembly also includes a retainer that is received in the slot to engage the rung of the ladder rack. | 10-01-2015 |
20150263466 | GG45 PLUG WITH HINGING LOAD BAR - A communication plug is described. The communication plug can have a load bar, housing, and a divider. The load bar has a first half with first conductor receiving apertures and a second half with second conductor receiving apertures with a hinge connecting the first half and the second half. The load bar folds around the divider and then is inserted into the housing. | 09-17-2015 |
20150259938 | Independent Aisle Containment System - An aisle containment system is disclosed. The aisle containment system includes a frame defined by wall beams, header frames, and a plurality of posts secured to the wall beams and header frames. The header frames extend the width of the frame and the wall beams extend the length of the frame. A plurality of blanking panels extend from the floor to one of the wall beams. The plurality of blanking panels have a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side. Vertical stiffeners are positioned along at least one of the first side and the second side of each blanking panel. The blanking panels overlap adjacent blanking panels along the length of the frame. The blanking panels are laterally adjusted to fill openings in the aisle containment system. | 09-17-2015 |
20150236921 | Physical Infrastructure Management System - Systems and methods of the present invention allow for the discovery of physical location information about network assets and the delivery of that information to network administrators. In addition, environmental and other information about network asset locations can be provided to an administrator. Intelligent patch panels and power outlet units are installed in network cabinets to facilitate the acquisition and reporting of physical infrastructure information, including information about network resource availability. | 08-20-2015 |
20150229078 | Communications Connector with Improved Contacts - A network cable jack includes a printed circuit board (PCB) for balancing both inductive and capacitive coupling. Using a PCB allows compact trace paths to be formed without significantly increasing manufacturing costs. By including on each trace path two distinct inductance zones separated by a neutral zone, significant gains in degrees of freedom are achieved for designing PCB trace patterns in which a pair of inductive coupling zones jointly offset the inductive coupling caused by a specification plug and the jack contacts, both in magnitude and phase angle. Further, using distinct inductance zones offers more freedom regarding the placement of capacitive plates for use in capacitance balancing as well as the placement of terminals and insulation displacement contacts. Although the magnitude of a capacitive coupling is determined by the length of the capacitor plates parallel to current carrying traces, the approach allows capacitive and inductive coupling to be balanced independently. | 08-13-2015 |
20150221421 | Audio Visual Faceplate with Integrated Hinged Termination Method for Circular Connector - A communication system has a support and a communication connector attached to the support wherein the connector assembly has a termination lever. The system can further include a wire cap connected to a plurality of cable conductors. The wire cap can include a cover cap. The cover cap latches to the connector assembly when the wire cap and the plurality of cable conductors is terminated to the communication connector assembly. The support can be one of a faceplate, a patch panel, a surface mount box, or a media distribution unit. | 08-06-2015 |
20150200507 | Communication Jack Having Layered Plug Interface Contacts - A communication jack, system using the jack, and method of fabricating the jack are disclosed. The jack includes a cavity configured to accept a communication plug to form a communication connector. The jack includes a plurality of plug interface contacts that extend into the cavity such that a plug inserted into the cavity makes electrical contact with the plug interface contacts at plug/jack interfaces of the plug interface contacts. One or more of the plug interface contacts is formed from multiple conductive layers. The conductive layers are movable relative to each other at at least one end. A dielectric layer or flexible printed circuit board may be disposed between the conductive layers. | 07-16-2015 |
20150188260 | Method and System for Improved Crosstalk Attenuation Within a Plug/Jack Connection and Between Nearby Plug/Jack Combinations - An RJ45 Communication jack has a housing with a top, bottom, front, and back. A foil is immediately adhered to and partially covers the housing. A top or bottom of the housing is covered by a first portion and a second portion of the foil wherein the first portion and the second portion are separated by a nonconductive gap. The gap extends from the front of the housing to the rear of the housing. | 07-02-2015 |
20150180177 | COMPENSATION NETWORK USING AN ORTHOGONAL COMPENSATION NETWORK - In one embodiment, the present invention is a communication connector, comprising a compensation circuit for providing a compensating signal to approximately cancel an offending signal over a range of frequency, the compensation circuit including a capacitive coupling with a first magnitude growing at a first rate over the range of frequency and a mutual inductive coupling with a second magnitude growing at a second rate over the range of frequency, the second rate being greater than the first rate (e.g., the second rate approximately double the first rate). | 06-25-2015 |
20150180165 | COMMUNICATION PLUG WITH IMPROVED CABLE MANAGER - A communication plug is described. The communication plug has a communication cable with a plurality of conductors, a plug housing, and a cable manager partially enclosed within the plug housing. The cable manager has a load bar with a plurality of holes, a first cable management section connected to the load bar via a first hinge, and a second cable management section connected to the load bar via a second hinge. The first and second cable management sections are configured to fold together and partially enclose the cable before the cable manager is inserted into the plug housing. | 06-25-2015 |
20150178401 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING STRANDED CAPACITY - Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards systems and methods for managing environmental variables associated with electronic equipment within a datacenter. In an embodiment, the present invention is a data center physical infrastructure management system that is managed by IT personnel. The system comprises at least one of a rack and a cabinet having rack spaces and at least one sensor, a data communication arrangement for propagating communications signals from the sensor to a management database that receives information from the communications signals, the received information being stored, and a data processor for determining algorithmically, from the received information, stranded capacity within the at least one of a rack and a cabinet. | 06-25-2015 |
20150147954 | Universal Inlet Duct System for Side Air Intake Equipment - An inlet duct system includes a duct body having a bottom wall and two side walls having at least one opening. An adjustable internal baffle is secured to the duct body such that the internal baffle can be positioned in multiple locations within an internal cavity defined by the duct body, inhibiting the flow of air between a front portion and a rear portion of the internal cavity. A first side duct is removably attached to the duct body and forms an air flow chamber that receives a fluid from an opening in one of the side walls and delivers the fluid above the duct body. A first side baffle is positioned within the air flow chamber, adjacent the internal baffle, inhibiting the flow of air between a front portion and a rear portion of the air flow chamber. | 05-28-2015 |
20150136441 | Communication Cable with Improved Crosstalk Attenuation - Methods and apparatus directed towards communication cables and barrier tapes for use in communication cables are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the present invention employs conductive segments within the communication cables and/or on the barrier tape. | 05-21-2015 |
20150090410 | Roller Shade Filler Panel - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for closing off an opening above, below, or between electronic equipment in a rack. The rack includes a pair of equipment rails. The electronic equipment is mounted to the equipment rails. The apparatus includes a base, a roller shade, and a handle. The roller shade is rotatably connected to the base and includes a free end extending from the base when the roller shade is rotated. The handle is connected to the free end of the roller shade. The base is removably connected to the equipment rails at a first position. The handle is removably connected to the equipment rails at a second position spaced apart from the first position such that the free end of the roller shade is extended to close off the opening in the rack. | 04-02-2015 |
20150088442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILITY USAGE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT - According to one aspect, a method of providing utility usage information to a user includes automatically receiving at a host system utility usage data collected by a plurality of utility meters at a user site, processing the received utility usage data, storing the processed utility usage data in a database, and reporting utility usage information based on the utility data, via a reporting interface, based on one or more interactive selections received from a user. The plurality of utility meters includes a plurality of different types of utility meters. The host system is at a location remote from the user site. A first portion of the utility usage data is received via a first communications network and a second portion of the utility usage data is received via a second communications network. The first communications network is different from the second communications network. | 03-26-2015 |
20150083486 | Threaded Sleeve Compressed Split Cable Gland - The present invention is directed to a split cable gland with a first body member and a second body member. The first and second body members each have a main section and a threaded shaft extending from the main section. The inner surface of each main section has vertical slots. The split cable gland also includes gasket members with a plurality of outwardly extending ribs. The outwardly extending ribs are positioned within the vertical slots in the main sections. The first and second body members surround the cable extending through the opening in a cabinet to create a seal and strain relief arrangement around the cable. | 03-26-2015 |
20150079849 | Communication Connector with Reduced Crosstalk - A communication connector including a housing and a plurality of contact pairs arranged relative to the housing. One of the plurality of contact pairs includes a first conductor termination zone centerline, and another contact pair includes a second conductor termination zone centerline, wherein the second conductor termination zone centerline is an approximately perpendicular bisector of the first conductor termination zone centerline. | 03-19-2015 |
20150078720 | Hydra Cable Assembly and Components Thereof - Embodiments of the present invention relate to fiber optic hydra cable assemblies and components thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention is a fiber optic cable transition which includes a front housing having a front opening, a rear opening, and an internal wall positioned inside of the front housing. The fiber optic cable transition also includes a front boot having a distal end, a proximal end, and a flange, the front boot being positioned at least partially inside the front housing such that the flange abuts the internal wall. The fiber optic cable transition also includes a rear housing having a distal end and a proximal end, where the rear opening of the front housing is joined to the proximal end of the rear housing. | 03-19-2015 |
20150071587 | Multi-Channel, Multi-Port Optical Tap Coupler - A multi-channel, multi-port bi-directional optical tap coupler with an alignment base element, a pair of sub-assemblies located at opposite ends of the alignment base element, focusing elements located next to each sub-assembly, and an optical filter adjacent to, and in-between the focusing elements is described. The first sub-assembly has an array of waveguides with each waveguide having a radial offset and an azimuthal position with respect to a center axis of the array. The first array includes transmission waveguides and receiving waveguides and each receiving waveguide has a corresponding transmission wave guide that is separated by an azimuthal angle of 180 degrees. The second sub-assembly has a second array of waveguides including a wave guide having the same radial offset and the same azimuthal position for each of the transmission wave and receiving guides of the first array. | 03-12-2015 |
20150071586 | Multi-Channel, Multi-Port Optical Tap Coupler - A multi-channel, multi-port optical tap coupler with an alignment base element, a pair of sub-assemblies located at opposite ends of the alignment base element, focusing elements located next to each sub-assembly, and an optical filter adjacent to, and in-between the focusing elements is described. The first sub-assembly has an array of waveguides with each waveguide having a radial offset and an azimuthal position with respect to a center axis of the array. The first array includes transmission waveguides and receiving waveguides and each receiving waveguide has a corresponding transmission wave guide that is separated by an azimuthal angle of 180 degrees. The second sub-assembly has a second array of waveguides including a wave guide having the same radial offset and the same azimuthal position for each of the transmission wave guides of the first array. | 03-12-2015 |
20150066219 | THERMAL CAPACITY MANAGEMENT - Embodiment of the present invention generally relate to the field of thermal capacity management within data centers, and more specifically, to methods and systems which provide feedback based on thermal information associated with parts of a data center. In an embodiment, the present invention is a method comprising the steps of using temperature measurements and power meter readings to provide real-time capacity usage information in a given data center and to use that information to perform moves/adds/changes with a particular level of confidence. | 03-05-2015 |
20150056832 | Patch Cord Plug Organizer - The present invention is directed to a cable organizer. The cable organizer has a base with a plurality of ports. Each port is configured to hold a plug extending from a patch cord. The cable organizer also has a plurality of flanges connected to the base and a plurality of latch mechanisms. Each flange defines a side of one of the ports and each latch mechanism is connected to the ports by a pivot element. | 02-26-2015 |
20150056824 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR - Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to communication connectors, and more specifically, to communication connectors such as jacks which are compatible with more than one style of a plug. In one embodiment, the electrical and mechanical design of a jack in accordance with the present invention may extend the usable bandwidth beyond the IEC 60603-7-71 requirement of 1000 MHz to support potential future applications such as, but not limited to, 40GBASE-T. In addition, the jack may be backwards compatible with lower speed BASE-T applications (e.g., 10GBASE-T and/or below) when an RJ45 plug is mated to the jack. | 02-26-2015 |
20150048814 | Absence of Voltage Indicator with Communication Network Based Secondary Power Source - A system for the detection and indication of both the absence and presence of voltage is described. The system has a voltage detector module, a voltage indicator module, and a communication network based continuous secondary power source configured to enable the voltage indicator module to positively indicate the absence of voltage in the primary circuit. In some embodiments, the system can positively indicate the presence of voltage in the primary circuit such that the positive detection and indication is powered by the primary circuit itself. In some embodiments, the positive detection and indication of voltage can also be powered by the communication network based secondary power source. | 02-19-2015 |
20150047161 | Buckle Bender Tool - The present invention is directed to a buckle bender tool that secures a strap in a metal buckle. The buckle bender tool has a main body with a first end and a second end. The tool has a bent edge at a distal end of the first end of the main body. The bent edge forms an acute angle with respect to the main body of the tool. The tool has straight edge at a distal end of the second end of the main body. The buckle bender tool positions a cut-off strap end within a buckle and deforms the buckle to secure the strap therein. | 02-19-2015 |
20150040447 | Flex Mount Terminal Marker - The present invention is directed toward a terminal marker used to identify a terminal block. The terminal marker includes a front having a print surface, a back, sides, and flexible legs. The flexible legs can be positioned in a natural state for installation in the terminal block or a compressed state for obtaining a marking from a printer. In the natural state, the flexible legs extend at an angle with respect to the print surface of the terminal marker. In the compressed state, the flexible legs extend outward beyond of the sides of the terminal marker. | 02-12-2015 |
20150030303 | Strain Relief for Armored Cable - A strain relief device for armored fiber optic cable is described. The strain relief device can made up of a boot collet and a collet nut. The boot collet can have a collet, flexible boot, boot collet threads, and a camming surface. The collet nut can have collet nut threads and a collet nut slope. The strain relief device operates by having the camming surface engage the collet nut slope, causing the collet to compress onto the armor sheath when the boot collet threads engage the collet nut threads as the collet nut is tightened onto the boot collet. | 01-29-2015 |
20150024613 | Method for Reducing Crosstalk in Electrical Connectors - An apparatus and method for crosstalk compensation in a jack of a modular communications connector includes a flexible printed circuit board connected to jack contacts and to connections to a network cable. The flexible printed circuit board includes conductive traces arranged as one or more couplings to provide crosstalk compensation. | 01-22-2015 |
20150017843 | Mechanical Lug with Dovetail Interlock Feature - The present invention is directed to a mechanical lug with interlocking features that secures an electrical conductor. The mechanical lug has a main body and a mounting tongue extending from the main body. The main body includes an inner flange and an outer flange. The inner flange has a horizontal member and an interlocking member with angled pockets. The outer flange has hooks with a tapered face positioned in the angled pockets of the interlocking member of the inner flange thereby forming a dovetail interlock. | 01-15-2015 |
20150007929 | SELF-LAMINATING ROTATING CABLE MARKER LABEL WITH BREAKAWAY PORTION - A self-laminating rotating cable marker label is constructed of a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free smooth area, and a second adhesive area. A print-on area forms one side of the transparent film, the print-on area adapted to receive indicia identifying the cable about which the marker label is applied. A perforation extends across the transparent film providing a line of separation of the transparent film. When wrapped around a cable, the second adhesive area overlies the print-on area such that the cable identifying indicia is visible through the transparent second adhesive area. As the transparent film is wrapped around the cable, the first adhesive area adheres to the cable. The remainder of the transparent film is rotated, breaking the perforation, whereby the smooth area of the film in contact with the cable provides smooth rotation of the label around the cable. | 01-08-2015 |
20140374479 | RFID System - The present invention provides an automated system for asset tracking and management and utilizes near field Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology. RFID tags are attached to the assets, and RFID antennas (and corresponding readers) are strategically located in close proximity to read the tags. As applied to a rack or cabinet, near-field antennas are mounted along one of the mounting posts at each rack unit location such that when a piece of equipment (rack mounted or rail mounted) is installed at a particular rack unit space, the tag will be read and registered in an RFID management system. A magnetic field shaping arrangement ensures that crosstalk between adjacent rack positions is prevented. Ferrite elements are used to control the magnetic field. | 12-25-2014 |
20140367127 | Fire Stop System - A fire stop system with a pass through device is installed in a structural opening. The fire stop system includes a split pipe, a foam wall gasket and an annulus plate. The split pipe includes a first end and a second end. The first end and the second end have an intumescent material installed thereon to seal the split pipe when the split pipe is exposed to elevated temperatures. The foam wall gasket is installed around the split pipe adjacent the structural opening. The foam wall gasket forms a contour to the structural opening blocking air flow between the split pipe and the opening. The annulus plate covers the foam wall gasket and is installed around the split pipe at the structural opening. | 12-18-2014 |
20140363992 | Physical Infrastructure Management System Having an Integrated Cabinet - A data center physical infrastructure management system has a cabinet having rack spaces and a sensor. A data communication system transmits signals to a management database. Personal or automated intervention is determined algorithmically by a data processor. A human interface for the data center management system is provided. Removable electronic assets contained in the rack spaces each have an identifier tag. An identifier tag reader is installed on the cabinet body. A door sensor provides a signal responsive to whether a cabinet door is closed, open, locked, or unlocked. Also, a secure contact arrangement has a base terminal formed of electrically conductive material, and first and second electrically conductive elements. A resilient non-conductive element is interposed between the first and second electrically conductive elements, and a compression element compresses the resilient non-conductive element to cause the first and second electrically conductive elements to communicate with one another. | 12-11-2014 |
20140345129 | Communication Connector Having a Plurality of Conductors with a Coupling Zone - A communication connector including a plurality of conductors each having a plug contact region and an opposing cable conductor termination region. The plurality of conductors are arranged in respective communication pairs. The communication connector includes a coupling zone between a first conductor of a first communication pair and a second conductor of a second communication pair. The coupling zone has at least one first conductive finger connected to the first conductor and at least one second conductive finger connected to the second conductor, each of the first conductive fingers are adjacent to at least one of the second conductive fingers. | 11-27-2014 |
20140330511 | Augmented Reality Data Center Visualization - Datacenter datasets and other information are visually displayed in an augmented reality view using a portable device. The visual display of this information is presented along with a visual display of the actual datacenter environment. The combination of these two displays allows installers and technicians to view instructions or other data that are visually correlated to the environment in which they are working. | 11-06-2014 |
20140325796 | Extended Support Clip for a Metal Locking Tie - A metal locking tie and support clip for securing a bundle are disclosed. The metal locking tie is positioned within the support clip. The metal locking tie has a tie head and a tie body. The tie head includes a locking ball and a bottom with an opening. The tie body includes a first end and a second end with cut-off edges. The support clip supports the bottom of the tie head and encapsulates the cut-off edges of the second end of the tie body. | 11-06-2014 |
20140321808 | Duplex Clip Assembly for Fiber Optic Connectors - This application describes several embodiments of a duplex clip assembly for use in aiding the insertion and removal of a pair of LC fiber optic connectors. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a clip body with a hood. The clip body has a central wall, upper tabs and lower tabs configured to loosely retain a pair of LC connectors such as to allow the clip body to move axially relative to the LC connectors. The hood is configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches when the clip body is moved axially rearward relative to the LC connector. In a second embodiment, the assembly includes a duplex housing and a housing cover. The duplex housing retains the LC connectors such as to allow them to rotate. The housing cover has a hood protruding from the top configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches. | 10-30-2014 |
20140317277 | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT - In one embodiment, the present invention is a network infrastructure management system that allows monitoring and controlling network devices while dynamically discovering them on demand during the process. New management protocols can be dynamically added to the system or built on demand without refactoring the existing algorithms. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316541 | Intelligent Building Automation Node - Apparatuses and methods for use in connection with a Building Automation System (BAS) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises an intelligent power node comprising a JAVA-enabled device and serial communication cable that provide a seamless open protocol and aggregation point to broadcast internet protocol communications. In another embodiment, the present invention enables energy monitoring and control of individual ports and outlets. In yet another embodiment, the present invention is a method of configuring and operating fieldbus devices. | 10-23-2014 |
20140299717 | Cable Tray Cable Routing System - The present invention is directed to a cable routing system with a bracket that joins adjacent cable trays. The bracket includes a main body with upper members, a bottom member and sides. The upper members have a space therebetween to retain transverse wires of adjacent cable trays. The sides include generally C-shaped arms extending from the sides of the main body and along the back of the main body. When the bracket is secured to the adjacent cable trays a longitudinal wire of each cable tray is positioned between the upper members and the sides of the main body. | 10-09-2014 |
20140287609 | High Bandwidth Jack wtih RJ45 Backwards Compatibility - The present invention generally relates to network connectors, and more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with network jacks having compatibility with more than one plug and corresponding plugs. In one embodiment, the present invention is a jack having multiple printed circuit boards, wherein each circuit board is used for connection to a particular style of a plug. In one embodiment, the jack according to the present invention is compatible with an RJ45 plug. | 09-25-2014 |
20140273660 | CONNECTORS AND SYSTEMS HAVING IMPROVED CROSSTALK PERFORMANCE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the field of electronic communication, and more particularly, to techniques used to compensate for/reduce/or otherwise manipulate crosstalk in communication connectors, and apparatuses and methods which employ such techniques. In an embodiment, the present invention is a communication connector that includes a plurality of signal pairs including at least a first pair and a second pair, a first compensation stage between the first pair and the second pair, and an orthogonal compensation network between the first pair and the second pair. The orthogonal compensation network can be time delayed from the first compensation stage. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273638 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTORS HAVING CROSSTALK COMPENSATION NETWORKS - The present invention generally relates to the field of network communications, and more specifically to networks for crosstalk reduction/compensation and communication connectors which employ such networks. In an embodiment, the present invention is an RJ45 jack with an orthogonal. compensation network to meet CAT6A or higher performance standard. For the 3:6-4:5 wire-pair combination, the orthogonal compensation network begins in the jack nose (plug interface contact (PIC)) section, and utilizes a flexible printed circuit board in the nose section, split PIC contacts in the rear nose, and circuitry in the rigid printed circuit board to create the orthogonal compensation network. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273625 | SHIELDED COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING SHIELDED COMMUNICATION CONNECTORS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various designs of shielded connectors, systems using such connectors, and methods of improving connector connectivity. For example, in one embodiment, the present invention is a communication plug having plug sides, the communication plug comprising a plug housing and a plug shield. The plug housing and the plug shield forming a seam on the plug sides, wherein the seam has an oblique angle relative to a vertical axis of the communication plug. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273570 | NETWORK JACK WITH BACKWARDS CAPABILITY AND SYSTEMS USING SAME - The present invention relates to the field of telecommunication jacks, and more specifically, to network jacks adapted for operating with more than one type of a plug. In an embodiment, the present invention is a communication connector that includes a housing configured to receive a communication plug, a printed circuit board connected to the housing, and a rocker switch pivotally connected to the housing, the rocker switch configured for actuating the printed circuit board. In a variation of this embodiment, the communication connector could be used in a communication system having communication equipment therein. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263871 | Gangable Conduit Hanger Assembly - A conduit hanger assembly that supports at least one conduit is disclosed. The conduit hanger assembly includes a first member and a second member extending from the first member. The first member has a U-shaped clamp that engages a building structure to support the hanger assembly. The second member has a base with arms extending therefrom. The U-shaped clamp, base and arms define a channel to support the conduit therein. The conduit hanger assembly may include gangable add-on conduit hangers that connect to the conduit hanger assembly to support additional conduits in the assembly. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263132 | Containment Apparatus with Movable Door - An aisle containment apparatus having a pair of spaced apart upper rails and a pair of spaced apart lower rails positioned spaced apart from and below the pair of upper rails. A side blanking panel is secured to one of the pair of upper rails and to one of the pair of lower rails and a ceiling spans between the pair of upper rails. A fixed panel is secured to the pair of upper rails and to the pair of lower rails and a moveable panel is releasably secured to the pair of upper rails and is adjustably positioned along the pair of upper rails so as to position the moveable panel a predetermined distance from the first panel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259566 | Flange for Support Channel Assembly - The present invention is directed to a support channel assembly that secures and supports a bundle. The support channel assembly includes a support channel having a bottom and two sides and at least one flange. Each side of the support channel having a hook at a distal end. The flange has a top, a bottom and sides. The flange includes a locking tie receiving area for receiving a locking tie to secure the bundle and a support channel engaging area for receiving the hooks of the support channel to secure the flange to the support channel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140258200 | Physical Infrastructure Management System - Systems and methods of the present invention allow for the discovery of physical location information about network assets and the delivery of that information to network administrators. In addition, environmental and other information about network asset locations can be provided to an administrator. Intelligent patch panels and power outlet units are installed in network cabinets to facilitate the acquisition and reporting of physical infrastructure information, including information about network resource availability. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256191 | Communication Jack Having Layered Plug Interface Contacts - A communication jack, system using the jack, and method of fabricating the jack are disclosed. The jack includes a cavity configured to accept a communication plug to form a communication connector. The jack includes a plurality of plug interface contacts that extend into the cavity such that a plug inserted into the cavity makes electrical contact with the plug interface contacts at plug/jack interfaces of the plug interface contacts. One or more of the plug interface contacts is formed from multiple conductive layers. The conductive layers are movable relative to each other at at least one end. A dielectric layer or flexible printed circuit board may be disposed between the conductive layers. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256190 | Communications Connector with Improved Contacts - A network cable jack includes a printed circuit board (PCB) for balancing both inductive and capacitive coupling. Using a PCB allows compact trace paths to be formed without significantly increasing manufacturing costs. By including on each trace path two distinct inductance zones separated by a neutral zone, significant gains in degrees of freedom are achieved for designing PCB trace patterns in which a pair of inductive coupling zones jointly offset the inductive coupling caused by a specification plug and the jack contacts, both in magnitude and phase angle. Further, using distinct inductance zones offers more freedom regarding the placement of capacitive plates for use in capacitance balancing as well as the placement of terminals and insulation displacement contacts. Although the magnitude of a capacitive coupling is determined by the length of the capacitor plates parallel to current carrying traces, the approach allows capacitive and inductive coupling to be balanced independently. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256185 | FRONT SLED ASSEMBLIES FOR COMMUNICATION JACKS AND COMMUNICATION JACKS HAVING FRONT SLED ASSEMBLIES - The present invention generally relates to communication connectors and internal components thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack comprising both front-rotated and back rotated plug interface contacts. In another embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack comprising a two-piece front sled. In yet another embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack that retains its functionality when mated with both eight-position and six-position plugs. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256182 | COMPENSATION NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATION CONNECTORS USING SAID COMPENSATION NETWORKS - The present invention generally relates to the field of network communication, and more specifically to networks for crosstalk reduction/compensation and communication connectors which employ such networks. In some embodiments, the present invention employs an orthogonal network implemented within a communication jack to compensate for crosstalk which occurs within a communication plug and at the plug/jack interface. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254987 | Reversible Fiber Optic Stub Clamping Mechanism - A fiber optic stub fiber connector for reversibly and nondestructively terminating an inserted field fiber having a buffer over at least a portion thereof. The connector includes a housing and a ferrule including a stub fiber disposed within and extending from a bore through the ferrule. The ferrule is generally at least partially disposed within and supported by the housing. The connector further includes a reversible actuator for reversibly and nondestructively terminating the inserted field fiber to the stub fiber. The reversible actuator includes a buffer clamp for engaging with the buffer to simultaneously provide reversible and nondestructive strain relief to the terminated field fiber. | 09-11-2014 |
20140248807 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR - The present invention generally relates to communication connectors and internal components thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack comprising back-rotated plug interface contacts having variable cross-sectional widths. In another embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack having back-rotated plug interface contacts where at least two of the plug interface contacts have a differing beam length. In yet another embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack having back-rotated plug interface contacts where at least two of the plug interface contacts have opposing bends in a deflection zone. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247537 | Medium Voltage Power Distribution in Data Centers - A medium voltage power distribution system containing a power distribution cabinet with a first and second power supply is described. The cabinets contain one or more power distribution unit static transfer switch units. These units are connected to both the first and second power supplies of the cabinets. The power distribution unit static transfer switch units each have one or more power distribution blades removably contained within. The power distribution blades have first and second power contacts that respectively electrically engage first and second power contacts on the power distribution unit static transfer switch units wherein the first and second power contacts of the power distribution static transfer switch unit are respectively connected to the first and second power supplies of the power distribution cabinet. | 09-04-2014 |
20140241685 | MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention generally relates to the field of fiber optics, and more specifically to optical fibers, methods of manufacturing optical fibers, and methods of classifying optical fibers. In an embodiment, the present invention is a multimode optical fiber which comprises a core and clad material system where the refractive indices of the core and cladding are selected to minimize chromatic dispersion in the 850 nm wavelength window and the refractive index profile is optimized for minimum modal-chromatic dispersion in channels utilizing VCSEL transceivers. Multimode optical fibers according to this embodiment may have increased channel bandwidth. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239131 | Ladder Rung Bracket Assembly - A bracket assembly is disclosed to secure a cable bundle to a ladder rung. The bracket assembly includes a metal bracket and protective grommets. The metal bracket has a first member, side walls and second members. The first member of the metal bracket is parallel to the second members of the metal bracket. The protective grommets are secured to the metal bracket. The protective grommets have a base member, sleeves extending from the base member, a side member and a bottom member. The assembled metal bracket and protective grommets receive the ladder rung and the sleeves of the protective grommets wrap around the cable bundle positioned on the ladder rung to secure the cable bundle. | 08-28-2014 |
20140237772 | Dual Head Metal Locking Tie - The present invention is directed to a metal locking tie having a dual head that secures two different bundles using one tie. The dual head locking tie includes a top head, a bottom head, and a tie body. A first end of the tie body attaches to the bottom head and extends through a bottom strap passageway. The tie body wraps around a first bundle, extends through the top strap passageway of the dual head, wraps around a second bundle, and extends back through the bottom strap passageway of the dual head to secure two different bundles. | 08-28-2014 |
20140219134 | Intelligent Inter-Connect and Cross-Connect Patching System - An intelligent network patch field management system is provided that includes electronic hardware, firmware, mechanical assemblies, cables, and software that provide visible and audible cues for connecting and disconnecting patch cords in an interconnect or cross-connect patching environment. Systems of the present invention also monitor patch cord connections in a network. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216809 | Side Wall Bracket for Cable Tray - A cable tray and at least one side wall bracket secured to the cable tray is disclosed. The cable tray has a plurality of transverse and longitudinal wires. The side wall bracket has an upper loop with a first end and a second end. Curved portions extend from the first end and the second end of the upper loop. An angled leg extends from each curved portion. The angled legs are defined by a U-shaped inside leg portion and a hook that leads to an outside leg portion. The inside leg portion of each angled leg engages a first surface of side longitudinal wires and bottom longitudinal wires and the outside leg portion of each angled leg engages a second surface opposite the first surface of side longitudinal wires and bottom longitudinal wires to secure the side wall bracket to the cable tray. | 08-07-2014 |
20140213099 | COMMUNICATION PLUG WITH IMPROVED CABLE MANAGER - A communication plug is described. The communication plug has a communication cable with a plurality of conductors, a plug housing, and a cable manager partially enclosed, within the plug housing. The cable manager has a load bar with a plurality of holes, a first cable management section connected to the load bar via a first hinge, and a second cable management section connected to the load bar via a second hinge. The first and second cable management sections are configured to fold together and partially enclose the cable before the cable manager is inserted into the plug housing. | 07-31-2014 |
20140204367 | Method for Designing and Selecting Fiber for Use with a Transmitter Optical Subassembly - A method for compensating for both material or chromatic dispersion and modal dispersion effects in a multimode fiber transmission system is provided. The method includes, but is not limited to measuring a fiber-coupled spatial spectral distribution of the multimode fiber laser transmitter connected with a reference multimode fiber optical cable and determining the amount of chromatic dispersion and modal dispersion present in the reference multimode fiber optic cable. The method also includes, but is not limited to, designing an improved multimode fiber optic cable which compensates for at least a portion of the chromatic dispersion and modal dispersion present in the reference multimode fiber optic cable resulting from the transmitter's fiber-coupled spatial spectral distribution. | 07-24-2014 |
20140190910 | Adjustable 4-Post Rack - A rack is provided. The rack includes a vertical post and an equipment rail removably connected to the vertical post. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190734 | SHIELDED WIREWAY SYSTEMS - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a duct for a shielded wireway system. The duct includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls extending from the bottom wall, and a plurality of fingers extending from each of the sidewalls. Adjacent fingers are connected by at least one bridging component. The bottom wall, the sidewalls, and a portion of the fingers, including the bridging component, are shielded. | 07-10-2014 |
20140187077 | COMMUNICATION PLUG WITH IMPROVED CROSSTALK - A communication plug having a plug body and a plurality of contact pairs at least partially within the plug body, the contact pairs including an inherent asymmetric coupling between individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. Second asymmetric coupling elements are connected between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. The second asymmetric coupling elements, when combined with the inherent asymmetric coupling, provide a balanced symmetric coupling between the individual contacts of one of the contact pairs and the other individual contacts of another of the contact pairs. | 07-03-2014 |
20140161397 | FIBER OPTIC PLUG PACK ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present invention include apparatuses which may enable a simpler and/or more reliable connection or release of fiber optic connectors in multifiber optic receptacle environments. In one embodiment, a plug-pack assembly ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140160717 | Wall Mount Bracket for a Wireless Access Point Enclosure - A wall mount bracket for a wireless access point enclosure is disclosed. The wall mount bracket has a first set of opposing side walls and a second set of opposing sidewalls. The wall mount bracket also includes a top and a bottom with an opening. L-shaped arms extend from the bottom of the wall mount bracket towards the top of the wall mount bracket. The wireless access point enclosure is positioned in the opening of the wall mount bracket and mounted on the L-shaped arms in a horizontal orientation. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159552 | Equipment Segregation Unit For An Industrial Control Panel - An industrial control panel is provided that comprises a zone enclosure unit and an equipment segregation unit. The zone enclosure unit has a back panel, a plurality of side panels, a top panel, a bottom panel, and a door to access the interior of the zone enclosure unit. The zone enclosure unit is adapted to contain a first set of electrical equipment. The equipment segregation unit may be mounted to the zone enclosure unit. The equipment segregation unit has a back panel, a plurality of side panels, a bottom panel, and a door to access the interior of the equipment segregation unit. The equipment segregation unit is adapted to contain a second set of electrical equipment. The first set of electrical equipment is capable of being electrically connected to the second set of electrical equipment. | 06-12-2014 |
20140154919 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING CROSSTALK ATTENUATION WITHIN A PLUG/JACK CONNECTION AND BETWEEN NEARBY PLUG/JACK COMBINATIONS - This application describes a jack for improving crosstalk attenuation. The jack has a housing, a foil at least partially surrounding the housing, a printed circuit board, and at least one pair of insulation displacement contacts and vias. Each pair of insulation contacts and vias are associated with a differential signal. A conductive trace stub is routed on the printed circuit board near the edge of the board proximate to the foil in order to at least partially balance the coupling from one of the insulation displacement contacts and vias of a pair to the foil with the other insulation displacement contact and via of the pair by electrically connecting the trace stub to the via that is further from the foil. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153879 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR - 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. | 06-05-2014 |
20140148057 | COMMUNICATION JACK HAVING AN INSULATING ELEMENT AND A SPRING ELEMENT - A communication jack which includes a housing with an aperture for receiving a communication plug, and a circuit board at least partially within the housing. The circuit board includes crosstalk compensation elements. A plurality of plug interface contacts are connected to the circuit board. At least one of the plurality of plug interface contacts includes a contact element layered with at least one spring element. | 05-29-2014 |
20140102865 | Circuit Breaker Lockout - The present invention is directed to a circuit breaker lockout. The circuit breaker lockout includes a base, a screw positioned within the base and a jaw. The base has a top and a bottom. The jaw has a top, a bottom and sides that define an open center having a first length. The base is positioned between the sides of the jaw in the open center. The bottom of the base extends in the open center and the top of the base extends above the top of the jaw. The jaw slides with respect to the base when the screw is actuated to decrease the first length of the open center to a second length thereby enabling the lockout to surround the switch of a circuit breaker. | 04-17-2014 |
20140094057 | Modular Patch Panel System - A modular patch panel system is provided and includes a patch panel frame, a data module removably connected to the patch panel frame, and a power module removably connected to the patch panel frame. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094055 | Multi-Position Quick Release Plug Cassette Assembly - A cassette assembly which holds at least two electrical plugs which typically are connected to digital signal carrying cables. In one example, six of these plugs are positioned within a cassette, and are arranged in two rows of three plugs each for ease in connecting the plugs simultaneously to similarly arranged switch port jacks. A lever pivotally connected to the housing, when rotated, causes the release latch of the plugs held within the cassette to move from a locked to an unlocked position to simultaneously remove all of the plugs from the jacks to which they are connected. | 04-03-2014 |
20140091138 | RFID System - The present invention provides an automated system for asset tracking and management and utilizes near field Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology. RFID tags are attached to the assets via a flexible mounting system, and RFID antennas (and corresponding readers) are strategically located in close proximity to read the tags. As applied to a rack or cabinet, near-field antennas are mounted along one of the mounting posts at each rack unit location such that when a piece of equipment (rack mounted or rail mounted) is installed at a particular rack unit space, the tag will be read and registered in an RFID management system. A magnetic field shaping arrangement ensures that crosstalk between adjacent rack positions is prevented. Ferrite elements are used to control the magnetic field. | 04-03-2014 |
20140080354 | Intelligent Patching System - An intelligent network patch field management system is provided that includes active electronic hardware, firmware, mechanical assemblies, cables, and software that guide, monitor, and report on the process of connecting and disconnecting patch cords plugs in an interconnect or cross-connect patching environment. The system is also capable of monitoring patch cord connections to detect insertions or removals of patch cords or plugs. In addition, the system can map embodiments of patch fields. | 03-20-2014 |
20140075844 | Dual Hinged Door Mechanism - An interlocking assembly for a dual hinged door, includes a first latch and second latch each rotatably secured to opposing sides of the door. Each Latch is linked to a first and second interference member respectively, such that positioning the first latch in an open position rotates first interference member in a path of rotation of the second interference member. In that configuration, second interference member is not permitted to rotate and prevents the second latch from opening. | 03-20-2014 |
20140073204 | Flexible Busbar Connectors - A flexible electrical connector for electrical equipment is provided. The flexible electrical connector includes a flexible electrical conductor, a terminated end electrically and mechanically connected to the flexible electrical conductor, and a captive fastener for electrically and mechanically connecting the electrical equipment to the terminated end. The captive fastener is operably connected to the terminated end and includes a shaft operably connected to the terminated end, a rotatable member operably connected to the shaft, and a resilient member operably connected to the shaft and disposed between the rotatable member and the terminated end. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073195 | Lead Frame Style Communication Jack - A communication connector including a plurality of conductors each having a plug contact region and an opposing cable conductor termination region. The plurality of conductors are arranged in respective communication pairs. The communication connector includes a coupling zone between a first conductor of a first communication pair and a second conductor of a second communication pair. The coupling zone has at least one first conductive finger connected to the first conductor and at least one second conductive finger connected to the second conductor, each of the first conductive fingers are adjacent to at least one of the second conductive fingers. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069979 | Fiber Cleaving Tool - The present invention is directed to a fiber cleaving tool that cleaves a fiber optic cable flush with the ferrule's end face. The fiber cleaving tool has a tool body with a tensioning mechanism and a cleaving mechanism. A handle extends from one end of the tool body and a lever is pivotally connected to the opposite end of the tool body. The lever has a trigger blade that activates the cleaving mechanism to cleave the fiber optic cable extending from a connector positioned in the tool body. | 03-13-2014 |
20140068983 | Flex Mount Terminal Marker - The present invention is directed toward a terminal marker used to identify a terminal block. The terminal marker includes a front having a print surface, a back, sides, and flexible legs. The flexible legs can be positioned in a natural state for installation in the terminal block or a compressed state for obtaining a marking from a printer. In the natural state, the flexible legs extend at an angle with respect to the print surface of the terminal marker. In the compressed state, the flexible legs extend outward beyond of the sides of the terminal marker. | 03-13-2014 |
20140052850 | Datacenter Capacity Planning and Management - The present invention relates to the field of facility management, and more specifically, to methods and systems for datacenter capacity monitoring and planning. Embodiments of the present invention utilize various environmental variables to help execute and plan move/add/change work orders within a datacenter while remaining within desired guard bands. | 02-20-2014 |
20140043758 | Systems and Methods for Managing Heat Generated by Electronic Equipment in an Electronic Equipment Enclosure - A system for managing heat generated by electronic equipment in an electronic equipment enclosure is provided. The system includes a duct adapted to receive a first portion of the electronic equipment. The first portion of the electronic equipment includes an air intake opening. The duct forms a barrier between the first portion of the electronic equipment and a second portion of the electronic equipment. The second portion of the electronic equipment includes an air exhaust opening. The barrier separates cooled air entering the air intake opening and heated air exiting the air exhaust opening. | 02-13-2014 |
20140038461 | Methods and Apparatus for Reducing Crosstalk in Electrical Connectors - A communication jack having crosstalk compensation features for overall crosstalk interference reduction is disclosed. In one embodiment, the jack is configured to receive a plug to form a communication connection, and comprises jack contacts disposed in the jack, with each contact having at least a first surface and a second surface. Upon the plug being received by the jack, the plug contacts interface with the first surface of the jack contacts. The jack further includes a first capacitive coupling connected between two pairs of jack contacts to compensate for near end crosstalk, with the first capacitive coupling being connected to the pairs of jack contacts along the second surface adjacent to where the plug contacts interface with the jack contacts. A far end crosstalk compensation scheme is also set forth. | 02-06-2014 |
20140027036 | Methods of Manufacturing a Communication Cable - Cable foil tape having random or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous metallic shapes and a method for manufacturing such patterned foil tape are provided. In some embodiments, a laser ablation system is used to selectively remove regions or paths in a metallic layer of a foil tape to produce random distributions of randomized shapes, or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous shapes in the metal layer. In some embodiments, the foil tape is double-sided, having a metallic layer on each side of the foil tape, and the laser ablation system is capable of ablating nonconductive pathways into the metallic layer on both sides of the foil tape. | 01-30-2014 |
20140021309 | Metal Wall Bracket - The present invention is directed to a wall bracket that mounts bundles to a wall. The wall bracket includes a bundle side member and a wall side member that engages the bundle side member. The bundle side member has a plurality of slots for receiving a locking tie. The wall side member having a plurality of pockets aligned with the plurality of slots. The plurality of pockets guide the locking tie when installed in the slots to secure the bundle on the wall bracket. | 01-23-2014 |
20140017924 | Termination Bar Assembly - A termination bar assembly comprises a termination bar including opposing ends, a top surface and opposing side surfaces, wherein the opposing side surfaces define a plurality of openings for receiving one or more electrical conductors, The termination bar assembly may further comprise a clamping arrangement for receiving and holding a main conductor. The clamping arrangement may comprise a central body portion and at least one flange extending therefrom. The assembly can further comprise a base for holding said termination bar and affixing said termination bar to a mounting surface and a dome releasably securable to said base. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015321 | Capacitor-Based UPS - The present invention generally relates to the field of uninterruptable power supplies (UPSs) and more specifically, to UPSs using supercapacitors (also may be referred to as ultracapacitors) and/or other capacitor and/or battery elements. In an embodiment, a UPS of the present invention can individually regulate the charging of its capacitive elements to avoid overcharging and/or achieve a more efficient charge state. | 01-16-2014 |
20130342091 | Server Cabinet - A frame for a cabinet is provided. The frame includes a side-to-side beam, a front-to-back beam connected to the side-to-side beam, and a vertical post connected to the side-to-side beam. The front-to-back beam is inset relative to the vertical post to form a cable-routing area along a side of the frame. | 12-26-2013 |
20130315538 | Reversible Fiber Optic Connector - A re-terminable, no-crimp ST-type optical connector assembly includes a spring-loaded ferrule holder assembly and a reusable activation system for termination of the assembly. The optical connector can be terminated by a suitable cam activation tool. The connector includes a housing, such as a bayonet, matable to a mating adapter, a backbone retained within a rear of the housing, a ferrule holder provided within the backbone, and a cam provided between the ferrule holder and the backbone. The ferrule holder includes an alignment key exposed to mate with a cam activation tool to lock rotation of the ferrule holder relative to other connector components. The cam includes a cam activation cutout at a front face thereof that mates with a cam activation tool interface to enable rotation of the cam between de-activated and activated positions, the cam activation cutout also receiving the alignment key of the ferrule holder therethrough. | 11-28-2013 |
20130300266 | Modular Containment System - The present invention is directed to a modular containment system that redirects exhaust from cabinets without altering the cabinet. The modular containment system includes a docking station having a first and second bay. The first bay has a first side frame and a second side frame. A top support joins the front of the first and second side frames and cross bars join the back of the first and second side frames. The second bay is connected to the first bay. The second bay has a third side frame. The second bay also has cross bars and a top support that join the second and third side frames. A cabinet is positioned within one of the first and second bays. | 11-14-2013 |
20130280962 | GG45 Plug with Hinging Load Bar - A communication plug is described. The communication plug can have a load bar, housing, and a divider. The load bar has a first half with first conductor receiving apertures and a second half with second conductor receiving apertures with a hinge connecting the first half and the second half. The load bar folds around the divider and then is inserted into the housing. | 10-24-2013 |
20130276389 | Ceiling Supported Cold Aisle Containment System - An aisle containment system is provided. The aisle containment system includes a pair of wall beams suspended from a ceiling, a pair of floor tracks positioned beneath the wall beams and secured to a floor, and at least one blanking panel secured to one of the wall beams and one of the floor tracks. | 10-24-2013 |
20130260603 | Physical Layer Management Using RFID and Near-Field Coupling Techniques - An intelligent network physical layer management system is provided that includes hardware that tracks the connection of plugs of patch cords in interconnect or cross-connect patching environments. RFID signaling is combined with near-field communication techniques to provide a reliable physical layer management system. In interconnect configurations, RFID tags are associated with switch ports of an Ethernet switch, enabling the system of the present invention to detect patch cord insertion and removal at switch ports and to receive information about the switch ports. In cross-connect configurations, RFID signaling is used to track the connections of patch cords between two patch panels. Systems according to the present invention avoid the problems associated with traditional galvanic connections previously used for tracking patch cord connections. An alternative common-mode system is also described. | 10-03-2013 |
20130255037 | Cushion Sleeve - A cushion sleeve for a cable tie is provided. The cushion sleeve includes a body for receiving a bundle of cables. The body includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. Additionally, the cushion sleeve includes a first arm extending from the first side of the body along a first axis and a second arm extending from the second side of the body along a second axis. The first axis is oblique to the second axis when the cushion sleeve is unwrapped such that the first arm engages the second arm when the cushion sleeve is wrapped around the bundle of cables. | 10-03-2013 |
20130252453 | Multi-Position Quick Release Plug Cassette Assmbly - A cassette assembly which holds at least two electrical plugs which typically are connected to digital signal carrying cables. In one example, six of these plugs are positioned within a cassette, and are arranged in two rows of three plugs each for ease in connecting the plugs simultaneously to similarly arranged switch port jacks. A lever pivotally connected to the housing, when rotated, causes the release latch of the plugs held within the cassette to move from a locked to an unlocked position to simultaneously remove all of the plugs from the jacks to which they are connected. | 09-26-2013 |
20130230993 | BLOCKOUT DEVICE FOR USB PORT - A blockout device for a USB port is disclosed. The blockout device prevents contamination, damage or misuse of the USB port when not in use. The blockout device includes a locking member, a body member and a shell. The locking member has a bottom and a top. The bottom of the locking member includes a plurality of teeth for engaging the USB port. The body member has a top, a bottom and sides defining a channel therein. The locking member is positioned within the channel of the body. The shell has a cavity that receives the locking member and the body member. The locking member and the body member are positioned within the cavity of the shell when the blockout device is installed in the USB port. | 09-05-2013 |
20130217273 | Communication Channels with Suppression Cores - Alien crosstalk suppression cores are used to decrease alien crosstalk in communications channels. Electrical communication cables may be provided with alien crosstalk suppression cores. The alien crosstalk suppression cores, which may be ferrite suppression cores, are placed separately on some or all of the twisted pairs within a communication cable. The alien crosstalk suppression cores reduce ANEXT and AFEXT in high-frequency communications when communication cables are installed near one another. Alien crosstalk suppression cores may also be incorporated into other communication channel components, such as on a PCB within a communication jack. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217249 | Patch Cord Insertion Detection and Light Illumination Capabilities - A patch cord for an intelligent patching system is provided. The patch cord is a ten-wire patch cord having a patch panel plug and a switch plug. The patch panel plug contains ninth and tenth wire contacts that interface with ninth and tenth wire contacts of an intelligent patch panel port. The switch plug is provided with a plunger-style switch that enables the intelligent patch panel to determine when the switch plug is plugged into a switch port. The switch plug is also provided with LED's and circuitry that controls the LED's. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217247 | Intelligent Inter-Connect and Cross-Connect Patching System - An intelligent network patch field management system is provided that includes electronic hardware, firmware, mechanical assemblies, cables, and software that provide visible and audible cues for connecting and disconnecting patch cords in an interconnect or cross-connect patching environment. Systems of the present invention also monitor patch cord connections in a network. | 08-22-2013 |
20130204593 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Systems and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for evaluating and/or predicting thermodynamic behavior within a particular area, and more specifically, to systems and methods which, at least in some embodiments, use computational fluid dynamics to compute and/or predict thermodynamic behavior of data centers and the like. Embodiments of the present invention include the ability to validate the calibration of computational models in order to improve output accuracy. | 08-08-2013 |
20130195405 | Shuttered LC Adapter - A shuttered adapter is described that includes a shuttered housing, a shutter sub-assembly frame contained within the housing, a pair of shutter doors hingedly secured to the shutter sub-assembly frame, and a door spring configured to push the shutter doors outward from the shutter sub-assembly frame and away from each other. The shuttered housing can have a separable sleeve retention insert Which allows a ledge to be molded inside the shuttered housing. The ledge can be configured to abut the front lower surface of the shuttered doors when the doors are pushed outward from the shutter sub-assembly frame. | 08-01-2013 |
20130192868 | Faceplate Assemblies For Securing Connectivity - The present invention is directed to a faceplate assembly. The faceplate assembly includes a backing plate and a plurality of cover plates that mount to the backing plate. The baking plate has an opening that receives at least six modules. Each cover plate includes a center opening corresponding to the modules received in the backing plate. | 08-01-2013 |
20130189874 | Methods for Patch Cord Guidance - An intelligent network patch field management system and specialized cross-connect cable are provided to help guide, monitor, and report on the process of connecting and disconnecting patch cords plugs in a cross-connect patching environment. The system is also capable of monitoring patch cord connections to detect insertions or removals of patch cords or plugs. The cross-connect cable is provided with LED's in both of the cable plugs. When only one plug of the cross-connect cable is plugged into a port, the LED associated with that plug is switched out of the circuit, while the LED in the unplugged plug remains in the circuit and can still be illuminated by the system. | 07-25-2013 |
20130189873 | Communication Connector with Wire Containment Cap for Improved Cable Retention - A wire containment cap with a flexible seat is presented. The seat sits below an opening in the rear of the wire containment cap. The seat has a base with a pair of flexible members initially extending upwards from opposite sides of the base and then curve towards each other. In one embodiment the ends of the flexible members can curve down and towards each other in order to better conform to the shape of a cable. Alternatively the seat can be replaced with a U-shaped saddle with flexible arms supported by a post. | 07-25-2013 |
20130187460 | Active Patch Panel - An active patch panel uses small form factor plus (SFP+) connectivity with a plurality of channels extending between first and second faces of the panel. The channels connect ports on the opposing faces of the panel and are provided with additional electronic elements, such as an equalizer, a clock data recovery element, and a pre-emphasis element. A controller can be connected to the plurality of channels to provide instructions for simultaneous equalization and pre-emphasis of a plurality of cable assemblies in the same channel. | 07-25-2013 |
20130177725 | Heat Shrink Wire Marker Carrier - A wire marker is provided. A carrier strip includes a first layer having at least one opening, two bands applied to opposite edges of the first layer, the bands including an adhesive on at least one side, and a label secured into the opening and attached to the adhesive. At least one access perforation may be located on the first layer that is horizontal and adjacent to one side of the opening. The access perforation facilitates removal of the label from the carrier and allows for insertion of a cable through the label. A plurality of horizontal carrier perforations may further be located between each opening on the first layer to facilitate removal of the carrier strip from a printer. | 07-11-2013 |
20130175410 | CABLE MOUNT FOR CABLE TRAYS - A cable mount for carrying a bundle of cables comprises a base comprising a slot for receipt of a cable tie, a shaft connected to the base and a head connected to the shaft, the head for securing the cable mount to a cable tray through an opening. The cable mount may be secured to the tray by rotating the mount less than 180 degrees, such that a length of the head of the cable mount is transverse to a length of the opening in the cable tray. The cable mount is easy to use and may be installed without the use of tools. | 07-11-2013 |
20130169136 | FIBER TRAY - A fiber tray for managing and organizing fiber distribution is disclosed. The fiber tray includes a housing and a drawer received in the housing. The housing is secured to an equipment rack. The housing includes inner sides with a glide mechanism extending the length of each inner side. The glide mechanism includes a first end and a second end. The glide mechanism also includes at least one curved path located at one of the first end and the second end. The drawer includes a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front and a back. The first and second sides of the drawer have a pin. The pins extending from the sides of the drawer slide within the glide mechanism to enable the drawer to be retracted, extended or removed from the housing. | 07-04-2013 |
20130160246 | Cable Tray Mount - The present invention is directed towards a cable tie mount. The cable tie mount includes a body and a mount. The mount includes a top, a bottom, sides, and a channel therethrough. The body has a base member with a mounting hole and a receiving member with a locking hole. The receiving member extends at an angle from the base member. The mount is installed on the receiving member of the body such that the receiving member is positioned within the channel of the mount. | 06-27-2013 |
20130136402 | Reversible Fiber Optic Connector - A re-terminable, no-crimp ST-type optical connector assembly includes a spring-loaded ferrule holder assembly and a reusable activation system for termination of the assembly. The optical connector can be terminated by a suitable cam activation tool. The connector includes a housing, such as a bayonet, matable to a mating adapter, a backbone retained within a rear of the housing, a ferrule holder provided within the backbone, and a cam provided between the ferrule holder and the backbone. The ferrule holder includes an alignment key exposed to mate with a cam activation tool to lock rotation of the ferrule holder relative to other connector components. The cam includes a cam activation cutout at a front face thereof that mates with a cam activation tool interface to enable rotation of the cam between de-activated and activated positions, the cam activation cutout also receiving the alignment key of the ferrule holder therethrough. | 05-30-2013 |
20130130560 | Compensation Network Using an Orthogonal Compensation Network - In one embodiment, the present invention is a communication connector, comprising a compensation circuit for providing a compensating signal to approximately cancel an offending signal over a range of frequency, the compensation circuit including a capacitive coupling with a first magnitude growing at a first rate over the range of frequency and a mutual inductive coupling with a second magnitude growing at a second rate over the range of frequency, the second rate being greater than the first rate (e.g., the second rate approximately double the first rate). | 05-23-2013 |
20130122737 | High Bandwidth Jack with RJ45 Backwards Compatibility - The present invention generally relates to network connectors, and more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with network jacks having compatibility with more than one plug and corresponding plugs. In one embodiment, the present invention is a jack having multiple printed circuit boards, wherein each circuit board is used for connection to a particular style of a plug. In one embodiment, the jack according to the present invention is compatible with an RJ45 plug. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121643 | Shuttered LC Adapter - A shuttered adapter is described that includes a shuttered housing, a shutter sub-assembly frame contained within the housing, a pair of shutter doors hingedly secured to the shutter sub-assembly frame, and a door spring configured to push the shutter doors outward from the shutter sub-assembly frame and away from each other. In addition, a shuttered adapter is described that includes a housing and a spring-like shutter attached to the front of the center wall of the housing. The shutter has a pair a door flaps extending into the ports of the adapter at a rearward angle. | 05-16-2013 |
20130118772 | Communication Cable with Improved Crosstalk Attenuation - A matrix tape with conductive segments. The conductive segments are preferably provided on two layers of the matrix tape. The conductive segments can be attached to a film with an adhesive. A barrier tape is preferably applied between the cable core and the matrix tape. | 05-16-2013 |
20130104347 | Bundle Spacing Device | 05-02-2013 |
20130102167 | Blockout Device for USB Port - A blockout device for a USB port is disclosed. The USB port has an inner channel and metal clips positioned within the channel. The blockout device has a front that covers the inner channel of the USB port. The blockout device also includes a top, a bottom and sides extending from the front. The bottom extends parallel to the top with an open area therebetween. When the blockout device is installed in the USB port, the sides engage the metal clips positioned in the channel of the USB port to secure the blockout device to the USB port. | 04-25-2013 |
20130095691 | Wire Power Cord Retainer - An apparatus for retaining a plug in an outlet is provided. The apparatus includes a body and a pair of arms extending from opposite sides of the body. The body includes a retaining tab for retaining the plug in the outlet and a pair of locking tabs extending from opposite sides of the retaining tab for locking the retaining tab to the plug. Additionally, or in the alternative, each of the arms includes a safety loop for preventing the arms from being electrically connected to the outlet. | 04-18-2013 |
20130090011 | Backward Compatible Connectivity for High Data Rate Applications - The present invention provides a communication jack for connecting to one of a first plug and a second plug. The jack includes a housing, plug interface contacts, and coupling circuitry. The plug interface contacts are at least partially within said housing and include a plurality of contact pairs having at least a first contact pair and a second contact pair. The coupling circuitry is configured for engaging said first contact pair and said second contact pair when said first plug is inserted into said housing. The coupling circuitry is configured for disengaging from said first contact pair and said second contact pair when said second plug is inserted into said housing. | 04-11-2013 |
20130084755 | Communication Connector with Reduced Crosstalk - A communication connector including a housing and a plurality of contact pairs arranged relative to the housing. One of the plurality of contact pairs includes a first conductor termination zone centerline, and another contact pair includes a second conductor termination zone centerline, wherein the second conductor termination zone centerline is an approximately perpendicular bisector of the first conductor termination zone centerline. | 04-04-2013 |
20130077258 | Power Safety Assembly - The present invention is directed to an enclosure for electrical equipment. The enclosure includes a power plate assembly and a vented cover installed over the power plate assembly. Electrical components operating at 50 volts or more are mounted to a rail in the power plate assembly. The vented cover separates the electrical components mounted to the rail from the electrical components mounted in the enclosure. | 03-28-2013 |
20130077232 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IT EQUIPMENT IN A CABINET - The present invention attempts to reduce the thermal resistance with the use of heat-transfer devices (e.g., vapor chambers) placed directly on the heat-generating components in IT equipment and the integration of a cold plate within the cabinet. In some embodiments, the present invention is a thermal management system comprising a cabinet-side thermal management system and a server-side thermal management system using moveable thermal components. | 03-28-2013 |
20130070416 | Thermal Management System - A thermal management system for an electronic equipment enclosure is provided. The thermal management system includes an intake duct for routing cold air in the front of the electronic equipment enclosure to the side of electronic equipment enclosure and one or more blanking panels for separating cold air in the front of the electronic equipment enclosure and hot air in the back of the electronic enclosure, as needed, for example, depending on the configuration of the thermal management system and/or the electronic equipment enclosure. The intake duct includes a front cover, which acts as an additional blanking panel, when installed, changing the airflow pattern of the electronic equipment enclosure, for example, from side-to-side to front-to back. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070237 | Method and Metric for Selecting and Designing Multimode Fiber for Improved Performance - A new metric applicable to the characterization and design of multimode fiber (MMF) is described. The metric is derived from a Differential Mode Delay (DMD) measurement and when used in combination with industry-standard metrics such as Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB) and DMD, yields a more accurate prediction of MMF channel link performance as measured by Bit Error Rate (BER) testing. The metric can also be used in the design of MMF for improved bandwidth performance. When implemented as a test algorithm in production, it can be used to select, sort, or verify fiber performance. This process can yield a multimode fiber design with a greater performance margin for a given length, and/or a greater length for a given performance margin. | 03-21-2013 |
20130063881 | Physical Infrastructure Management System - Systems and methods of the present invention allow for the discovery of physical location information about network assets and the delivery of that information to network administrators. In addition, environmental and other information about network asset locations can be provided to an administrator. Intelligent patch panels and power outlet units are installed in network cabinets to facilitate the acquisition and reporting of physical infrastructure information, including information about network resource availability. | 03-14-2013 |
20130051733 | Apparatus and Method for Ganged Multiple Optical Fiber Connector - An optical-fiber connection apparatus and method for connection of an optical-fiber cable having a plurality of optical fibers to a transmit/receive unit having a plurality of interface transceivers. Some embodiments include a housing having a base portion and a latch actuator, an optical-fiber cable connection that holds the optical-fiber cable to the housing, a plurality of optical-fiber termination interfaces coupled to the housing, and a lever mechanism that is coupled to the base portion and to the latch actuator, and that moves the latch actuator relative to the base portion, wherein the lever mechanism operates to latch the optical-fiber connection apparatus to the transmit/receive unit such that the plurality of the optical-fiber termination interfaces couples light signals between the plurality of optical fibers and the plurality of interface transceivers of the transmit/receive unit. | 02-28-2013 |
20130046884 | INTEGRATED ASSET TRACKING, TASK MANAGER, AND VIRTUAL CONTAINER FOR DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT - The present invention provides for the integration of a an infrastructure management software (IMS) asset tracking system, an IMS task manager (ITM) and an IMS virtual container or virtual container feature to alleviate issues such as personnel scheduling issues, lost asset issues and service outages within a data center. | 02-21-2013 |
20130037393 | Circuit Breaker Lockout - The present invention is directed to a circuit breaker lockout device installed on a circuit breaker switch. The circuit breaker lockout device includes a first body section and a second body section. A handle extends through the first body section and the second body section. The handle includes a lockout screw with a screw head having a plurality of slots and a handle pin for engaging one of the plurality of slots. The lockout screw is turned by the handle to control the movement of the first body section and the second body section with respect to each other to engage the circuit breaker switch. | 02-14-2013 |
20130029505 | Blockout Device for USB Port - A blockout device for a USB port is disclosed. The blockout device prevents contamination, damage or misuse of the USB port when not in use. The blockout device includes a locking member, a body member and a shell. The locking member has a bottom and a top. The bottom of the locking member includes a plurality of teeth for engaging the USB port. The body member has a top, a bottom and sides defining a channel therein. The locking member is positioned within the channel of the body. The shell has a cavity that receives the locking member and the body member. The locking member and the body member are positioned within the cavity of the shell when the blockout device is installed in the USB port. | 01-31-2013 |
20130012043 | Patch Cord with Insertion Detection and Light Illumination Capabilities - A patch cord for an intelligent patching system is provided. The patch cord is a ten-wire patch cord having a patch panel plug and a switch plug. The patch panel plug contains ninth and tenth wire contacts that interface with ninth and tenth wire contacts of an intelligent patch panel port. The switch plug is provided with a plunger-style switch that enables the intelligent patch panel to determine when the switch plug is plugged into a switch port. The switch plug is also provided with LED's and circuitry that controls the LED's. | 01-10-2013 |
20130005178 | High Data Rate Electrical Connector and Cable Asssembly - An electrical connector has a first shell, an opposing second shell and a circuit board between the first shell and the second shell. The circuit board has a first side and an opposing second side and includes a plurality of differential pair conductive traces on each side. A first drain wire termination device is provided on the first side and includes at least one separator between at least one of the differential pair conductive traces on the first side and another of the differential pair conductive traces on the first side. A second drain wire termination device is connected to the second side and includes at least one separator between at least one of the differential pair conductive traces on the second side and another of the differential pair conductive traces on the second side. | 01-03-2013 |
20120329326 | Methods and Apparatus for Reducing Crosstalk in Electrical Connectors - A communication jack having crosstalk compensation features for overall crosstalk interference reduction is disclosed. In one embodiment, the jack is configured to receive a plug to form a communication connection, and comprises jack contacts disposed in the jack, with each contact having at least a first surface and a second surface. Upon the plug being received by the jack, the plug contacts interface with the first surface of the jack contacts. The jack further includes a first capacitive coupling connected between two pairs of jack contacts to compensate for near end crosstalk, with the first capacitive coupling being connected to the pairs of jack contacts along the second surface adjacent to where the plug contacts interface with the jack contacts. A far end crosstalk compensation scheme is also set forth. | 12-27-2012 |
20120328246 | Re-Terminable LC Connector Assembly and Cam Termination Tool - An improved, reversibly terminable fiber stub connector assembly is provided that can be readily and positively terminated in the field using simple termination tools. This allows repositioning or replacement of fiber optic cable field fibers if termination is not acceptable in performance. The tool may be a hand-held tool, or used in conjunction with a connector support structure to provide simplified and expeditious field termination of fiber optic cables. The cam tool can include a throughbore that enables connection of a patchcord to the stub fiber of the connector during or shortly after termination without removal of the termination tool. Accordingly, field testing of the connection can be made at the site of termination. | 12-27-2012 |
20120321256 | Reversible Fiber Optic Stub Clamping Mechanism - A fiber optic stub fiber connector for reversibly and nondestructively terminating an inserted field fiber having a buffer over at least a portion thereof. The connector includes a housing and a ferrule including a stub fiber disposed within and extending from a bore through the ferrule. The ferrule is generally at least partially disposed within and supported by the housing. The connector further includes a reversible actuator for reversibly and nondestructively terminating the inserted field fiber to the stub fiber. The reversible actuator includes a buffer clamp for engaging with the buffer to simultaneously provide reversible and nondestructive strain relief to the terminated field fiber. | 12-20-2012 |
20120318758 | Telescoping Wire Cable Tray System - The present invention is directed to a telescoping wire cable tray system. The wire cable tray system includes an outer wire cable tray and an inner wire cable tray positioned within the outer wire cable tray. The inner wire cable tray slides or telescopes with respect to the outer wire cable tray enabling the length of the wire cable trays to be adjusted during installation of the wire cable tray system. The wire cable tray system may include trapeze support bars, clamps, side walls or downspout fittings. | 12-20-2012 |
20120318558 | Communication Cable with Variable Lay Length - Communication cables are provided in which a core lay length of the cable varies along the cable length. The cable may be provided with different segments that have different core lay lengths. It is desirable for neighboring core lay lengths in a cable to differ by a factor of two, to enable a reduction in power-sum alien near-end crosstalk (PSANEXT) when two cables are installed alongside one another. Segments of the cable having different core lay lengths may be spaced periodically along the length of the cable, and the periodicity of the spacing may be altered by a jitter distance. The introduction of jitter into the periodicity of the spacing of the segments increases the likelihood that a beneficial placement of core lay lengths will occur when two or more cables are installed alongside one another. | 12-20-2012 |
20120309211 | Intelligent Inter-Connect and Cross-Connect Patching System - An intelligent network patch field management system is provided that includes electronic hardware, firmware, mechanical assemblies, cables, and software that provide visible and audible cues for connecting and disconnecting patch cords in an interconnect or cross-connect patching environment. Systems of the present invention also monitor patch cord connections in a network. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308756 | Self-Laminating Rotating Cable Marker Label with Breakaway Portion - A self-laminating rotating cable marker label is constructed of a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free smooth area, and a second adhesive area. A print-on area forms one side of the transparent film, the print-on area adapted to receive indicia identifying the cable about which the marker label is applied. A perforation extends across the transparent film providing a line of separation of the transparent film. When wrapped around a cable, the second adhesive area overlies the print-on area such that the cable identifying indicia is visible through the transparent second adhesive area. As the transparent film is wrapped around the cable, the first adhesive area adheres to the cable. The remainder of the transparent film is rotated, breaking the perforation, whereby the smooth area of the film in contact with the cable provides smooth rotation of the label around the cable. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308183 | Duplex Clip Assembly for Fiber Optic Connectors - This application describes several embodiments of a duplex clip assembly for use in aiding the insertion and removal of a pair of LC fiber optic connectors. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a clip body with a hood. The clip body has a central wall, upper tabs and lower tabs configured to loosely retain a pair of LC connectors such as to allow the clip body to move axially relative to the LC connectors. The hood is configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches when the clip body is moved axially rearward relative to the LC connector. In a second embodiment, the assembly includes a duplex housing and a housing cover. The duplex housing retains the LC connectors such as to allow them to rotate. The housing cover has a hood protruding from the top configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches. | 12-06-2012 |
20120282818 | Communications Connector with Improved Contacts - A network cable jack includes a printed circuit board (PCB) for balancing both inductive and capacitive coupling. Using a PCB allows compact trace paths to be formed without significantly increasing manufacturing costs. By including on each trace path two distinct inductance zones separated by a neutral zone, significant gains in degrees of freedom are achieved for designing PCB trace patterns in which a pair of inductive coupling zones jointly offset the inductive coupling caused by a specification plug and the jack contacts, both in magnitude and phase angle. Further, using distinct inductance zones offers more freedom regarding the placement of capacitive plates for use in capacitance balancing as well as the placement of terminals and insulation displacement contacts. Although the magnitude of a capacitive coupling is determined by the length of the capacitor plates parallel to current carrying traces, the approach allows capacitive and inductive coupling to be balanced independently. | 11-08-2012 |
20120279018 | Retained Tension Metal Locking Tie and Pneumatic Hand Tool - The present invention is directed to a metal locking tie and a metal locking tie tool. The metal locking tie has a tie body, a tie head secured to the tie body, and a roller means disposed in the tie head. The tie head has a bottom, a ceiling, opposing sides, a strap entrance end and a strap exit end that define a strap receiving passageway therethrough. The tie head also includes an angled tool bearing surface at the strap exit end. The metal locking tie tool includes a cutter cap with a cutter and a ball setter. Once the metal locking tie tool has tensioned the metal locking tie, the cutter moves linearly with respect to the cutter cap to set the roller means in the tie head and to provide a flush cut off of the excess tie body from the metal locking tie. | 11-08-2012 |
20120275749 | Reversible Fiber Optic Connector - A re-terminable, no-crimp ST-type optical connector assembly includes a spring-loaded ferrule holder assembly and a reusable activation system for termination of the assembly. The optical connector can be terminated by a suitable cam activation tool. The connector includes a housing, such as a bayonet, matable to a mating adapter, a backbone retained within a rear of the housing, a ferrule holder provided within the backbone, and a cam provided between the ferrule holder and the backbone. The ferrule holder includes an alignment key exposed to mate with a cam activation tool to lock rotation of the ferrule holder relative to other connector components. The cam includes a cam activation cutout at a front face thereof that mates with a cam activation tool interface to enable rotation of the cam between de-activated and activated positions, the cam activation cutout also receiving the alignment key of the ferrule holder therethrough. | 11-01-2012 |
20120273627 | Horizontal Cable Manager - A horizontal cable manager that is adjustable to accommodate a variety of vertical cable managers. | 11-01-2012 |
20120273438 | CABLE PATHWAY SYSTEM FOR NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - A cable management system for a network cabinet has first and second server equipment rails, first and second air dams, and a front cable support. The server equipment rails are mounted to a base frame of the network cabinet such that the server equipment rails extend from the base frame towards a front of the network cabinet. The air dams are mounted to the base frame of the network cabinet such that the air dams extend from the base frame towards opposing sides of the network cabinet. The front cable support has a generally U-shaped tray that is connected to the first and second server equipment rails such that the tray extends across a front of the network cabinet, transverse to the server equipment rails. | 11-01-2012 |
20120273267 | Alien Crosstalk Suppression with Enhanced Patch Cord - Systems and methods for decreasing alien crosstalk use enhanced patch cords for introducing additional attenuation. The enhanced patch cords are preferably shielded to reduce alien crosstalk down their lengths and also attenuate signals passing therethrough to a greater extent than standard communication patch cords. The interaction of two enhanced patch cords results in two suppression steps for alien crosstalk and only one suppression step for intended signal passing through a communication cable. | 11-01-2012 |
20120270449 | Wire Containment Cap - A wire containment cap includes a first side having a plurality of retainers for retaining wires, and a second side opposite the first side. Two sidewalls extend between the first side and the second side, and a support rib extends between the two sidewalls. The support rib includes two pair separators for separating wire pairs. In one embodiment, a plurality of sloped pair splitters is located between two of the retainers and includes a sharp point for cutting through insulation material on a pair of bonded wires. A communication jack assembly including a front portion and the wire containment cap is also described. | 10-25-2012 |
20120270427 | Block-Out Cover and Removal Tool - A block-out cover is installed in a jack module to prevent entry of undesirable objects. The block-out cover includes at least one window and at least one locking arm. The locking arm secures the cover to the jack module. The window receives a removal tool designed to remove the cover from the jack module. The removal tool includes a body, a lever secured to the body to engage the cover and a prong with a cam surface. The cam surface of the prong deflects the cover from locking engagement with the jack module allowing the removal tool to remove the block-out cover. | 10-25-2012 |
20120267991 | NETWORK CABINET - A network cabinet is provided comprising a base member, two pairs of vertical frame rail members connected to the base member, and a top cover supported by at least one of the vertical frame rail members. The base member defines an opening and another opening is defined in the top cover. The vertical frame rail members are positioned spaced apart from four sidewalls from four corners of the cabinet formed by the four sidewalls, where each sidewall comprises a panel or a door. The two pairs of vertical frame rail members and the four sidewalls define at least one cable management pathway and at least a portion of the cable management pathway is vertically aligned with at least a portion of the opening of the base member and the opening of the top cover. | 10-25-2012 |
20120267142 | Communication Cable with Improved Crosstalk Attenuation - A communication cable with a barrier tape to improve crosstalk attenuation. The barrier tape is provided with one or more barrier layers of discontinuous conductive segments. | 10-25-2012 |
20120264327 | Universal Ground Bar System - A ground bar assembly includes a ground bar for attaching to grounding conductors and a conductive mounting bracket directly attached to the ground bar. The conductive mounting bracket is configured to space the ground bar apart from a mounting surface. An isolative mounting bracket and varying ground bar assemblies, for differing functions, are also provided. | 10-18-2012 |
20120254475 | Intelligent Building Automation Node - Apparatuses and methods for use in connection with a Building Automation System (BAS) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises an intelligent power node comprising a JAVA-enabled device and serial communication cable that provide a seamless open protocol and aggregation point to broadcast internet protocol communications. In another embodiment, the present invention enables energy monitoring and control of individual ports and outlets. In yet another embodiment, the present invention is a method of configuring and operating fieldbus devices. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249588 | Augmented Reality Data Center Visualization - Datacenter datasets and other information are visually displayed in an augmented reality view using a portable device. The visual display of this information is presented along with a visual display of the actual datacenter environment. The combination of these two displays allows installers and technicians to view instructions or other data that are visually correlated to the environment in which they are working. | 10-04-2012 |
20120247829 | Rail Wiring Duct - A DIN rail wiring duct has a top, a bottom, and a side. The DIN rail wiring duct includes a base. The base has a top wall, a bottom wall, a sidewall, and a divider wall, which define a channel and a channel opening for accessing the channel. The DIN rail wiring duct also includes a cover for the channel opening. The cover has a top wall and a sidewall substantially perpendicular to the top wall. The top wall of the cover is removably connected to the top wall of the base and the sidewall of the cover is rotatably connected to the sidewall of the base such that the channels are accessible through the channel openings from the top and the side of the DIN rail wiring duct when the cover is rotated from a closed position to an open position. | 10-04-2012 |
20120244752 | Communication Connector - A communication jack which includes a housing with an aperture for receiving a communication plug, and a circuit board at least partially within the housing. The circuit board includes crosstalk compensation elements. A plurality of plug interface contacts are connected to the circuit board. At least one of the plurality of plug interface contacts includes a contact element layered with at least one spring element. | 09-27-2012 |
20120231664 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CROSSTALK COMPENSATION - A communication jack has a housing with a face having a plug receiving aperture. A plurality of conductive path pairs extends from corresponding plug interface contacts located at the plug receiving aperture to corresponding output terminals. A first circuit board is connected to the plug interface contacts and a second circuit board is connected to the plug interface contacts and the output terminals. The first circuit board has a first single stage of crosstalk compensation with opposite polarity of the crosstalk of a plug for a first combination of the conductive path pairs. The second circuit board includes a second single stage of opposite polarity crosstalk compensation for some of the conductive path pairs not compensated on the first circuit board. The stages cancel substantially all of the crosstalk caused by the plug, for the signal operating frequencies, for corresponding combinations of the conductive path pairs. | 09-13-2012 |
20120222883 | Communication Cable with Improved Crosstalk Attenuation - A barrier tape used as part of a communication cable is described. The barrier tape is provided with one or more barrier layers of discontinuous conductive segments. Conductive segments of one barrier layer are preferably sized and shaped to overlie gaps between conductive segments of another barrier layer. | 09-06-2012 |
20120220144 | RAIL ADAPTER WITH GROUNDING MEANS - A DIN rail adapter is provided. The DIN rail adapter is comprised of an adapter sub-assembly, a jack/module carrier, and a cam turn tab. The adapter sub-assembly has a grounding bar configured to make contact to the DIN rail when it is mounted. The jack/module earner attaches to the adapter sub-assembly and can be configured to contain a jack, module, or another similar device. The cam turn tab is configured to reversibly connect the grounding bar to the jack or module contained within the jack/module carrier. In one embodiment, the cam turn tab connects the grounding bar to the jack or module by pushing a portion of the grounding bar such that it makes contact with the jack or module within the jack/module carrier. | 08-30-2012 |
20120205224 | Circuit Breaker Lockout - A circuit breaker lockout device is disclosed. The circuit breaker lockout device includes a body having a top, a bottom, a front, a back and sides. The top of the body includes a padlock hole defined by a channel that is parallel to the body. The body also includes a toggle screw that extends through the body to secure the lockout device to a circuit breaker. | 08-16-2012 |
20120191857 | System and Method for Assignment of Virtual Machines Based on Physical Information - A system balances computational loads, for example in a virtual machine environment, taking into account the physical characteristics of the physical machines that the virtual machines are running on. A framework is provided for developing and implementing policies whereby computational loads are distributed in a beneficial manner. Examples of policies include policies that improve loads based on environmental and security concerns. | 07-26-2012 |
20120190249 | Electric Connector and Method of Performing Electronic Connection - A modular jack assembly having a housing and a plug interface contact (PIC) sled subassembly insertable into the housing. The PIC sled subassembly provides an electrical and mechanical interface between PICs and a male-type plug receivable in an opening in the housing. The PIC sled subassembly is defined in part by multiple slots formed in the PIC sled subassembly that receive the PICs. The design of the PICs compensates for independent near-end cross-talk vectors and far-end cross-talk vectors to obtain a desired level of electrical characteristics. | 07-26-2012 |
20120190240 | High-Speed Connector with Multi-Stage Compensation - A communication connector uses compensation circuitry to compensate for crosstalk in a network connection. Portions of the compensation circuitry are placed on a flexible circuit board that makes conductive contact with plug interface contacts of the connector. Additional compensation circuitry is provided on a rigid circuit board within the connector. | 07-26-2012 |
20120190230 | Multi-Position Quick Release Plug Cassette Assembly - A cassette assembly which holds at least two electrical plugs which typically are connected to digital signal carrying cables. In one example, six of these plugs are positioned within a cassette, and are arranged in two rows of three plugs each for ease in connecting the plugs simultaneously to similarly arranged switch port jacks. A lever pivotally connected to the housing, when rotated, causes the release latch of the plugs held within the cassette to move from a locked to an unlocked position to simultaneously remove all of the plugs from the jacks to which they are connected. | 07-26-2012 |
20120190218 | Pluggable Cable Connector - A pair manager for use in securing a twin-axial cable to a printed circuit board is described. The pair manager comprises a generally block-shaped portion containing a pair of channels. The channels extend from the front face to the rear face of the block-shaped portion. An integral flange and a pair of integral fingers extend perpendicularly from the front face of the block-shaped portion. The flange extends generally from the center of the front face and the fingers extend from opposite edges of the front face. The fingers and flange function as a partial shield cavity around each pair of conductors. This design helps to maintain better impedance matching when connecting twin-axial cables to a printed circuit board. | 07-26-2012 |
20120184154 | Method and System for Improving Crosstalk Attenuation Within a Plug/Jack Connection and Between Nearby Plug/Jack Combinations - This application describes a jack for improving crosstalk attenuation. The jack has a housing, a foil at least partially surrounding the housing, a printed circuit board, and at least one pair of insulation displacement contacts and vias. Each pair of insulation contacts and vias are associated with a differential signal. A conductive trace stub is routed on the printed circuit board near the edge of the board proximate to the foil in order to at least partially balance the coupling from one of the insulation displacement contacts and vias of a pair to the foil with the other insulation displacement contact and via of the pair by electrically connecting the trace stub to the via that is further from the foil. | 07-19-2012 |
20120181906 | Aisle Containment System - The present invention is directed to an adjustable transparent vertical wall in an aisle containment system. The adjustable transparent vertical wall includes a fixed lower panel and a movable upper panel. The movable upper panel is adjustable to the required ceiling height. | 07-19-2012 |
20120175472 | Vertical Cable Manager - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a bracket for mounting a vertical cable manager to a rack. The bracket includes a first portion extending in a first direction, a second portion extending from the first portion in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a third portion extending from the second portion in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the second direction and substantially parallel to the first direction. The first portion of the bracket is adapted to snap-fit to the vertical cable manager. | 07-12-2012 |
20120156932 | Method and System for Reducing Internal Crosstalk and Common Mode Signal Generation Within a Plug/Jack Combination - A communication connector is described that includes a plug and a jack, into which the plug is inserted. The plug terminates a length of twisted pair cable. The jack includes a sled to support contacts for connecting to wires within the cable, a rigid circuit board that connects to the contacts, and a flex board that contacts the plug interface contacts. The jack also includes circuitry to compensate for crosstalk between wire pairs of the cable by adding capacitance values within the sled, rigid circuit board and/or flex board between traces carrying signals from the wire pairs so that crosstalk caused by the plug between wire pairs that have signals in phase cancels with crosstalk caused by the plug between signals out of phase, and so that the capacitance values added between each trace are about equal. The compensation is performed to reduce differential to common mode signal conversion. | 06-21-2012 |
20120156925 | Cross Connect Patch Guidance System - An intelligent network patch field management system and specialized cross-connect cable are provided to help guide, monitor, and report on the process of connecting and disconnecting patch cords plugs in a cross-connect patching environment. The system is also capable of monitoring patch cord connections to detect insertions or removals of patch cords or plugs. The cross-connect cable is provided with LEDs in both of the cable plugs. When only one plug of the cross-connect cable is plugged into a port, the LED associated with that plug is switched out of the circuit, while the LED in the unplugged plug remains in the circuit and can still be illuminated by the system. | 06-21-2012 |