Patents
US 9666999 B2: Telecommunications patching system having moveable cassettes
- Granted
- 2017-05-30
- Filed
- 2015-05-19 application 14716368
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A telecommunications patching system is provided having a panel and at least one cassette movably received in the panel. The cassette receives a plurality of telecommunication connector jacks. Each jack has a front cavity adapted to receive a patch cord plug having a patch cord cable extending therefrom. The cassette has first and second ends. A tab extends from and is attached to the first end of the cassette such that the cassette may readily be moved to different positions in the panel. The tab includes a first cable guide.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170530.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optical Cable Corporation 39 patents | US company or organization | Roanoke, VA | OPTICAL CABLE CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally OPTICAL CABLE CORP State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state OPTICAL CABLE CORP Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumio Seo | Wallingford, VT | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ian J. Timmins | Asheville, NC | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Yanik | Asheville, NC | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| R. Bruce Smith | Asheville, NC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Derrick F. Stikeleather | Swannanoa, NC | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sterling Vaden | Old Fort, NC | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B6/4453 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01R | Electrically-conductive connections; structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements; coupling devices; current collectors | H01R13/74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-29 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the cover sheet had the wrong receiving party it should be: north mill capital llc previously recorded on reel 053325 frame 0653. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION/APPLIED OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2020-07-24 | NORTH MILL CAPITAL LLC PRINCETON, NJ | 53351/100 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-07-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION/APPLIED OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2020-07-24 | COUNSEL, PATTI S. LIBERMAN G, COUN PRINCETON, NJ | 53325/653 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SEO, SUMIO signed 2013-01-10 SMITH, R. BRUCE signed 2013-01-17 STIKELEATHER, DERRICK F. signed 2013-01-18 TIMMINS, IAN J. signed 2013-01-18 VADEN, STERLING A. signed 2013-01-18 YANIK, JAMES signed 2013-01-18 | OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION ROANOKE, VA | 42080/668 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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