An enhanced lighting control system is provided that utilizes updated communications technology to provide a cost and resource efficient lighting control system that allows for a retrofit installation into existing lighting systems. The lighting control system utilizes single pair ethernet connection protocols, as well as a pulsed power source, to enable the efficiencies.
A low latency free-space optical data communication channel has at least two opposing optical collimators for transmitting an optical communication signal in the form of a parallel beam across a free-space channel. The input of the collimators are multi-core optical fibers. Multiple cores of the multi-core optical fibers are positioned at the focal point of the two opposing optical collimators. The optical collimators image the communications signals in each of the cores of the multi-core fibers into the corresponding cores of the opposing multi-core fibers.
A combination outlet capable of accepting a C14 and C20 plug has a central contact retaining portion and a plurality of tabs surrounding the central contact retaining portion. The tabs are configured to move toward and away from a center of the central contact retaining portion such that the tabs engage an inner surface of a housing of the C20 plug and an exterior surface of a housing of the C14 plug.
H01R 24/76 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall
A combination outlet capable of accepting a C14 and C20 plug has a central contact retaining portion and a plurality of tabs surrounding the central contact retaining portion. The tabs are configured to move toward and away from a center of the central contact retaining portion such that the tabs engage an inner surface of a housing of the C20 plug and an exterior surface of a housing of the C14 plug.
H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement
H01R 27/00 - Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
H01R 24/78 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall with additional earth or shield contacts
H01R 13/631 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure for engagement only
H05K 7/14 - Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack
H01R 25/00 - Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
H01R 13/645 - Means for preventing, inhibiting or avoiding incorrect coupling by exchangeable elements on case or base
A modular power distribution system includes using power extension modules and power distribution modules. The power extension modules are configured to route inputted power to another power extension module or a power distribution module. The power distribution modules are configured to route power from a power extension module to one or more racks or cabinets in a data center.
H01R 13/436 - Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece
H01R 13/631 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure for engagement only
H01R 25/00 - Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
H02H 3/08 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection responsive to excess current
A cable management system designed to support cables in solar applications. The cable management system includes a U-shaped bracket and at least one clamp half. The U-shaped bracket has a base with two arms with each arm including a securement slot. The clamp half has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and sides with button pads extending from the sides. The clamp half is installed within the U-shaped bracket such that the button pads slide in the securement slots to position the clamp half in the U-shaped bracket. The clamp half separates and supports the cables installed in the U-shaped bracket.
A cable management system designed to support cables in solar applications. The cable management system includes a U-shaped bracket and at least one clamp half. The U-shaped bracket has a base with two arms with each arm including a securement slot. The clamp half has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and sides with button pads extending from the sides. The clamp half is installed within the U-shaped bracket such that the button pads slide in the securement slots to position the clamp half in the U-shaped bracket. The clamp half separates and supports the cables installed in the U-shaped bracket.
A communications connector has a shielded jack body and a wire cap. The shielded jack body has a single pair of plug interface contacts having a first thickness and a single pair of insulation displacement having a second smaller thickness. The plug interface contacts are configured to electrically connect to the insulation displacement contacts. The wire cap is configured to terminate a pair of conductors to the pair of insulation displacement contacts by being secured to the shielded jack body in a direction perpendicular to a direction of an insertion of an associated connector.
H01R 4/2433 - Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot
H01R 11/05 - Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating characterised by the type of the connecting locations on the individual element or by the type of the connections between the connecting locations and the conductive members the connecting locations having different types of direct connections
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APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FIBER OPTIC BI-DIRECTIONAL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
A system for implementing Bi-Di fiber optic LAN has a plurality of optical channels being transmitted over a same optical fiber by using wavelength division multiplexing and wherein at least one of the optical fiber channels have bi-directional transmission. The system also has an access network side located in at least one of a zone distribution area or zone box, access network side cabling distributed across diverse physical distances with individual cable runs; and optical Ethernet transceivers that do not require the high transmitting optical power and high receiver sensitivity typically.
A communications connector has a jack housing and a pair of plug interface contacts. The plug interface contacts each have an insulation displacement contact end and a plug interface end. The plug interface end and the insulation displacement contact end each have a broad face and, the broad face of the plug interface end and the insulation displacement contact of each plug interface end contact are parallel to each other. Additionally, the broad faces of each contact also being parallel to each other.
H01R 4/2433 - Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot
H01R 11/05 - Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating characterised by the type of the connecting locations on the individual element or by the type of the connections between the connecting locations and the conductive members the connecting locations having different types of direct connections
H01R 13/432 - Securing in a demountable manner by locking means on resilient contact members by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case
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APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FIBER OPTIC BI-DIRECTIONAL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
A system for implementing Bi-Di fiber optic LAN has a plurality of optical channels being transmitted over a same optical fiber by using wavelength division multiplexing and wherein at least one of the optical fiber channels have bi-directional transmission. The system also has an access network side located in at least one of a zone distribution area or zone box, access network side cabling distributed across diverse physical distances with individual cable runs; and optical Ethernet transceivers that do not require the high transmitting optical power and high receiver sensitivity typically.
A communications connector has a jack housing and a pair of plug interface contacts. The plug interface contacts each have an insulation displacement contact end and a plug interface end. The plug interface end and the insulation displacement contact end each have a broad face and, the broad face of the plug interface end and the insulation displacement contact of each plug interface end contact are parallel to each other. Additionally, the broad faces of each contact also being parallel to each other.
A module for connecting 16 fiber MPOs to 12 fiber MPOs has a first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO, each 16 fiber MPO having first, second, and third fiber receiving areas. The module also has a first, second, third, and fourth 12 fiber MPO, each 12 fiber MPO having a first and second fiber receiving areas. The first and third fiber receiving area of the first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO is connected to the second and first fiber receiving area of the first, second, and fourth 12 fiber MPO. The second fiber receiving area of each 16 fiber MPO is being connected to the third 12 fiber MPO.
Two identical cradle halves joined together to form a cable clamp that secures at least one cable to a surface. Each cradle half has a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and sides. Each cradle half has at least one cradle portion with a compression insert and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has an adjustment latch with a post having a T-shaped head and a tapered adjustment slot. The cable clamp is formed by joining the two cradle halves with the top of one cradle half positioned on the top of a second cradle half. The cradle portion and the attachment portion of one cradle half is positioned over the cradle portion and the attachment portion of the second cradle half to form the cable clamp.
F16L 3/10 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
H02G 3/32 - Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings using mounting clamps
A multiport passive photonic light circuit chip has multiple waveguides written in at least two layers on a glass substrate. Some waveguides connect transmitting and receiving ports of an optical channel, some waveguides redirect a fraction of optical signals to some other receiving ports, and waveguides have circular cross-sectional shapes wherein a refractive index contrast is in the range of 0.2% to 2%.
G02B 6/42 - Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
G02B 6/12 - Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
Two identical cradle halves joined together to form a cable clamp that secures at least one cable to a surface. Each cradle half has a front, a back, a top, a bottom, and sides. Each cradle half has at least one cradle portion with a compression insert and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has an adjustment latch with a post having a T-shaped head and a tapered adjustment slot. The cable clamp is formed by joining the two cradle halves with the top of one cradle half positioned on the top of a second cradle half. The cradle portion and the attachment portion of one cradle half is positioned over the cradle portion and the attachment portion of the second cradle half to form the cable clamp.
F16L 3/10 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
F16L 3/22 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals
A patch cord for transmitting between a single mode fiber (SMF) and a multi-mode fiber (MMFs) has a MMF, SMF, and a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with a hollow core placed between the SMF and MMF. A mode field diameter (MFD) of the PCF hollow core section is in the range of 16 to 19 microns, the length of the PCF is between 1 cm to 10 cm, the MMF has 50±2 microns core diameter, the SMF has a 6-9 microns core diameter, and the coupling between the PCF mode to the MMF fundamental mode is maximized.
Various implementations of visual inspector attachments for fiber connector cleaners are disclosed. The example fiber optic inspection module includes a camera to capture an image of an end-face, a light source to illuminate the end-face, and a first mirror that reflects light from the light source to the end-face and includes a fixed point that allows the first mirror to pivot. Alternatively, an example fiber optic inspection module includes a camera to capture an image of an end-face, a light source to illuminate the end-face, and a first mirror that reflects light from the light source to the end-face and the first mirror moves in an upward direction.
An electrical coupler has first and second housing halves and first and second contacts retained within the first and second housing halves. Wherein the first housing half is identical to the second housing half and the first contact is identical to the second contact.
A communications cable has coated conductor wires separated by a wire separator with at least one hole in the cross section to form a twisted pair configured to maintain a distance of approximately 0.375 mm between the conductors and a characteristic impedance of approximately 100 ohms. The coating on the conductors may be an enamel or other appropriately thin insulating material.
An installed device electrically connected to a power source. The installed device has circuitry capable of detecting voltage, performing self-diagnostics, and testing for connectivity to the power source. In one embodiment, the device can also check to see if the voltage is at a de-energized level, recheck for continuity and repeat the self-diagnostics. In another embodiment, the installed device can be electrically connected to the line and load side of a disconnect and have circuitry configured to check the status of the disconnect. In another embodiment, the device can be configured to communicate with a portable reader in order to transfer information to the portable reader. In yet another embodiment, the device can be configured to interact with a controller that controls access to the panel in which the device is installed.
A test apparatus has at least one optical source, a high-speed photodetector, a microcontroller or processor, and electrical circuitry to power and drive the optical source, high-speed photodetector, and microcontroller or processor. The apparatus measures the frequency response and optical path length of a multimode optical fiber under test, utilizes a reference VCSEL spatial spectral launch condition and modal-chromatic dispersion interaction data to estimate the channels total modal-chromatic bandwidth of the fiber under test, and computes and presents the estimated maximum data rate the fiber under test can support.
H01S 5/183 - Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
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Self-Laminating Rotating Cable Marker 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.
A cable management system includes a cable bundling system for tracking a plurality of cables included in a cable bundle. The cable bundling system includes a pair of cable bundlers, including a first cable bundler for installing a first end of a cable, and a second cable bundler for installing a second end of the cable.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
H01B 7/36 - Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form with distinguishing or length marks
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Apparatus and Method for Implementing Low Latency Optical Channels
A low latency free-space optical data communication channel has at least one optical collimator for transmitting an optical communication signal in the form of a parallel beam across a free-space channel. The input of the collimator includes a connectorized optical fiber pigtail for connecting said collimator to a glass optical fiber carrying the signal to be transmitted across the free-space channel. The optical beam propagates in free space along the longitudinal axis of a raceway, which is at least partially enclosed. The second optical collimator located at the distant end of said raceway, is positioned to receive the free-space optical communication signal. The received signal is focused into a second optical fiber pigtail at the output side of the collimator, thereby resulting in a pigtailed free-space low latency optical channel link.
A high voltage pulse power delivery system is provided that includes dedicated safety features including fault detection and fault management. Alongside normal communications cabling, the pulse power delivery system provides remote power over standard multi-conductor cabling without dedicated conduit or separation. This simplifies installation of equipment, increases overall speed of deployment, and significantly reduces cost for deployment. The pulse power delivery system is further configured to transport power through a pulse current waveform.
H02M 1/32 - Means for protecting converters other than by automatic disconnection
H02M 1/00 - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF - Details of apparatus for conversion
H02M 1/44 - Circuits or arrangements for compensating for electromagnetic interference in converters or inverters
H04B 3/54 - Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
H02H 5/12 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal non-electric working conditions with or without subsequent reconnection responsive to undesired approach to, or touching of, live parts by living beings
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SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR SAFE COMMUNICATION AND DATA TRANSMISSION IN HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SYSTEMS
A high voltage pulse power delivery system is provided that includes dedicated safety features including fault detection and fault management. Alongside normal communications cabling, the pulse power delivery system provides remote power over standard multi-conductor cabling without dedicated conduit or separation. This simplifies installation of equipment, increases overall speed of deployment, and significantly reduces cost for deployment. The pulse power delivery system is further configured to transport power through a pulse current waveform.
H02M 1/00 - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF - Details of apparatus for conversion
H04B 3/54 - Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
G06F 13/42 - Bus transfer protocol, e.g. handshake; Synchronisation
PANDUIT COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS (WUXI) CO., LTD. (China)
Inventor
Zhang, Shigui
Abstract
A swivel spacer comprises a first component and a second component rotatably connected with respect to each other. Wherein, the first component comprises thereon two first central anchors with a first central contact surface formed therebetween, a first left anchor provided on the left side of the first component with a first left contact surface formed between one of the first central anchors on the left side and the first left anchor, and a first right anchor provided on the right side of the first component with a first right contact surface formed between one of the first central anchors on the right side and the first right anchor. The second component can inlcude a structure similar to that of the first component. the swivel spacer with such structure can be adapted to elongated members, such as wires, wire bundles, tubes and the like, with various sizes.
H02G 3/32 - Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings using mounting clamps
F16L 3/137 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing comprising a member substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing and consisting of a flexible band
F16L 3/08 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
H02G 3/06 - Joints for connecting lengths of protective tubing to each other or to casings, e.g. to distribution box; Ensuring electrical continuity in the joint
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SYSTEM'S, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR PULSE SHAPING IN HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SYSTEMS
A high voltage pulse power delivery system is provided that includes dedicated safety features including fault detection and fault management. Alongside normal communications cabling, the pulse power delivery system provides remote power over standard multi-conductor cabling without dedicated conduit or separation. This simplifies installation of equipment, increases overall speed of deployment, and significantly reduces cost for deployment. The pulse power delivery system is further configured to transport power through a pulse current waveform.
H02M 1/44 - Circuits or arrangements for compensating for electromagnetic interference in converters or inverters
H02M 1/32 - Means for protecting converters other than by automatic disconnection
H02M 1/00 - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF - Details of apparatus for conversion
H04B 3/54 - Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
H02H 5/12 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal non-electric working conditions with or without subsequent reconnection responsive to undesired approach to, or touching of, live parts by living beings
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Systems, Apparatuses, and Methods for Pulse Shaping in High Voltage Power Systems
A high voltage pulse power delivery system is provided that includes dedicated safety features including fault detection and fault management. Alongside normal communications cabling, the pulse power delivery system provides remote power over standard multi-conductor cabling without dedicated conduit or separation. This simplifies installation of equipment, increases overall speed of deployment, and significantly reduces cost for deployment. The pulse power delivery system is further configured to transport power through a pulse current waveform.
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.
A high voltage pulse power delivery system is provided that includes dedicated safety features including fault detection and fault management. Alongside normal communications cabling, the pulse power delivery system provides remote power over standard multi-conductor cabling without dedicated conduit or separation. This simplifies installation of equipment, increases overall speed of deployment, and significantly reduces cost for deployment. The pulse power delivery system is further configured to transport power through a pulse current waveform.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H03K 4/94 - Generating pulses having essentially a finite slope or stepped portions having trapezoidal shape
H02M 1/32 - Means for protecting converters other than by automatic disconnection
H02M 1/00 - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF - Details of apparatus for conversion
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Systems, Apparatuses, and Methods for Safe Communication and Data Transmission In High Voltage Power Systems
A high voltage pulse power delivery system is provided that includes dedicated safety features including fault detection and fault management. Alongside normal communications cabling, the pulse power delivery system provides remote power over standard multi-conductor cabling without dedicated conduit or separation. This simplifies installation of equipment, increases overall speed of deployment, and significantly reduces cost for deployment. The pulse power delivery system is further configured to transport power through a pulse current waveform.
H02J 13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
H04B 3/54 - Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
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Single Pair Ethernet Connector with Ratcheting Strain Relief Clip
A communication connector comprising has a cover body with an opening and a strain relief clip. The strain relief clip has an opening configured to accept a communications cable The strain relief clip is also configured to be partially inserted into the opening. The strain relief clip has a plurality of grip arms configured to extend into the opening and surround an inserted cable and further configured to interact with an inside wall of the cover body such that rotation of the strain relief clip relative to the cover body causes the grip arms to press against the inserted cable.
A system for the transmission of optical and electrical signals has two optical connectors wherein each of the connectors have a metal ferrule electrically connected to a conductor. The system also has an adapter wherein having the connectors optically connected to each other via the adapter also electrically connects the conductor of optical connectors via the metal ferrules of the first and second optical connectors. Alternatively, a system can have first and second optical connectors wherein each of the connectors have an outer housing with a conductive interior surface. This system also has an adapter with at least one metal split sleeve wherein having the connectors optically connected to each other via the adapter also electrically connects optical connectors via the conductive interior surface of the outer housing of each optical connector contacting the at least one metal split sleeve.
Methods for estimating the Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB) of laser optimized Multimode Fiber (MMF) at a specified wavelength, λS, based on the measured EMB at a first reference measurement wavelength, λM. In these methods the Differential Mode Delay (DMD) of a MMF is measured and the Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB) is computed at a first measurement wavelength. By extracting signal features such as centroids, peak power, pulse widths, and skews, as described in this disclosure, the EMB can be estimated at a second specified wavelength with different degrees of accuracy. The first method estimates the EMB at the second specified wavelength based on measurements at the reference wavelength. The second method predicts if the EMB at the second specified wavelength is equal or greater than a specified bandwidth limit.
H04B 10/073 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems; Arrangements for fault measurement of transmission systems using an out-of-service signal
G01M 11/00 - Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
H04B 10/079 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems; Arrangements for fault measurement of transmission systems using an in-service signal using measurements of the data signal
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Methods to Initiate the Absence of Voltage Test Over a Network Remotely
An absence of voltage detection system has an isolation module connected to a voltage source to be detected an I/O accessory module connected to the isolation module wherein the I/O accessory module is configured to allow remote activation of the isolation module.
An apparatus and method for splicing single pair ethernet (SPE) cables. By creating a T shaped intersection, the splicing device allows for sensors and other devices to run perpendicular in relation to the original cable. The splicing device further enables the cable to have multiple drop points along the cable.
H01R 4/2433 - Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot
An optical fiber connector ferrule assembly has a ferrule holder and a ferrule partially within the ferrule holder. The ferrule holder has a keying feature for setting the angular orientation of the ferrule assembly within a connector housing. The ferrule includes at least one stand-off feature on the end face of the ferrule for maintaining a controlled air gap spacing when mated to a second compatible ferrule assembly.
A cassette module has three 16 fiber MPOs and four 12 fiber MPOs wherein each 16 fiber MPO has 4 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area and each 12 fiber MPO has 3 fiber receiving areas with four fibers going to each fiber receiving area. Fibers are routed from certain areas of the 16 fiber MPOs to those of the 12 fiber MPOs in order to convert a base 12 communication system to a base 16 communication system.
A system for management of telecommunication or data center infrastructure including multiple components may include a scanner to scan a unique identifier attached to a component of the infrastructure, and a mobile device which may include a processor, a data storage medium storing machine readable instructions, a communication unit, and a user interface including a display. The mobile computing device may execute the machine readable instructions to (i) receive, from the scanner, a component identifier associated with the component obtained via a scan of the unique identifier attached to the component, (ii) associate the component identifier with a location of the component in the infrastructure, (iii) display, on the user interface, the component identifier associated with the location of the component, and (iv) export, via the communication unit, the location of the component to a management solution for use in management of the component in the infrastructure.
A cable cleat assembly designed to secure cables during short circuit events. The cable cleat assembly is formed from a one-piece metal shell. The metal shell includes a bottom, sides extending from the bottom, and clamping flanges extending from the distal end of each side. The clamping flanges are double hemmed clamping flanges to reinforce the cable cleat assembly.
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
F16L 3/12 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing comprising a member substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.
A high-density fiber management system enables a high density of fiber cables to be managed and routed within a known dimensional area. The high-density fiber management system includes a patch panel and modules for installation into the patch panel.
A high-density fiber management system enables a high density of fiber cables to be managed and routed within a known dimensional area. The high-density fiber management system includes a patch panel and modules for installation into the patch panel.
A permanently installed absence of voltage tester (AVT) may include a connectivity verification system for verifying the connectivity of system cable leads to the main power lines in electrical equipment. An installed AVT may indicate whether the electrical equipment is in an electrically safe state without first requiring direct access to the equipment. One step in the AVT test procedure may include connectivity verification by the connectivity verification system, which may include a sub-procedure to confirm that the installed AVT is directly coupled as intended with direct connection to the equipment being monitored. The connectivity verification system may validate that the AVT is measuring the actual voltage on the power lines of the electrical equipment and has not registered a no-voltage condition due to an unknown disconnection error or installation failure.
G01R 31/66 - Testing of connections, e.g. of plugs or non-disconnectable joints
G01R 27/26 - Measuring inductance or capacitance; Measuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance method; Measuring loss factor; Measuring dielectric constants
A fiber optic adaptor has a first face defining a first central axis and a second face opposite the first face defining a second central axis, wherein the first central axis is at an angle relative to the second central axis. IN one embodiment, the angle matches the angle of the front face of an APC connector.
An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.
A cabinet defined by a frame with front vertical posts, back vertical posts, and front to back beams extending from the front vertical posts to the back vertical posts. Equipment rails are secured to the frame at the front and the back of the cabinet. The equipment rails include vertically orientated holes extending there through. The vertically orientated hole in one of the front equipment rails is aligned with the vertically orientated hole in one of the back equipment rails to create a pathway between the vertically orientated holes. An enclosure is installed in the pathway between the aligned vertically orientated holes thereby connecting the front equipment rail to the back equipment rail.
A data center cabinet has an equipment rail movably secured to front-to-back beams by a retaining mechanism. The retaining mechanism has a threaded member extending through a front-to-back beam and the equipment rail and a handle rotatable relative to the threaded member. A first cam disk is positioned between the handle and equipment rail and is fixed to the equipment rail and a second cam disk is positioned between the handle and first cam disk and is fixed to the handle. First and second surfaces of the first and second cam disks are engaged with the handle in a first position to provide a clamping force between the equipment rail and front-to-back beam to prevent movement of the equipment rail and the first and second cam surfaces are disengaged with the handle in a second position to remove the clamping force to allow movement of the equipment rail.
A system, device, and method for implementing secure control over audio-visual (AV) equipment connected to an AV gateway is disclosed. The solution includes utilizing a user device to remotely control the AV gateway by connecting both the user device and the AV gateway to an Internet of Things (IoT) network, and facilitating communication between the user device and the AV gateway via messages using an MQTT broker or IoT cloud services.
H04L 67/025 - Protocols based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
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USING A WEB PROXY TO PROVIDE A SECURE REMOTELY CONTROLLED SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD
A system, device, and method for implementing secure control over audio visual (AV) equipment connected to an AV gateway is disclosed. The solution implements secure and remote control over audio visual (AV) equipment included in an AV network by enabling a web browser running on a user device to utilize a web proxy shuttle to communicate control commands to an AV gateway that controls the AV equipment.
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.
A system and method for optimizing a display layout of multiple video streams at a sink device is provided. The display layout of multiple streams may be dynamically optimized based on a number of different variables, including characteristics of the sink device, total number of active incoming streams, active audio, and other characteristics of the source material or device. The source of an incoming media stream may contain useful characteristics for optimizing the display layout of multiple media streams. One such characteristic of a source device may include the device type, such as laptop, PC, phone, or tablet. Information may be extracted from each incoming stream in order to predict a source device type from which the incoming media stream originates.
G09G 5/38 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the display of individual graphic patterns using a bit-mapped memory with means for controlling the display position
A system, device, and method for implementing secure control over audio visual (AV) equipment connected to an AV gateway is disclosed. The solution implements secure and remote control over audio visual (AV) equipment included in an AV network by enabling a web browser running on a user device to utilize a web proxy shuttle to communicate control commands to an AV gateway that controls the AV equipment.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
A cassette adapter for the installation of a cassette in a patch panel of a data rack including a base configured to accept the cassette, a front frame connected to a distal end of the base, at least one latch connected to the base, and a mounting portion configured to mount the cassette adapter to the panel. The cassette adapter being configured to retain the cassette within the cassette adapter and connect the cassette to the patch panel in a removable fashion.
A modular power distribution system includes using power extension modules and power distribution modules. The power extension modules are configured to route inputted power to another power extension module or a power distribution module. The power distribution modules are configured to route power from a power extension module to one or more racks or cabinets in a data center.
A sensor device may include an environmental sensor configured to sense an environmental parameter and generate a signal representative thereof, a single pair ethernet (SPE) interface configured to cooperate with an SPE link, and a controller provided in communication with the environmental sensor and the SPE interface. The controller may be configured to receive the signal representative of the sensed environmental parameter and to control the SPE interface to generate at least one ethernet frame including data indicative of the sensed environmental parameter for transmission over the SPE link. The controller may be further configured to automatically configure communication with a remote server over the SPE link via the SPE interface.
H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
A visual inspection device and apparatus is disclosed for inspecting fiber ends of a connector by capturing an image of the connector end face, and implementing an image analysis tool for detecting contamination from the captured image. The visual inspection tool includes components for providing a larger field of view to capture the entire connector end face in a single image, and the image analysis tool is able to accurately and efficiently detect contamination from the captured image.
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.
A data center cabinet has a base frame with a pair of front vertical posts, first bottom and top side-to-side beams connected to the front vertical posts, a pair of back vertical posts, second bottom and top side-to-side beams connected to the back vertical posts, and front-to-back beams connecting the front vertical posts and back vertical posts. The first and second bottom side-to-side beams each comprise an opening configured to allow a removable transport caster to pass through the opening, a first set of keyholes configured to receive and retain a set of mounting buttons of a first removable transport caster, and a second set of keyholes configured to receive and retain a set of mounting buttons of a second removable transport caster.
A modular power distribution system includes using power extension modules and power distribution modules. The power extension modules are configured to route inputted power to another power extension module or a power distribution module. The power distribution modules are configured to route power from a power extension module to one or more racks or cabinets in a data center.
A winged cable mount that secures a cable or a cable bundle positioned on the mount. The winged cable mount includes a round base and side supports extending from the base. Each side support includes a main member and a tab positioned at a distal end of the main member. The side supports wrap around the cable or cable bundle positioned on the mount. The round base includes aligned slots positioned opposite each other for receiving a cable tie to secure the cable or cable bundle positioned on the mount.
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
F16L 3/10 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
65.
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OPTICAL NETWORKS
An apparatus having input and output ports using a plurality of optical connector adapters, wherein the fiber connections can follow a specific mesh pattern has a plurality of fibers inside the apparatus. The fibers pass through at least one mandrel and are designed to produce a leakage in the transmitted light from each fiber of least −30 dBm, wherein the fiber buffer of fibers around the mandrel are partially stripped in at least one section. The apparatus also has an imaging system consisting of at least a lens, camera sensor and an optical filter are placed in proximity to the fiber striped section wherein the optical filter has spectral properties tuned or partially tuned to the operational wavelength of the network and the optical filter is placed in the light path before the camera sensor.
A method for determining if a graded-index glass optical multimode fiber has a refractive index profile that will compensate modal dispersion with chromatic dispersion when used in an optical channel having a multimode vertical cavity surface emitting laser has at least two weighting functions. The functions are used to compute the relative mode group delays over two radial offset regions within the core of the optical fiber. The peak group delay of the of the higher-order fiber mode distribution is less than the peak group delay of the lower-order mode distribution.
H04B 10/2525 - Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion due to chromatic dispersion using dispersion-compensating fibres
G01M 11/00 - Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
A connector module is disclosed having physical dimensions for being installed into standardized, or pre-existing, structures such as a patch panel including pre-populated slot openings. The connector module provides simple field termination for different sized single pair cables using screw-down/cage-clamp for the bare single pair of conductors emerging from a centralized power equipment to be a pluggable mating connector terminating the field wires.
A bracket secured to a support member. The bracket receives a locking strap cleat to secure a cable bundle to the support member. The bracket has a first tongue, a second tongue parallel to the first tongue, and a riser section connecting the first tongue and the second tongue. The first tongue and the second tongue include slots. The first tongue of the bracket receives one of the cable bundle or the support member and the second tongue of the bracket receives one of the cable bundle or the support member.
H02G 3/32 - Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings using mounting clamps
F16L 3/233 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals for a bundle of pipes or a plurality of pipes placed side by side in contact with each other by means of a flexible band
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
H02G 3/30 - Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings
This disclosure is related to a speaker assembly having a design configured to output the higher performance of a larger speaker, while maintaining the dimensions (e.g., speaker opening) of a traditional small speaker. The speaker assembly includes a plurality of low frequency drivers transversely installed to each other and arranged orthogonal to a separate high frequency driver.
H04R 1/24 - Structural combinations of separate transducers or of parts of the same transducer and responsive respectively to two or more frequency ranges
H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency response; Transducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means
A high-density fiber cassette and enclosure for installing the cassette are part of a cable management system. The cassette provides a more efficient design enabling installation of additional fiber connecter adapters, thus resulting in high fiber connector density within a given RU space.
A communications cable has coated conductor wires separated by a wire separator to form a twisted pair configured to maintain a distance of approximately 0.45 mm between the conductors and a characteristic impedance of approximately 100 ohms. The coating on the conductors may be an enamel or other appropriately thin insulating material.
A communications connector has a shielded jack body and a wire cap. The shielded jack body has a single pair of plug interface contacts having a first thickness and a single pair of insulation displacement having a second smaller thickness. The plug interface contacts are configured to electrically connect to the insulation displacement contacts. The wire cap is configured to terminate a pair of conductors to the pair of insulation displacement contacts by being secured to the sheilded jack body in a direction perpendicular to a direction of an insertion of an associated connector.
A communications cable has coated conductor wires separated by a wire separator to form a twisted pair configured to maintain a distance of approximately 0.45 mm between the conductors and a characteristic impedance of approximately 100 ohms. The coating on the conductors may be an enamel or other appropriately thin insulating material.
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.
A connector has a plug housing and a termination cap housing assembly pivotably attached to the plug housing. The termination cap housing assembly has a pair of contacts secured thereto such that pivoting the termination cap housing assembly to the plug housing terminates the contacts to a pair of wires inserted into the plug housing.
H01R 13/60 - Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged
H01R 24/64 - Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
H01R 11/11 - End pieces or tapping pieces for wires or cables, supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member
H01R 13/58 - Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip
H01R 13/50 - Bases; Cases formed as an integral body
An embossing system designed to mark metal marker plates. The embossing system includes a feeder system that presents a marker plate, a drive sub assembly secured to the feeder system, and a gripper system that grips the marker plate from the feeder system. The feeder system has a fixed side wall secured to a base plate and a moveable side wall positioned a distance from the fixed side wall. Marker plate guides are secured to the side walls for providing support to a stack of marker plates positioned in the feeder system. Adjustable feed gates are secured to the sidewalls to accommodate adjustments for maker plate thickness variations.
B41J 3/38 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for embossing, e.g. for making matrices for stereotypes
B21D 43/11 - Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool by means in mechanical engagement with the work by grippers for feeding sheet or strip material
B65H 20/18 - Advancing webs by web-gripping means, e.g. grippers, clips to effect step-by-step advancement of web
In one embodiment, a power supply circuit has a power source, an inductor in series with a switching transistor connected to the power source, a pair of isolation capacitors connected across the switching transistor, a load connected to the isolation capacitors such that they isolate the load from low frequency energy from the power source, and a resonance circuit configured to amplify resonant ringing connected at least one of in parallel to the inductor or in parallel to the switching transistor.
H02M 3/335 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
Disclosed is a self-sanitizing enclosure for installation onto a table-top. The self-sanitizing enclosure includes a UVC light source, where the UVC radiation emitted from the UVC light source is configured to sterilize components that are stored within the self-sanitizing enclosure.
An electrical coupler has first and second housing halves and first and second contacts retained within the first and second housing halves. Wherein the first housing half is identical to the second housing half and the first contact is identical to the second contact.
An electrical coupler has first and second housing halves and first and second contacts retained within the first and second housing halves. Wherein the first housing half is identical to the second housing half and the first contact is identical to the second contact.
A bracket designed to mount a cable management assembly to a wire basket. The bracket includes a bracket frame and a locking plate. The bracket frame has a base with a first end and a second end, a first sidewall extending from the base, and a second sidewall extending from the base. The first side wall and the second wall each include notches for receiving the wire basket. The locking plate is secured to the bracket frame. The locking plate having a base with a first end and a second end, a first sidewall extending from the base, and a second sidewall extending from the base. A fastener secures the bracket frame and the locking plate to the cable management assembly.
F16L 3/10 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
82.
ABSENCE OF VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE FOR MEDIUM VOLTAGE
A system for the verification of the absence of voltage has a first series of resistors and a first voltage limiter connected between a power line and a first voltage sensor and such as to limit a sensed voltage to a set amount above a threshold set by a standard and a first series of LC resonance filters connected between the power line and a RF signal generator. The system has a second series of resistors and a second voltage limiter connected between the power line and a second voltage sensor and a second series of LC resonance filters connected between the power line and an RF signal detector. The system is configured to detect continuity to the voltage line by sending an RF signal generated by the RF signal generator through the first lead line and detecting it at the RF signal detector via the second lead line.
A removable transport caster assembly secured to side to side beams or front to back beams in a data center cabinet in a data center. The removable transport caster assembly is temporarily installed on the cabinet to enable the cabinet to be relocated to another location in the data center. The removable transport caster assembly includes a transport caster and a transport caster bracket secured to the transport caster. The transport caster has a mounting plate, a mounting bracket extending from the mounting plate, a lifting plate pivotally connected to the mounting plate, a lifting lever pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and a wheel assembly. The transport caster bracket secures the transport caster to the cabinet when relocation of the cabinet is desired.
A test apparatus has at least one optical source, a high-speed photodetector, a microcontroller or processor, and electrical circuitry to power and drive the optical source, high-speed photodetector, and microcontroller or processor. The apparatus measures the frequency response and optical path length of a multimode optical fiber under test, utilizes a reference VCSEL spatial spectral launch condition and modal-chromatic dispersion interaction data to estimate the channels total modal-chromatic bandwidth of the fiber under test, and computes and presents the estimated maximum data rate the fiber under test can support.
H01S 5/183 - Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
G02B 6/12 - Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
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.
H01G 11/08 - Structural combinations, e.g. assembly or connection, of hybrid or EDL capacitors with other electric components, at least one hybrid or EDL capacitor being the main component
H01B 11/08 - Screens specially adapted for reducing cross-talk
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/18 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using absorbing layers on the workpiece, e.g. for marking or protecting purposes
H01B 11/10 - Screens specially adapted for reducing interference from external sources
B23K 26/40 - Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
H05K 3/02 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which the conductive material is applied to the surface of the insulating support and is thereafter removed from such areas of the surface which are not intended for current conducting or shielding
An optical fiber connector has a lens component and a fiber component. The lens component has at least one lens and an opening with at least one V-groove therein. The at least one lens is associated with the at least one V-groove. The fiber component is configured to be partially inserted into the lens component and has at least one bare fiber flexible retention feature configured to retain a fiber of a fiber optic cable within the at least one V-groove and also to align the fiber with the lens.
A system for the verification of the absence of voltage has a first series of resistors and a first voltage limiter connected between a power line and a first voltage sensor and such as to limit a sensed voltage to a set amount above a threshold set by a standard and a first series of LC resonance filters connected between the power line and a RF signal generator. The system also has a second series of resistors and a second voltage limiter connected between the power line and a second voltage sensor and a second series of LC resonance filters connected between the power line and an RF signal detector. The system is configured to detect continuity to the voltage line by sending an RF signal generated by the RF signal generator through the first lead line and detecting it at the RF signal detector via the second lead line.
H02M 3/07 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output without intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using resistors or capacitors, e.g. potential divider using capacitors charged and discharged alternately by semiconductor devices with control electrode
A system for the verification of the absence of voltage has a first series of resistors and a first voltage limiter connected between a power line and a first voltage sensor and such as to limit a sensed voltage to a set amount above a threshold set by a standard and a first series of LC resonance filters connected between the power line and a RF signal generator. The system also has a second series of resistors and a second voltage limiter connected between the power line and a second voltage sensor and a second series of LC resonance filters connected between the power line and an RF signal detector. The system is configured to detect continuity to the voltage line by sending an RF signal generated by the RF signal generator through the first lead line and detecting it at the RF signal detector via the second lead line.
A solution is disclosed for providing automatic multicast address assignment and conflict resolution for AV streams multicast over a networked AV system. The solution includes a device for monitoring the system for messages associated with AV streams multicast over the system and implementing a conflict resolution protocol when a conflict of multicast addresses is detected, where the conflict resolution protocol utilizes automatically randomly selecting a preliminary multicast address from a defined range of addresses.
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 be actuated by being moved from a first position to a second position relative to the communication connector.
A system for providing power to a server cabinet has at least one power distribution unit PDU located vertically positioned near a sidewall of a server cabinet such as to not take up any U-space and at least one battery connected to the PDU and positioned near a sidewall such as to not take up any U-space of the server cabinet.
PANDUIT COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS (WUXI) CO., LTD. (China)
Inventor
Liu, Ke
Abstract
A patch panel includes: a patch panel body, each end of which is provided respectively with a first rotation connect; two patch clamps, mounted respectively on each end of the patch panel body; and a cover panel, each end of which is provided respectively with a second rotation connect, and the second rotation connect is capable of being rotatably engaged with the first rotation connect. The patch panel is specifically an optical fiber patch panel. The patch panel with such a structure facilitates operation on the cables.
An object label applicator is provided for the accurate labeling of labels onto objects within a wrapping mechanism of the object label applicator. The object label applicator includes a media feed control solution for detecting whether a label has successfully detached from its lining, and if it is detected that the label has not detached from the lining, a remedial measure is implemented to increase the likelihood of detachment in a subsequent run.
The present invention provides modular trays having cutout features that are configured to engage with a mounting feature of one or more removable rails. The removable rails may be removably secured to a tray body in a plurality of positions to allow a user to install or uninstall rails to support different sized fiber optic modules. For example, a tray may support a twenty-four optical fiber module, two twelve optical fiber modules, or three eight optical fiber modules. Fiber optic enclosures housing the trays can be affixed to the outside of a fiber optic enclosure and allow for easy stacking and unstacking.
An absence of voltage detection system has an isolation module connected to a voltage source to be detected an I/O accessory module connected to the isolation module wherein the I/O accessory module is configured to allow remote activation of the isolation module.
An absence of voltage detection system has an isolation module connected to a voltage source to be detected an 1/0 accessory module connected to the isolation module wherein the 1/0 accessory module is configured to allow remote activation of the isolation module.
A wire basket system formed of a wire basket and a support bracket that secures the wire basket to the ceiling by a threaded rod. The support bracket includes a main member with a top, a bottom, a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side. A first arm extends downwardly from the first side of the main member and a second arm extends downwardly from the second side of the main member. The first arm and the second arm include a J-shaped hook. The J-shaped hooks of the first and second arms are aligned thereby enabling the support bracket to receive a wire of the wire basket in the wire basket system.
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
F16L 3/26 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets specially adapted for supporting the pipes all along their length, e.g. pipe channels or ducts
98.
Method for Controlling Access to an Electrical Enclosure
A method for allowing access to an electrical enclosure having a disconnect includes upon initiation by a user or upon a change of state of the disconnect automatically performing the steps of checking for an absence of voltage, giving a positive indication of an absence of voltage, checking the state of each phase of the electrical disconnect to ensure contacts of the disconnect are open, and opening a lock on the enclosure.
A test apparatus has at least one optical source, a high-speed photodetector, a microcontroller or processor, and electrical circuitry to power and drive the at least one optical source, photodetector, and microcontroller or processor and for measuring the frequency response of a multimode optical fiber under test. The test apparatus can utilize an optical pulse waveform with a light adapter to measure of the channel under test. It can also uses a correction method to de-embeed a chromatic bandwidth of the source from the encircled flux modal chromatic bandwidth. The correction method can use correction functions obtained for different type of VCSELs to estimate the optical channel bandwidth when used with VCSEL transceivers.
H04B 10/077 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems; Arrangements for fault measurement of transmission systems using an in-service signal using a supervisory or additional signal
A cable manager connected to a network rack that routes cables in and around the network rack. The cable manager includes a body with plurality of fingers extending from the body. The distal end of at least one finger includes a hinge pin holder. The cable manager also includes a door hingedly attached to the fingers extending from the body. The door has a front, a back, edges, and at least one hinge pin receptacle positioned along the edges of the door. The hinge pin receptacle houses a magnet to enable the door to attach to the hinge pin holder of the at least one finger to hold the door in a closed position.
