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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Stephen J. Weinert, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael L. Yeilding, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen J. Weinert, Arlington, TX (US);
Michael L. Yeilding, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes a trough for routing jumpers along a surface of the trough. The apparatus further includes a spool assembly having a spool supported on a mount. The mount has an adhesive surface. The adhesive surface is attached to the trough surface to attach the spool to the trough such that the spool stores slack of jumpers routed along the trough surface upon the jumpers being wrapped around the spool.