James A Solheid

6591051, Jul 8, 2003

Nov 16, 2001

09/991271

James J. Solheid - Lakeville MN
Matthew J. Holmberg - Minneapolis MN

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

G02B 600

385134, 385135, 385136

The present invention relates to the management of cables extending to and from fiber termination blocks with sliding angled fiber adaptor modules within a fiber distribution frame.

6760531, Jul 6, 2004

Nov 20, 2000

09/716627

James J. Solheid - Lakeville MN
Patrick J. Thompson - Savage MN
John W. Henderson - Andover MN
Curtis Lee Puetz - Apple Valley MN

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

G02B 600

385135

A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including panels having front and rear termination locations, the panels positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame includes vertical access for the rear cables. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable guides for the front patch cables. The frame further includes cable storage spools for the patch cables. The frame includes a horizontal passage linking the left and right panels and the cable guides. A portion of the frame defines splice tray holders and a central passage from the splice tray holders to the rear sides of the left and right panels. From a front of each panel, access to a rear of the panel is provided by the hinged panels. Alternatively, the panels can form connector modules with front termination locations and rear connection locations for connecting to the rear cables. The modules can house couplers, such as splitters, combiners, and wave division multiplexers.

7083051, Aug 1, 2006

Nov 15, 2002

10/295169

Trevor D. Smith - St. Louis Park MN, US
James J. Solheid - Lakeville MN, US
Timothy J. Haataja - Prior Lake MN, US
Michael J. Wentworth - Belle Plaine MN, US
David E. Rapp - Eden Prairie MN, US
Michael Jay Follingstad - Edina MN, US
Michael John Shorter - Lonsdale MN, US

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

A47F 7/00

211 26, 361826, 24822042

A cable management assembly, and method related thereto, including a riser panel having an interface portion and a plurality of cable management devices. The interface portion having a plurality of shaped apertures. The cable management devices having attachments that correspond to the shaped apertures to secure the cable management devices to the panel at selected vertical and horizontal locations. The cable management assembly being configured to extend between two adjacent telecommunications racks or to couple to the end of a telecommunications rack.

7132605, Nov 7, 2006

Apr 1, 2005

11/098031

Matthew Holmberg - Le Center MN, US
James J. Solheid - Lakeville MN, US

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

H01B 7/00

174135, 174 681, 174 683, 174 50, 174 17 R, 248906

A cable seal and an enclosure including a cable seal. The cable seal provides a seal around a cable entering the enclosure and also seals against the enclosure. The enclosure can be replaced about the cable without the end of the cable passing through the cable seal. The cable seal may include one or more nuts threaded about a threaded body which are configured to compress an inner and an outer gasket to seal about the cable and to the enclosure.

7149398, Dec 12, 2006

Jan 19, 2004

10/759680

James J. Solheid - Lakeville MN, US
Patrick J. Thompson - Savage MN, US
John W. Henderson - Andover MN, US
Curtis Lee Puetz - Apple Valley MN, US

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

G02B 6/00

385135

A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including panels having front and rear termination locations, the panels positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame includes vertical access for the rear cables. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable guides for the front patch cables. The frame further includes cable storage spools for the patch cables. The frame includes a horizontal passage linking the left and right panels and the cable guides. A portion of the frame defines splice tray holders and a central passage from the splice tray holders to the rear sides of the left and right panels. From a front of each panel, access to a rear of the panel is provided by the hinged panels. Alternatively, the panels can form connector modules with front termination locations and rear connection locations for connecting to the rear cables. The modules can house couplers, such as splitters, combiners, and wave division multiplexers.

7171100, Jan 30, 2007

Nov 3, 2004

10/980981

James Solheid - Lakeville MN, US
Matthew Holmberg - Le Center MN, US
Soutsada Vongseng - Chanhassen MN, US

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

G02B 6/00

385135, 385134

The present invention relates to a slack storage tray for managing slack associated with fiber terminations in a distribution cabinet. The storage tray includes a base defining a cable pathway for storing multiple loops of a cable. A hinged cover further defines a cable pathway for managing the cable.

7194181, Mar 20, 2007

Mar 31, 2005

11/095033

Matthew Holmberg - Le Center MN, US
James J. Solheid - Lakeville MN, US

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

G02B 6/00

385135, 385134

A fixture includes an adapter array with movable adapter modules and a storage panel. A housing of a connector holder includes a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within the storage panel. Each of the connectors are inserted within the openings in the connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable in the adapter array. The fixture is used in a cabinet including fiber optic splitters. Offset vertical fingers are provided on the fixture for cable management.

7233731, Jun 19, 2007

Jul 2, 2003

10/613764

James J. Solheid - Lakeville MN, US
Daniel Ray Mertesdorf - Duluth MN, US
Matthew J. Holmberg - Le Center MN, US
Trevor D. Smith - Eden Prairie MN, US
Joel B. Douglas - Hutchinson MN, US
Kathleen M. Barnes - Golden Valley MN, US
Marlon E. Holmquist - Gibbon MN, US

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

G02B 6/00

385135

A telecommunications cabinet comprising a top, a floor, a pair of opposing sides, a front wall and a rear wall defining an interior, the front including an access door for accessing the interior. Within the interior are mounted a cable management structure, an adapter panel with an adapter configured to optical connector two optical fiber cables terminated with fiber optic connectors, and a fiber optic connector holder mounted in openings of the adapter panel. The connector holder has an opening configured to receive a fiber optic connector with a dust cap, the opening accessible from a front side of the adapter panel. A fiber optic connector including a ferrule with a polished end face holding an end of an optical fiber with a dust cap placed about the ferrule and polished end face is inserted within the opening of a fiber optic connector holder. And a fiber optic connector is inserted within the rear side of one of the adapters.