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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
Gerald J. Davis, Haslet, TX (US);
David L. Dean, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Marco A. Gonzalez Garcia, Hickory, NC (US);
Tory A. Klavuhn, Newton, NC (US);
Manuel A. Lopez Sanchez, Tamaulipas, MX;
Brian K. Rhoney, Hickory, NC (US);
Alan W. Ugolini, Hickory, NC (US);
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
Gerald J. Davis, Haslet, TX (US);
David L. Dean, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Marco A. Gonzalez Garcia, Hickory, NC (US);
Tory A. Klavuhn, Newton, NC (US);
Manuel A. Lopez Sanchez, Tamaulipas, MX;
Brian K. Rhoney, Hickory, NC (US);
Alan W. Ugolini, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
High-density fiber optic modules and fiber optic module housings and related equipment are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a front opening of a fiber optic module and/or fiber optic module housing is configured to receive fiber optic components. The width and/or height of the front opening can be provided according to a designed relationship to a width and/or height, respectively, of a front side of a main body of the fiber optic module and/or fiber optic module housing. In this manner, a high density of fiber optic components and/or connections for a given space of the front side of the fiber optic module can be supported by the fiber optic module and/or fiber optic module housing. The fiber optic modules and fiber optic module housings disclosed herein can be disposed in fiber optic equipment including but not limited to a fiber optic chassis and a fiber optic equipment drawer.