Robert B Reid

US Patent:

20130051733, Feb 28, 2013

Filed:

Aug 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/215471

Inventors:

Yuri M. Gallegos - Plainfield IL, US
Robert A. Reid - Monticello IN, US
Jerry A. Wiltjer - Frankfort IL, US

Assignee:

PANDUIT CORP. - Tinley Park IL

International Classification:

G02B 6/36

US Classification:

385 76

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

59715855, Oct 26, 1999

Filed:

Sep 9, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/926131

Inventors:

Geetaram S. Dangat - Naperville IL
Anand R. Gokhale - Danbury CT
Shuchen Li - Poughkeepsie NY
Robert J. Milne - Jericho VT
Robert A. Orzell - Essex Junction VT
Robert L. Reid - Austin TX
Xueqing Tang - Naperville IL
Chih-Kuan Yen - Ann Arbor MI

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1900
G06G 766

US Classification:

36446808

Abstract:

A computer implemented decision support tool serves as a solver to generate a best can do (BCD) match between existing assets and demands across multiple manufacturing facilities within boundaries established by manufacturing specifications and process flows and business policies to determine which demands can be met in what time frame by microelectronics (wafer to card) or related (for example disk drives) manufacturing and establishes a set of actions or guidelines for manufacturing to incorporate into their manufacturing execution system to insure the delivery commitments are met in a timely fashion. The BCD tool has six major components, a material resource planning explode or "backwards" component, an optional STARTS evaluator component, an optional due date for receipts evaluator, an optional capacity available versus needed component, an implode "forward" or feasible plan component, and a post processing algorithm.

US Patent:

20220299724, Sep 22, 2022

Filed:

Jun 7, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/834576

Inventors:

- Tinley Park IL, US
Jerry A. Wiltjer - Frankfort IL, US
Robert A. Reid - Battleground IN, US
Joseph E. Sanders - Elwood IL, US
Joel D. Kwasny - Plainfield IL, US
Bon B. Sledzinski - Westmont IL, US

Assignee:

Panduit Corp. - Tinley Park IL

International Classification:

G02B 6/44
G02B 6/38

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20210297757, Sep 23, 2021

Filed:

Jul 11, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/260310

Inventors:

- Tinley Park IL, US
Richard J. Pimpinella - Frankfort IL, US
Robert A. Reid - Battle Ground IN, US
Bulent Kose - Burr Ridge IL, US
Yu Huang - Orland Park IL, US
Asher S. Novick - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

Panduit Corp. - Tinley Park IL

International Classification:

H04Q 11/00

Abstract:

A fiber optic interconnection assembly has a plurality of leaf components and a plurality of spine components. Each leaf component of the plurality of leaf components is connected to each spine component of the plurality of spine components. Each spine components of the plurality of spine components is connected to each leaf component of the plurality of leaf components. Wherein the connections for each leaf component to each of the spine components is at a different wavelength and the connections for each spine component to each of the leaf components is at a different wavelength.

US Patent:

20200341223, Oct 29, 2020

Filed:

Jul 9, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/924768

Inventors:

- Tinley Park IL, US
Jerry A. Wiltjer - Frankfort IL, US
Robert A. Reid - Battleground IN, US
Joseph E. Sanders - Elwood IL, US
Joel D. Kwasny - Plainfield IL, US
Bon B. Sledzinski - Westmont IL, US

Assignee:

Panduit Corp. - Tinley Park IL

International Classification:

G02B 6/44
G02B 6/38

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20190154936, May 23, 2019

Filed:

Jan 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/257830

Inventors:

- Tinley Park IL, US
Jerry A. Wiltjer - Frankfort IL, US
Robert A. Reid - Battleground IN, US
Joseph E. Sanders - Elwood IL, US
Joel D. Kwasny - Plainfield IL, US
Bon B. Sledzinski - Westmont IL, US

Assignee:

Panduit Corp. - Tinley Park IL

International Classification:

G02B 6/44
G02B 6/38

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20180003912, Jan 4, 2018

Filed:

Jun 21, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/628818

Inventors:

- Tinley Park IL, US
Jerry A. Wiltjer - Frankfort IL, US
Robert A. Reid - Battleground IN, US
Joseph E. Sanders - Elwood IL, US
Joel W. Kwasny - Plainfield IL, US
Bon B. Sledzinski - Westmont IL, US

Assignee:

Panduit Corp. - Tinley Park IL

International Classification:

G02B 6/44
G02B 6/38

Abstract:

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 removeably 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.