Charles K Mann

US Patent:

20120219262, Aug 30, 2012

Filed:

Aug 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/196951

Inventors:

Walter Mark Hendrix - Richardson TX, US
Douglas L. Williams - Omaha NE, US
Stephen P. Watson - Richardson TX, US
Charles J. Mann - Omaha NE, US
Manikandan Ramachandran - Chennai, IN
Pankaj Gupta - Dehradun, IN
Stephen Kumar Chandran - Ponmeni, IN
Gunaseelan Swaminathan - Tamilnadu, IN

International Classification:

G02B 6/46

US Classification:

385135

Abstract:

A fiber management device includes a support member including a first connector for releasably securing a first sidewall portion of an optical fiber bundle to the support member at a first fixed location and a drawer mounted for sliding movement relative to the support member, the drawer including a mounting surface, a plurality of fiber guiding components mounted on the mounting surface, and a second connector for releasably securing a second sidewall portion of the optical fiber bundle to the drawer at a second fixed location.

US Patent:

20220311121, Sep 29, 2022

Filed:

Mar 1, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/683669

Inventors:

- Hickory NC, US
Douglas R. Fuller - Denton TX, US
Roger K. Hanson - Fort Worth TX, US
Charles J. Mann - Omaha NE, US

International Classification:

H01Q 1/12

Abstract:

The present disclosure describes a telecommunications structure including a plurality of mounting members each having a length and a diameter, the plurality of mounting members includes one or more vertically-oriented mounting members that intersect with one or more horizontally-oriented mounting members to form a frame that is configured to have telecommunications equipment mounted thereto. Each of the one or more vertically-oriented mounting members or each of the one or more horizontally-oriented mounting members includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart recesses configured to receive an intersecting horizontally-oriented mounting member or vertically-oriented mounting member and form a mechanical connection therebetween. A press tool for forming the recesses and methods of using the same are also described herein.

US Patent:

20220223993, Jul 14, 2022

Filed:

Jan 3, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/567391

Inventors:

- Hickory NC, US
Jignesh Patel - Plano TX, US
Richard D. Williams - Wylie TX, US
Tri Nguyen - Richardson TX, US
Jeffrey C. Cook - Allen TX, US
Charles J. Mann - Omaha NE, US
Sam Firouzbakht - Royal Oak MI, US
Mike Rito - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H01Q 1/06
H01Q 1/44
H01Q 1/12
F21V 23/02
H01Q 1/24
F21S 8/08

Abstract:

A module for a metrocell assembly includes: a hollow, elongate cylindrical housing; and at least one power rail extending longitudinally on the exterior of the housing. The at least one power rail is configured to receive an accessory mounted on the power rail and to provide electrical contact from within the housing to the accessory.

US Patent:

20190053400, Feb 14, 2019

Filed:

Aug 7, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/057359

Inventors:

- Hickory NC, US
Willis Frank James - Wylie TX, US
Charles John Mann - Omaha NE, US

International Classification:

H05K 7/20
H05K 7/18

Abstract:

A modular enclosure includes a plurality of enclosure modules, each of the enclosure modules comprising a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, and two opposed side walls that span the front and rear walls; the front, rear and side walls forming an cavity; an equipment rack within the interior cavity with electronic equipment mounted thereon; and an air containment barrier that extends between the side walls to limit air flow between a front portion of the interior cavity and a rear portion of the interior cavity. At least one of the side walls of each of the enclosure modules includes a removable side panel, the side panel including first and second air flow openings, wherein the first air flow opening is forward of the air containment barrier and the second air flow opening is rearward of the air containment opening. The enclosure modules are arranged in adjacent relationship, and wherein at least one removable side panel of a first enclosure module abuts a removable side panel of a second adjacent enclosure module. The modular enclosure also includes an air cooling system mounted to the side wall of a first endmost enclosure module and an exhaust system mounted to the side wall of an opposite second endmost enclosure module.

US Patent:

20180338380, Nov 22, 2018

Filed:

May 7, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/972652

Inventors:

- Hickory NC, US
Alfred W. King - Allen TX, US
Komen Shliker - Plano TX, US
Willis Frank James - Wylie TX, US
Charles John Mann - Omaha NE, US

International Classification:

H05K 5/02
F16B 1/00
F16B 7/22

Abstract:

An electronics cabinet includes front, rear and side walls, wherein the rear wall includes first and second removable panels, the first and second removable panels being mounted to the rear wall with securing fasteners and further includes a security system for preventing removal of the first and second removable panels. The security system includes: an assembly that overlies a securing fastener of the first panel and a securing fastener of the second panel; and a locking device engaging the assembly, the locking device configured to move between locked and unlocked conditions, wherein in the locked condition the locking device prevents removal of the assembly from the first and second rear panels, and in the unlocked condition the locking device permits the removal of the assembly from the first and second rear panels.