US Patent No: 7,844,159

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Telecommunications connection cabinet

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Abstract

A telecommunications connection cabinet includes a termination region, a fiber optic splitter mounting location, and a predetermined connector storage region positioned within an interior of a housing. The termination region includes telecommunications adapters, each telecommunications adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors. The connector storage region is spaced from the termination region. The storage region defines openings allotted to removably mount connector storage housings at the connector storage region.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.EDEN PRAIRIE, MN1558

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnes, Kathleen M Champlin, MN 40 444
Conroy, James W Prior Lake, MN 22 627
Douglas, Joel B Hutchinson, MN 41 539
Holmberg, Matthew J Minneapolis, MN 18 528
Holmquist, Marlon E Gibbon, MN 39 365
Mertesdorf, Daniel Ray Nicollet, MN 25 252
Smith, Trevor D St. Louis Park, MN 145 1457
Solheid, James J Lakeville, MN 79 705
Tinucci, Thomas C Chaska, MN 78 913
Walters, Cindy S Prior Lake, MN 35 305

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Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. (2)
8,380,036 Splitter module with connectorized pigtail manager 0 2010
8,262,294 Fiber optic dust cap and connector for terminating multi-fiber optical cables 0 2010
 
EMERSON NETWORK POWER, ENERGY SYSTEMS, NORTH AMERICA, INC. (1)
8,244,089 Dust caps for fiber optic connectors 0 2010

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