Corning Research & Development Corporation

Joshua Thomas Smith

Karyne Poissant Prevratil

Christopher Shawn Houser

Francisco Luna Pina

Anthony Lynn Williams

Andrea Marie Ozuna

An optical interconnect system for installing fiber optic cables in an equipment rack having an equipment patch panel with a plurality of coupling port locations is disclosed. The optical interconnect system includes a plurality of cable harnesses configured for installation in the equipment rack and at least one installation tray having a plurality of coupling locations. The plurality of coupling locations receives a connector from the plurality of cable harnesses. The plurality of coupling locations on the installation tray has an arrangement that corresponds to the plurality of port locations on the at least one equipment patch panel, thereby allowing a technician to visually realize that a patching error has occurred during the installation. A method of installing fiber optic cables in an equipment rack using the optical interconnect system is also disclosed.

Optical interconnect system for an equipment rack of a fiber optic network and method of installing fiber optic cables in an equipment rack using the optical interconnect system

A communication cabinet lift and transport system is provided including a lift and transport assembly having a support bar with at least one attachment bracket configured to be attached to a frame of the communication cabinet and a caster jack disposed near a either end of the support bar. Each caster jack including a bar mount configured to affix the caster jack to the support bar, a caster wheel disposed at an end of the caster jack, and a jack assembly configured to extend and retract the caster wheel relative to the bar mount. The communication cabinet lift and transport system is configured to raise and lower the communication cabinet relative to a surface, and translate the communication cabinet about the surface when the lift and transport system is in a raised position.

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Mooresville, NC, United States of America

Joshua Thomas Smith