AFL Telecommunications LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160079745 | ASYMMETRICAL STOCKBRIDGE DAMPER - An asymmetric Stockbridge damper including a clamp and two weights of unequal mass connected to the damper. The damper may further include one or two messenger strands connecting the weights to the clamp. The weights may be situated so that they are an unequal distance from the clamp. The damper may further include a base connected to the clamp, and the weights may be connected to the base. The weights may be bell-shaped. The weights may have smooth contours. The clamp may use a breakaway bolt. The clamp may be designed for high temperature conductor applications. The messenger strands may be made of a 19-strand cable. The messenger strands may be attached to end of the weights and flushed to those ends. | 03-17-2016 |
20160070064 | OPTICAL FIBER ANNULAR HEATING PROCESSING APPARATUS - A heating apparatus, including a laser beam, an axicon reflector, which redirects the laser beam to generate a conical beam, and a reflecting structure, which redirects the conical beam to create a heating area. | 03-10-2016 |
20160054535 | HIGH PRESSURE SPLICE HOUSING - A pressure housing apparatus including a first cable termination shell, a housing connected to the first cable termination shell, a pressure vessel slide shell provided to the hollow housing, a cable termination assembly oriented within the housing, a plurality of pass through widows provided from the interior of the housing to the splice trays, and a plurality of circumferentially oriented splice trays provided to the cable termination assembly configured for receiving fiber tubes. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING INTERRELATION PROFILE ANALYSIS - A method of analyzing a polarization-maintaining (PM) optical fiber includes illuminating a side of the PM optical fiber, physically rotating the PM optical fiber and measuring light intensity of light transmitted through the PM optical fiber to obtain an image profile, mathematically shifting the image profile at incremental rotation angles, expanding the image profile at each rotational angle into a Fourier series profile, and determining points of symmetry of the PM optical fiber based on the Fourier series profiles. | 02-25-2016 |
20160006230 | DEADEND TERMINATION CLAMP AND COLLET - A dead-end termination clamp including a cast body, a clamping end, and a connection end. The dead-end clamp may be scaled to support various size wires or cables. The dead-end clamp may be able to provide a support strength less than, equal to, or exceeding the breaking strength of a supported cable. A collet with a length, two ends, a central cavity and at least one helical slot running along the length of the collet. The at least one helical slot may have a varying width or pitch along the length. The at least one helical slot may terminate before reaching one or both ends. The collet may have one helical slots which runs the entire length of the collet. The collet may be substantially cylindrical or another shape. The center cavity may be substantially cylindrical or another shape. | 01-07-2016 |
20160004023 | HIGH TEMPERATURE RADIO FREQUENCY RESISTANT FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A high temperature radio frequency (RF) resistant fiber optic cable is provided. The cable includes an innermost fiber layer, a first coating layer covering the innermost fiber, a second coating layer covering the first coating layer, and a third coating layer covering the second coating layer. The composition and thickness of the coating layers can be changed to achieve the desired temperature resistance and characteristics. | 01-07-2016 |
20150380132 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CRIMPING AND/OR SWAGING STRAIN INSULATORS - Methods for manufacturing strain insulators are disclosed. The methods may include swaging and/or crimping, by a die-set, a sleeve of an end fitting on a portion of a core strength rod, the portion being disposed inside the sleeve of the end fitting. The swaging may be performed by an upper block and a lower block of the die-set. At least one of the upper and lower blocks may be movable such as to allow for compressing the sleeve of the end fitting on the rod disposed between the blocks. The upper block may include a plurality of protrusions extending lengthwise on the upper block and the lower block may include a plurality of protrusions extended lengthwise on the lower block. | 12-31-2015 |
20150378102 | FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE STABILITY OF A CO2 LASER BASED SPLICING AND TAPERING APPARATUS - An apparatus for splicing and tapering optical fibers employing a feedback system for stabilizing the laser output is disclosed. The apparatus may include a laser illuminating a target-area of one or more optical fibers by a laser beam; one or more cameras receiving light from one or more areas of the fibers and forming images of the one or more areas; a beam sampler detector sampling the beam power; and a controller receiving images from the camera and a signal from the power sampler. The controller may use the images received from the camera and the signal received from the detector as feedback parameters and to control the laser output according to said signal and said images such as to stabilize the laser output. The controller may include an image analysis unit determining, based on the images, a brightness or temperature distribution over the areas of the fibers. | 12-31-2015 |
20150367401 | WIRE BEND FIXTURE - A wire bending apparatus and a method for bending a wire and creating a loop in the wire is provided. The wire bending apparatus includes an anvil block that is connectable to a wire bending portion and connectable to a loop bending portion, such that the wire bending portion and the loop bending portion are rotatable. The anvil block includes a gap for holding a wire and the wire bending portion includes a groove for positioning the wire to be parallel to the direction of the wire when the wire bending portion is connected to the anvil block and rotated to form the bend in the wire. The loop bending portion includes a channel for engaging the wire when the loop bending portion is connected to the anvil block and rotated to form a loop in the wire. | 12-24-2015 |
20150304397 | DISTRIBUTED TEST SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE - The present invention is related to a method of connecting a first device comprising a processor and an application and a second device comprising a processor and an application, a distributed architecture system for facilitating modular communication between a plurality of applications, a plurality of devices, and a plurality of applications and devices, and a computer readable medium storing a program for causing a processor to connect a plurality of applications, a plurality of devices, and a plurality of applications and devices. | 10-22-2015 |
20150301300 | FIELD INSTALLABLE HIGH STRENGTH BREAKOUT KIT - A fanout kit or assembly for holding furcation tubes may comprise a multifiber inlet screw on strain relief, a fanout housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a plurality of furcation assemblies for holding the plurality of furcation tubes. The fanout housing may have a fanout cover, a fanout base, a multifiber retention block for receiving the multifiber inlet screw on strain relief, and a furcation block for receiving the plurality of furcation tubes and the plurality of furcation assemblies. | 10-22-2015 |
20150298578 | RIGID T-RAIL CONDUCTOR SYSTEM - The rigid T-rail conductor system is configured to support a contact wire in an overhead railway electrification system. The rigid T-rail includes a first rail configured to be disposed in an overhead position of the railway electrification system. The rigid rail includes a keeper disposed on a side of the first rail, the keeper configured to be movable. When the keeper is in the first position, the keeper holds and affixes the wire on the first rail. When the keeper is in the second position, the keeper allows the wire to be installed or to be removed from the rail. | 10-22-2015 |
20150290738 | METHODS FOR APPLYING ALUMINUM COATING LAYER TO A CORE OF COPPER WIRE - Methods of applying aluminum coating layers over copper wires are disclosed. A first method may include applying aluminum powder to the surface of a rod, passing the rod through a first set of compression rolls thereby forcing the aluminum powder into a compacted preform around the rod, and heating the rod covered by the preform at 550° C. to 620° C. Further, the heated preform coated rod is passed through a second set of compression rolls thereby obtaining an aluminum coated copper rod. A second method includes disposing a copper rod inside an aluminum tube having an inner layer formed of brazing aluminum alloy, reducing the diameter of the tube's inner surface to match the copper rod, and heating the composite tube-rod such that the inner layer of the brazing alloy fuses to the rod. Another method includes passing the copper rod through a spray of metallic aluminum. | 10-15-2015 |
20150286000 | MAKING FIBER AXICON TAPERS FOR FUSION SPLICERS - A method of manufacturing a fiber axicon taper includes, aligning a fiber, splicing the fiber, pulling the fiber, necking the fiber, breaking the fiber, and rounding the edges of the fiber axicon taper. | 10-08-2015 |
20150278639 | AUTO MODE SELECTION IN FIBER OPTIC END-FACE IMAGES - A method of automatically determining a type of fiber in a fiber optic end-face image includes obtaining the fiber optic end-face image, searching the fiber optic end-face image to find a fiber core, selecting a region in the fiber optic end-face image comprising the fiber core, retrieving pixel intensity values of selected region, placing the retrieved pixel intensity values in an array, passing the array to a classifier, and determining a type of fiber based on a classification made by the classifier. | 10-01-2015 |
20150277074 | CABLE WITH AN EXOSKELETON - A cable with a first jacket made from a plastic material and a second jacket made from a plastic material with a tensile strength greater than or equal to approximately 2,600 psi and tensile modulus greater than or equal to approximately 180,000 psi, which creates an exoskeleton for the cable. | 10-01-2015 |
20150270033 | DOWNHOLE CABLES WITH BOTH FIBER AND COPPER ELEMENTS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a downhole cable, the method including, forming a helical shape in an outer circumferential surface of a metal tube, the metal tube having a fiber element housed therein, and stranding a copper element in a helical space formed by the metallic tube. Also provided is a downhole cable including, a metallic tube having a helical space in an outer circumferential surface thereof, wherein the metallic tube has a fiber element housed therein, and a copper element disposed in a helical space formed by the steel tube. Double-tube and multi-tube configurations of the downhole cable are also provided. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268433 | HIGH TEMPERATURE, ZERO FIBER STRAIN, FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A cable including an outer metal tube and a first layer wire inside the outer metal tube, wherein the first layer wire has five inner elements surrounding a metallic center member and at least one of the inner elements is a metal tube containing an optical fiber. | 09-24-2015 |
20150253503 | OPTICAL FIBER TRANSITION STRUCTURE - The present invention is related to a method of assembling a transition assembly and a transition assembly. The method described herein may comprise stripping a plurality of fibers at an end of a cable; splicing the plurality of fibers from the cable with a plurality of pigtails; and protecting the bare fiber with a cover. The transition assembly may comprise a fiber protection part and a cover that covers the fiber protection part. The fiber protection part may have openings. | 09-10-2015 |
20150234142 | FIELD INSTALLABLE OPTICAL MODULE WITH CONFIGURABLE CABLE ATTACHMENT - A cable adaptor case for sorting a first plurality of cables and adapting a plurality of types of cables comprising a cable tray for holding cables, an adaptor tray for adapting a first plurality of cables to a second plurality of cables, and a lid which is removably attached and hingably attached to the cable tray. | 08-20-2015 |
20150234139 | ROUND AND SMALL DIAMETER OPTICAL CABLES WITH A RIBBON-LIKE OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURE - An optical fiber cable including an optical fiber ribbon in a pipe, wherein the ribbon includes at least two optical fibers arranged side by side, and wherein at least two of the optical fibers are bonded intermittently along a length of the fibers. | 08-20-2015 |
20150226920 | OPTICAL ZOOMING SYSTEM FOR FUSION SPLICERS - The invention relates to an optical zooming system for use on fusion splicers. The system may include a lens, camera, and a zooming mechanism, which allows the camera and the lens to move relative to each other. The zooming mechanism may be set to a “zoom out” configuration for aligning the cores of fibers. The zooming mechanism may also be set to a “zoom in” configuration for adjusting fibers with a large diameter. | 08-13-2015 |
20150219857 | SMALL FORM FACTOR FIELD INSTALLABLE OUTSIDE PLANT CONNECTOR HOUSING - A connector housing apparatus for allowing field engineers or technicians to run cable point to point, and to protect the connection in an environmentally sealed, crush resistant housing is provided. The connector housing apparatus includes a connector housing body, two sealing boots, two sealing elements, two seal nuts, a fiber optic adapter, a fiber optic adapter insert that holds the fiber optic adapter and two fiber optic pigtails connected to two fiber optic cables. Each boot has two seal points. The first seal is between the fiber optic cable, the sealing element, the seal nut and the tapered portion of the sealing boot. The second seal is between the snap finger on the sealing boot and the receiving catch on the connector housing body. | 08-06-2015 |
20150215037 | PROVIDING CHANNEL HEALTH FOR A WDM SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes a method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for measuring characteristics of a WDM system. The method may include obtaining channel characteristics of a channel, calculating a Health Factor of a channel using the characteristics, and displaying the Health Factor and characteristics of a channel on a display device. | 07-30-2015 |
20150212284 | CONNECTOR HOUSING WITH PRESS FIT BOOT SEAL - A connector housing apparatus for allowing field engineers or technicians to nm cable point to point, and to protect the connection in an environmentally sealed, crush resistant housing is provided. The connector housing apparatus includes a convector housing body, two sealing boots, two sealing elements, a fiber optic adapter, a fiber optic adapter insert that holds the fiber optic adapter and two fiber optic pigtails connected to two fiber optic cables. Each boot has two seal points. The first seal is between the fiber optic cable, the sealing element, and the tapered portion of the sealing boot. The second seal is between the interference lip on the sealing boot and the interference lip on the connector housing body. | 07-30-2015 |
20150192738 | OPTICAL FIBER PROCESSING SYSTEM USING A CO2 LASER - An apparatus for splicing, tapering and heat processing optical fibers is disclosed. The apparatus may include a laser configured to irradiate a portion of one or more optical fibers by at least two laser beams. The beams may be configured to irradiate different areas of the exterior surface of the fiber portion such as to increase the uniformity of heating distribution over the exterior surface of a portion of the optical fiber. In a configuration using two beams to irradiate the fiber portion the angle between the beams may be the closest angle to 180 degrees for which coupling between the first beam and the second beam is avoided. The apparatus may include three or more beams distributed around the optical fiber such as to irradiate the fiber portion uniformly and provide uniform heating of the fiber. | 07-09-2015 |
20150131951 | TAMPER SENSITIVE FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A fiber optic cable including an inner guard layer surrounding a core containing at least one optical fiber; and an outer guard layer surrounding the inner guard layer; wherein the inner guard layer includes at least one metal tube with at least one optical fiber inside the tube; and wherein the outer guard layer includes at least one metal tube with at least one optical fiber inside the tube. | 05-14-2015 |
20150130849 | APPARATUS FOR IMAGE MANIPULATION AND ANALYSIS ON PAIRED IMAGES IN FIBER OPTIC TEST - An optical fiber inspection apparatus including a memory configured to store a pair of images of ends of optical fibers, a display, and a processor coupled to the memory and the display, wherein the processor controls the display to display the pair of images simultaneously. | 05-14-2015 |
20150124246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FIBER SEQUENCE IN A MULTI-FIBER OPTICAL CABLE - A system, method and apparatus for identifying fiber sequence in a multi-fiber optical cable are disclosed. The system may include an OTDR device, a receiver, and a launch box. The receiver may comprise a plurality of receiver-fibers differentiated from each other by length. Each receiver-fiber is connected to a fiber of the cable. The launch-box enables the connection of the OTDR device to each of the fibers. A user may connect the output of the OTDR to each of the front ports of a front-connector and collects a trace for each front port. The traces may comprise a marker identifying, by length, the receiver-fiber connected to the fiber. A computer program may be used to compare the traces with each other and to determine a fiber sequence in the tested multi-fiber cable. The determined sequence may be displayed on the OTDR display. | 05-07-2015 |
20150075837 | COMPRESSION FORMED CONNECTOR FOR CARBON-FIBER COMPOSITE CORE CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY USED IN TRANSMISSION LINE INSTALLATIONS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - A compression accessory including an insert sleeve configured to enclose at least part of a core strand of a transmission conductor, the insert sleeve having at least one slot on an outer wall of the insert sleeve and a bored sleeve configured to enclose at least part of the insert sleeve, an inner wall of the bored sleeve configured to interact with the at least one slot. | 03-19-2015 |
20150055918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING A LARGE DIAMETER OPTICAL FIBER - A method for aligning an optical fiber that includes: directing a laser beam into a beam splitter to generate a pair of beams that are directed to a pair of reflectors that redirect the pair of beams such that the pair of beams intersect with each other and go to a pair of power detectors; and moving an optical fiber into the paths of the pair of beams until power detected at each of the pair of detectors is minimized. | 02-26-2015 |
20150027351 | STACKING APPARATUS, STACKING SLEEVE, AND SLEEVE-PALLET - A stacking apparatus including a stacking sleeve comprising walls and a top side, and a sleeve-pallet comprising a platform configured to support goods. The stacking sleeve being configured to surround goods on a first sleeve-pallet and support a second sleeve-pallet on the top side. The stacking sleeve may further comprise braces and access holes. The stacking sleeve may be configured to enable nesting of a second sleeve-pallet supported by the stacking sleeve. The platform of the sleeve-pallet may be further configured to support a stacking sleeve. The sleeve-pallet may further comprise a securing structure to secure a stacking sleeve supported by the platform. The platform of the sleeve-pallet may be further configured to nest in a stacking sleeve. | 01-29-2015 |
20150010302 | MULTIPLE WAVELENGTH OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES FOR INLINE MEASUREMENT OF OPTICAL POWER AND FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS - An apparatus for measuring optical power including a first multiplexer/demultiplexer to split/combine an optical signal including a first wavelength and second wavelength; a second multiplexer/demultiplexer to split/combine an optical signal including the first wavelength and the second wavelength; a first tap photodetector coupled to the first and second multiplexer/demultiplexers and to a first measurement device; and a second tap photodetector coupled to the first and second multiplexer/demultiplexers and to a second measurement device. | 01-08-2015 |
20140361452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A TAPER IN AN OPTICAL FIBER - A method of making a taper in an optical fiber including: securing the optical fiber in a first holder and a second holder, heating the optical fiber, and moving the first holder in a first direction with a pulling speed and at the same time moving the second holder in the first direction with a feeding speed, wherein a ratio of the pulling speed to the feeding speed is greater than one. | 12-11-2014 |
20140360777 | NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE CONDUIT FITTING - A conduit fitting for connecting a conduit to a NID. The fitting includes a tube with an inner diameter and an outer diameter, and a flange at one end of the tube. The inner diameter is configured to provide a tight fit over a piping and the outer diameter is configured to provide a tight fit in a conduit. | 12-11-2014 |
20140355945 | INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION ENABLING ACCESS APPARATUS - Provided is an apparatus including: a housing having a splitter compartment; a multiple fiber adapter attached to an exterior of a front housing wall of said housing; a multiple fiber connector connected to said multiple fiber adapter and disposed in an interior of the front housing wall of said housing; an optical splitter in said splitter compartment of said housing; an input fiber optically connected to said optical splitter; and a plurality of output fibers optically connected to said optical splitter and said multiple fiber connector, wherein the housing includes a hinge plate corresponding to a bottom housing wall perpendicular to the front housing wall of said housing in a closed state and mounted on a hinge affixed to said housing at an intersection between the bottom housing wall and a rear housing wall opposite from the front housing wall. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355942 | INDUCTION FREE, FLAME RETARDANT COMPACT DROP CABLE - An optical fiber cable with an optical fiber, an FR-aramid yarn, and a jacket that can be used as a flame retardant compact drop cable for multiple dwelling units. | 12-04-2014 |
20140312753 | MODULE, LIVING HINGE - Provided is a one-piece injection molded part which is used to assemble an optical module, the one-piece injection molded part including: a plurality of plates and a plurality of living hinges. The plurality of plates includes an input faceplate, an output faceplate, a left side plate, a right side plate, a bottom plate and a lid plate and is integrally formed. | 10-23-2014 |
20140270652 | FIBER PIGTAIL WITH INTEGRATED LID - A mechanism is provided for a fiber pigtail. The fiber pigtail includes a single mode fiber optic ribbon having a section of polymer ribbon removed to expose bare fibers, a fiber optic ferrule in contact with the single mode fiber optic ribbon at one distal end, and an integrated polymer lid permanently attached to the bare fibers of the single mode fiber optic ribbon at another distal end of the single mode fiber optic ribbon. | 09-18-2014 |
20140233899 | OPTICAL TRUNK CABLE - A fiber optic cable comprises a plurality of elongated optical fiber units, each having an outer jacket containing multiple optical fibers. The optical fiber units are interconnected at intermittent bonding locations along an axial length of said trunk cable to form a sheathless bundle. The absence of a sheath makes the trunk cable thinner and lighter than typical trunk cable. In addition, each unit can serve as a horizontal cable at a selected branching location. | 08-21-2014 |
20140167411 | TUBE SEAL - A tube seal includes a tube through hole, a pressure housing tube seal penetration cavity for an elastomeric interference seal, a ferrule sealing surface for a ferrule, and an internal channel for a backing nut. A tube penetrates through the backing nut, the ferrule, the elastomeric interference seal and the tube through hole. | 06-19-2014 |
20140152979 | QUAD OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER (OTDR) - An optical device that includes a first laser source, a multimode coupler optically connected to the first laser source, a first test port optically connected to the multimode coupler, a second laser source, a singlemode coupler optically connected to the second laser source, a second test port optically connected to the singlemode coupler, a photodetector, and a multimode/singlemode combiner optically connected to the multimode coupler, singlemode coupler and photodetector. | 06-05-2014 |
20140126875 | CONNECTOR FERRULE HOLDER - A coupling including an adapter cap end and ferrule dust cap end is provided. The coupling may be used to store disconnected fiber optic lines in physical proximity to their assigned output by using a method of storing a fiber optic network connector. The method includes installing the coupling into a fiber optic network adapter by plugging the adapter cap end into the fiber optic network adapter; and installing the fiber optic network connector into the ferrule dust cap end of the coupling. | 05-08-2014 |
20140125798 | METHOD FOR PRE AND POST IMAGE ASSOCIATION IN FIBER OPTIC INSPECTION - A fiber optic connector inspection display system including: a input unit which receives fiber end-face images; a display mode selection unit which allows a user to select at least one of an image capture mode or an image review mode; a capturing unit which captures the fiber end-face images; a storing unit which stores the captured images as a first still image and a second still image; a display unit which displays the received fiber end-face images from the input unit or the stored first and second still images, and a control unit which stores each of the first and second still images with a user defined identification label, and the control unit may further label the each of the first and second still images with a preset image pair mode label if the user selects a preset image pair mode. | 05-08-2014 |
20140064678 | SURFACE TREATMENT FOR TPU JACKETS - Exemplary implementations of the present invention address at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Also, the present invention is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and an exemplary implementation of the present invention may not overcome any of the problems listed above. A first embodiment of the invention is a method of manufacturing a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-jacketed cable including: producing a cable with a TPU jacket; applying an aqueous solution to the TPU jacket; and providing an air flow over the TPU jacket so that a film forms on the TPU jacket; wherein the aqueous solution is a solution comprising at least one of stearate, glycerin soap and sodium salt and wherein the concentration of the solution is approximately two to six percent. A second embodiment of the invention is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) jacketed cable including a cable with a TPU jacket; and an aqueous solution film on the TPU jacket; wherein the film includes at least one of stearate, glycerin soap and sodium salt. | 03-06-2014 |
20140056553 | SENSING CABLE - A sensing cable is provided which includes exposed and/or unexposed optical fibers or wires disposed through the length of the sensing cable. The sensing cable includes a slotted core which is a one-piece integral member having a plurality of channels formed on a perimeter of the slotted core and which extend along a length of the slotted core. The sensing cable includes at least one exposed component which is disposed in a first channel of the plurality of channels and which extends along a length of the first channel. The sensing cable includes at least one unexposed component which is encased by a protective member, and the unexposed component and the protective member are disposed in a second channel of the plurality of channels. The unexposed component and the protective member extend along a length of the second channel. | 02-27-2014 |
20140029908 | OPTICAL FIBER DISTRIBUTION CABINET FOR OUTDOOR USE - A fiber distribution cabinet comprises an outer shell having at least one door for accessing an interior thereof. A module support frame is located inside the outer shell. At least one input distribution module, having a plurality of input distribution connector adapters, is attached to the module support frame. The cabinet further includes at least one optical splitter module attached to the support frame. The optical splitter module has a plurality of splitter connector adapters. Also provided is a connector holder support frame carrying a plurality of removable connector holders for maintaining a multiplicity of output connectors. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029904 | LOGGING CABLE - A cable that includes a first optical fiber in a center, a first layer with a plurality of metal wires and a stainless steel tube surrounding the first optical fiber, a second optical fiber inside the stainless steel tube, and a second layer with a plurality of metal wires surrounding the first layer, wherein the first optical fiber is directly exposed to the outside environment. | 01-30-2014 |
20140023126 | UNIVERSAL NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE - An universal network interface device with an enclosure, an access module, a modem module, a switching power supply and a battery pack. | 01-23-2014 |
20130319052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEAVING AND CHAMFERING OPTICAL FIBER - A process and apparatus for cleaving an optical fiber are provided. The process includes window stripping the optical fiber using a laser source to create a window strip. The window stripped optical fiber is then scribed at a position within the window strip and tension is applied to the optical fiber. The cleaved optical fiber can be chamfered by applying a heat source to the cleaved end face. The above process and apparatus provide a high precision and inexpensive system for fiber cleaving and chamfering. | 12-05-2013 |
20130272667 | SENSOR CABLE FOR LONG DOWNHOLE - A cable includes an armored layer comprising a plurality of annular wires and at least one of the plurality of annular wires is composed of a metallic tube and a strengthening member. | 10-17-2013 |
20130230291 | EXTERIOR DISTRIBUTION PEDESTAL CABINET - An exterior distribution pedestal cabinet includes an enclosure having a top, a bottom and first and second sides extending between the top and the bottom, a door disposed on a front side of the enclosure, a cable management bracket within the enclosure, a plurality of splitter modules mounted within the enclosure at the cable management bracket, a connector holder bracket, a plurality of connector holders mounted at the connector holder bracket; and a pass-through connector adaptor plate. | 09-05-2013 |
20130223797 | "SECURED" FIBER OPTIC CONNECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DIFFERENT FIBER POSITIONS OF A MULTI-FIBER CONNECTOR - Provided is a multi-fiber connector and a method of providing a secure fiber network, where the multi-fiber connector includes a housing; a multi-position ferrule disposed within the housing, the multi-position ferrule including a plurality of fiber holes arranged in a predetermined pattern; and at least one fiber. Each of the plurality of fiber holes is configured to receive one of the at least one fiber and each fiber is selectively inserted within one of the plurality of fiber holes at a selected position among the plurality of fiber holes. Additionally, only a portion of the plurality of fiber holes are populated with the at least one fiber and a remaining portion of the plurality of fiber holes are not populated with fibers. | 08-29-2013 |
20130200193 | STACKABLE FIBER MANAGEMENT SPOOL WITH RESEALABLE FIBER REIENTION ARMS - A spool including a barrel extending up from a bottom portion, a plurality of flanges extending from an outer circumferential surface of the barrel, a plurality of retaining arms extending up from an annular portion of the bottom portion, the annular portion extending radially away from the outer circumferential surface of the barrel, engagement mechanisms on at least one of the plurality of flanges and the plurality of retaining arms, wherein the engagement mechanisms cause the plurality of flanges and the plurality of retaining arms to become engaged, and a hinge on each of the plurality of retaining arms. | 08-08-2013 |
20130195413 | BARE GLASS FIBER HOLDER - A fiber holder is provided which includes first and second holder plates having first and second main surfaces, respectively. The first holder plate includes a first channel insert including a first fiber channel configured to receive a fiber therein, and a first insert channel disposed on the first main surface such that the first insert channel extends through a length of the first main surface and is configured to receive the first channel insert. The second holder plate includes a second channel insert including a second fiber channel configured to receive the fiber therein, and a second insert channel disposed on the second main surface such that the second insert channel extends through a length of the second main surface and is configured to receive the second channel insert. The first and second channel inserts are disposed within the first and second insert channels, respectively. | 08-01-2013 |
20130188919 | SPLICE TRAY RAIL SYSTEM - A splice tray rail system includes a splice tray assembly which includes a splice tray and a tray holder and a rail having a first portion and the second portion. The splice tray assembly is disposed in a first direction when the splice tray is engaged with the first portion of the rail, and the splice tray assembly is disposed in a second direction when the splice tray is engaged with the second portion of the rail. | 07-25-2013 |
20130101255 | LASER CONCENTRATING WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - A concentrator waveguide device is provided including a coupler having an interior passage therein which tapers from an input end of the coupler to an output end of the coupler, such that a cross-sectional area of an input end of the interior passage is larger than a cross-sectional area of an output end of the interior passage, wherein walls of the interior passage of the coupler are reflective; and a waveguide having an interior passage therein, wherein the waveguide is disposed such that light output from the output end of the interior passage of the coupler is incident into an input end of the interior passage of the waveguide, wherein walls of the interior passage of the waveguide are reflective. | 04-25-2013 |
20130063720 | INTERFEROMETER ADAPTER CAP FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER INSPECTION MICROSCOPE - An adapter cap including a cap body, a slot in the cap body, wherein the slot is configured to hold an optical flat, an attachment mechanism configured to attach the cap to an inspection device, and an alignment hole in the cap body, wherein the alignment hole is configured to hold an optical connector ferrule. | 03-14-2013 |
20130039625 | DOWNHOLE CABLES WITH BOTH FIBER AND COPPER ELEMENTS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a downhole cable, the method including, forming a helical shape in an outer circumferential surface of a metal tube, the metal tube having a fiber element housed therein, and stranding a copper element in a helical space formed by the metallic tube. Also provided is a downhole cable including, a metallic tube having a helical space in an outer circumferential surface thereof, wherein the metallic tube has a fiber element housed therein, and a copper element disposed in a helical space formed by the steel tube. Double-tube and multi-tube configurations of the downhole cable are also provided. | 02-14-2013 |
20130039017 | UNIVERSAL NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE BASE MODULE - An universal network interface device base module including an access module, a modem module electrically connected to the access module, a dividing structure placed between the access module and modem module, and a base plate, wherein the access module, modem module and dividing structure are mounted on the base plate. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038864 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR INSPECTION MICROSCOPE WITH INTEGRAL OPTICAL POWER MEASUREMENT - A fiber optic inspection microscope including an objective lens, an optical detector, an image detector, an illumination source, and first and second beamsplitters, wherein the first beamsplitter is in a first optical path between the objective lens, the image detector and the optical detector, wherein the first beamsplitter allows passage of an optical image to the image detector, wherein the first beamsplitter directs optical energy to the optical detector, wherein the second beamsplitter is in a second optical path between the illumination source and the objective lens, and wherein the second beamsplitter directs light from the illumination source to the objective lens. | 02-14-2013 |
20130034331 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING OPTICAL FIBER AND GEL FROM EJECTING OUT OF BUFFER TUBES IN FIBER OPTIC CABLES - An apparatus for connecting buffer tubes including a first block, a second block, and a fastener for assembling said first and second blocks. The blocks contain a pair of tube grooves and a cavity and a and a hole leading into the cavity. A sealant is then inserted into the cavities and allowed to cure. | 02-07-2013 |
20130019423 | BRISTLE BASED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR CLEANER - A fiber optic connector cleaner including a base, a brush-like subsurface with a top surface, including a plurality of bristles, connected to said base, and a fiber optic connector cleaning material on said top surface of said brush-line subsurface, wherein said bristles are movable to allow gaps to be created, while still maintaining a top surface. | 01-24-2013 |
20120308189 | FIBER SPLICE ENCLOSURE - A fiber splice enclosure is provided. The fiber splice enclosure includes an enclosure, a cover, a chassis, and a cable port mounting plate for allowing entry and exit of cables. The cable port mounting plate is removably fastened to the enclosure and the chassis. | 12-06-2012 |
20120301091 | ALL-DIELECTRIC SELF-SUPPORTING (ADSS) FIBER OPTIC CABLE WITH A SEMI-CONDUCTING CO-EXTRUDED TRACKING RESISTANT JACKET - A cable including an inner cable, an outer jacket surrounding the inner cable, and at least one semi-conducting tracking resistant material strip provided in the outer jacket. | 11-29-2012 |
20120291414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING STRANDING ELEMENTS FROM CROSSING DURING A STRANDING PROCESS - A stranding apparatus including a performer attached to a preformer shaft; an adjustable core guide attached to the preformer shaft; and a ring positioned away from the performer and centered on a longitudinal axis of the preformer shaft; wherein a gap is formed between the ring and the adjustable core guide, through which a stranding element can pass. | 11-22-2012 |
20120223192 | HIGH DENSITY CABLE MANAGEMENT BRACKET - A bracket for routing cables in a cable management system that has a mounting portion which is used to mount the bracket to the cable management system and is provided on a mounting end of the bracket. The bracket also has a holding portion that has a plurality of apertures which are to hold the cables. Each of the apertures are provided at a different distance from the mounting end of the bracket. | 09-06-2012 |
20120159856 | PARENT MATERIAL PLUG/COVER - Provided is a panel, the panel including a parent panel, a removable panel formed from the parent panel and configured to be removed from the parent panel, at least one tab portion which adjoins the removable panel to the parent panel, and at least one gap formed between the parent panel and the removable panel. The at least one gap extends around an outer periphery of the removable panel, except at the at least one tab portion. | 06-28-2012 |
20120148193 | FERRULE STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY FOR LENS TERMINATED FIBER - A ferrule structure including a ferrule having an end face shape configured to incorporate at least a portion of a lens attached to an end of an optical fiber. The end face includes a cavity in which a circumference of the cavity is equal to or less than the outer diameter of the ferrule and larger than in inner diameter of an opening in the ferrule housing an optical fiber. | 06-14-2012 |
20120114295 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE MANAGEMENT MODULE AND PANEL - An optical module is provided. The optical module includes a base module and a cable management bracket removably attached to the base module. The base module includes a first adapter configured to interface with a first cable. The base module further includes a plurality of second adapters configured to interface with a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of second cables. The cable management bracket includes a plurality of cable routing slots for routing the plurality of second cables. A fiber optic panel is also provided. The fiber optic panel includes a base, a plurality of module guides removably attached to the base, and a plurality of the optical modules slid between the module guides. A fiber management system is further provided. The fiber management system includes a rack and the fiber optic panel mounted on the rack. | 05-10-2012 |
20120099826 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR ORGANIZER - A conductor packaging assembly for packaging a plurality of conductors is provided. The assembly includes a housing and a plurality of connectors organized in the housing. The housing includes a first half and a second half hingedly attached with each other at one ends thereof and configured to removably attach with each other at their other ends to allow an open and closed position of the housing. Further, an inner strip is attached to the first half and/or the second half, a connector organizer is removably attached to the inner strip, and the connector organizer includes a plurality of connector mounting portions for removably attaching the plurality of connectors to the plurality of connector mounting portions. | 04-26-2012 |
20120076460 | HIGH FIBER COUNT PACKAGE INNER MODULE - Provided is an inner module for holding a plurality of connectors. The inner module includes a first cylindrical portion having a first outer wall spaced radially from a first inner wall to form an annular volume and a second cylindrical portion having a second outer wall spaced radially from a second inner wall to form an annular volume. The inner module also includes a connecting portion to connect the first cylindrical portion to the second cylindrical portion. Each of the first and second cylindrical portions have an opening in an axial direction having a width that is narrower than a distance between the first inner wall and the first outer wall. | 03-29-2012 |
20120039577 | FIBER MANAGEMENT SPOOL - Provided is a fiber management spool, the spool including a barrel extending up from a bottom portion. The spool further includes at least one outer fiber retaining arm extending up from an annular portion of the bottom portion and the annular portion extends radially away from an outer circumferential surface of the barrel. The at least one snap finger extends downward from a central portion of the bottom portion, wherein the snap finger is configured to engage a panel to releasably secure the spool to the panel. | 02-16-2012 |
20120039575 | CABLE EXPANSION JOINT - A cable is provided having an expansion joint. The cable includes a cable jacket which makes up an outer layer of the cable, a non-end section where the cable jacket is removed from the cable which forms an opening, and an expansion joint which covers the opening and is bonded to the cable jacket at opposite sides of the opening. The expansion joint is made up of a flexible or compressible material. | 02-16-2012 |
20120027368 | HOLLOW CORE FIBER POWER COMBINER AND DIVIDER - A method for manufacturing a hollow core fiber power combiner or divider is provided. The method includes forming a hollow core fiber bundle by assembling a plurality of small core diameter hollow core fibers inside a large diameter inner capillary. The method further includes inserting a support structure inside each of the plurality of small core diameter hollow core fibers and collapsing the large diameter inner capillary on the plurality of small core diameter hollow core fibers having the supported structure inserted to form a fused small core fiber bundle. The method further includes combining the fused small core fiber bundle with a large core diameter hollow core fiber. The structure of the hollow core fiber power combiner and divider is also provided. | 02-02-2012 |
20120002934 | HIGH CONDUCTOR COUNT PACKAGING CAPSULE - A packaging apparatus for packaging a bundle of conductors, such as optical fibers, includes a housing having two U-shaped halves that attach to one another wherein at least one of the halves includes connecting portions that each retain a connector of the conductors. The method includes attaching the connectors of the conductors to the connecting portions of one half, gathering the conductors at a location beyond an end of the first half, and attaching the second half to the first half. The conductors extend through a conductor insertion hole formed in the housing when the two halves are attached to one another. A plurality of packaging apparatuses can be flexibly attached to one another in series. | 01-05-2012 |
20110309056 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ARC CALIBRATION OF FUSION SPLICERS - A method of calibrating a fusion splicer, including: heating ends of a first and second fiber with an arc; measuring fiber end melt-back at a corner of the first fiber and a corner of the second fiber; increasing the heat of the arc and heating the ends of the first and second fibers with the arc; measuring fiber end melt-back at the corner of the first fiber and the corner of the second fiber; determining a slope of the fiber end melt-back; and based on said slope, setting a value to adjust the heat produced by the splicer. | 12-22-2011 |
20110299820 | FIBER OPTIC SPLICE TRAY - A fiber optic splice tray that has an increased fiber capacity and maximizes bend radius. The fiber optic splice tray has multiple manifolds that are stacked on top of each other to form manifold stacks. Also, the fiber optic splice tray has two sets of manifold stacks. | 12-08-2011 |
20110297441 | IMPLOSIVE JOINT AND DEAD-END APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of fusing cables and a dead end assembly and a cable are provided. A joint assembly for fusing cables and a dead end fusing assembly for fusing a cable and a forge assembly are provided. The method includes cutting back strands of a cable, exposing the core; inserting the core of cables into a core grip; positioning the joint assembly over the core grip within certain marked sections of the cables; wrapping the joint assembly with one wrap of detonation cord; securing a detonator to the detonation cord explosive charge and detonating the detonator, such that the core grip fuses the cables together. | 12-08-2011 |
20110293235 | INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION ENABLING ACCESS APPARATUS - An apparatus with a housing with a splitter compartment and a splicer compartment, a multiple fiber adapter attached to a wall of the housing, a multiple fiber connector connected to the multiple fiber adapter, an optical splitter in the splitter compartment of the housing, an input fiber optically connected to the optical splitter, and a plurality of output fibers optically connected to the optical splitter and the multiple fiber connector. | 12-01-2011 |
20110293234 | INTERNAL SLACK STORAGE OF CABLE ON A REMOVABLE MOUNTING SURFACE - A cable storage unit is provided having an enclosure body having a first casing and a second casing which are moveably attached at conjoining sides for opening and closing the enclosure body, where a main storage area is provided within the enclosure body; a removable mounting plate which is removably mounted onto the first casing and mounted within the main storage area, the removable mounting plate having a front surface and a back surface, and, upon mounting the removable mounting plate onto the first casing, a cable storage area is formed between the back surface of the removable mounting plate and an inside surface of the first casing; and at least one cable management unit coupled to the back surface of the removable mounting plate and which is configured to secure at least one coil of cable to the removable mounting plate within the cable storage area. | 12-01-2011 |
20110283526 | METHOD FOR TAUT SHEATH SPLICING OF ALL-DIELECTRIC SELF-SUPPORTING FIBER OPTIC CABLE - An apparatus for splicing a fiber optic cable comprises a clamp for clamping a first portion of a first fiber optic cable, a bail for connecting the clamp to a support structure, a splice closure for splicing a second portion of the first fiber optic cable to a second fiber optic cable, and means for connecting the splice closure to the bail. A method of splicing a fiber optic cable, using the apparatus is also included. | 11-24-2011 |
20110280529 | LOGGING CABLE - A cable that includes a first optical fiber in a center, a first layer with a plurality of metal wires and a stainless steel tube surrounding the first optical fiber, a second optical fiber inside the stainless steel tube, and a second layer with a plurality of metal wires surrounding the first layer, wherein the first optical fiber is directly exposed to the outside environment. | 11-17-2011 |
20110268417 | WEDGE DEADEND TO SUPPORT FOR OPTICAL GROUND WIRE - A wedge deadend used to secure a cable is disclosed. The wedge deadend includes a single assembled frame comprising two plates. Two wedges between the plates grip a cable between them. A cam/bail retainer is included to align the wedges precisely. | 11-03-2011 |
20110235970 | QUAD OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER (OTDR) - An optical device that includes a first laser source, a multimode coupler optically connected to the first laser source, a first test port optically connected to the multimode coupler, a second laser source, a singlemode coupler optically connected to the second laser source, a second test port optically connected to the singlemode coupler, a photodetector, and a multimode/singlemode combiner optically connected to the multimode coupler, singlemode coupler and photodetector. | 09-29-2011 |
20110217006 | HIGH FIBER COUNT PACKAGE FOAM INSERT - Provided is a fiber packaging module that contains a plurality fiber optic connectors. The module includes an outer shell containing a plurality of fiber optic connectors connected to respective fiber optic cables. The module also includes a body comprised of a low density material disposed within the outer shell, the body having an outer side surface and an inner side surface. Also, a plurality of receiving portions are formed on the body to hold the fiber optic connectors. | 09-08-2011 |
20110194829 | OPTICAL GROUND WIRE CABLE RETENTION BRACKET - A bracket for mounting an multi-layer cable, such as an optical ground wire, to a fiber optic splice closure, and a method of inserting the multi-layer cable into the fiber optic splice closure using the bracket. The bracket includes mounting holes that are configured to attach to ground studs of the fiber optic splice closure. The bracket also includes cable grip protrusions that align with the entry ports into the fiber optic splice closure. The bracket is attached to the ground studs, and an outer layer of the multi-layer cable is attached to the cable grip protrusions using cable clamps. A portion of the outer layer of the multi-layer cable is removed so that the inner layer can properly enter the entry port into the fiber optic splice closure. | 08-11-2011 |
20110188650 | ARRANGEMENT FOR NETWORK INTERFACE MODULE - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate apparatus used to interface to a communications network. Specifically, the embodiments relate to apparatus for placement in a network interface device (NID), and may also relate to a configuration for an interface module that may be used as a splitter and balun for telephone and data services. | 08-04-2011 |
20110170579 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIVERSAL xDSL DEMARCATION INTERFACE WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY AND SIGNAL PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT - Provided is an apparatus for splitting an input signal, the apparatus including a xDSL profile filter for filtering a first sub-signal from the input signal, the first sub-signal according to a xDSL profile, and outputting a xDSL profile output signal; a voice-band filter for filtering a second sub-signal from the input signal, the second sub-signal according to a voice frequency band, and outputting a voice-band output signal; and a user interface for selecting a xDSL profile mode, wherein the xDSL profile mode is consistent with one of a plurality of xDSL profiles, and wherein the xDSL profile filter filters the first sub-signal according to the xDSL profile mode. | 07-14-2011 |
20110158600 | MODULAR, RESEALABLE FIBER OPTIC HIGH FIBER COUNT PACKAGING - A conductor packaging apparatus for packaging a plurality of conductors includes an outer shell having two halves, and an inner shell removably disposed between the halves of the outer shell. The inner shell has two halves and a plurality of connector attachments disposed on an inner surface of at least one of the halves of the inner shell. wherein the two halves of the outer shell are movably attached to one another between a closed position in which the connector attachments enclosed by both the inner shell and the outer shell, and an open position in which the two halves of the outer shell are apart from one another. | 06-30-2011 |
20110158580 | SIGNAL IDENTIFYING APPARATUS FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is a signal identifying apparatus for an optical fiber that includes a detecting portion capable of detecting a signal originating from a first end of the optical fiber and a signal originating from a second end of the optical fiber. Additionally, the signal identifying apparatus includes an identifying portion that identifies a desired signal by separating the signal originating from the first end of the optical fiber from the signal originating from the second end of the optical fiber. | 06-30-2011 |
20110146071 | THERMAL ROUNDING SHAPED OPTICAL FIBER FOR CLEAVING AND SPLICING - A method of thermally rounding a section of a non-circular optical fiber is provided. The method includes heating the section of the optical fiber with a sweeping motion along a direction substantially parallel to an optical axis of the optical fiber by at least one of moving the optical fiber with respect to a heat source and moving the heat source with respect to the optical fiber, such that a cross-section of an inner cladding of the section of the optical fiber becomes substantially circular. | 06-23-2011 |
20110141457 | OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER - A optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) which sends and receives pulses for multiple frequencies down a fiber under testing (FUT). These frequencies can include frequencies for testing a live FUT and frequencies for testing a dark FUT. The pulses of the various frequencies are sent and received through a single optical connection with the FUT. The number of connections necessary to test the fiber is thus reduced. The OTDR may also include a built in passive optical network (PON) power meter, which measures the power level of the fiber over the same single optical connection. | 06-16-2011 |
20110134937 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIVERSAL XDSL DEMARCATION INTERFACE WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY AND SIGNAL PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT - Provided is a network module, the module including a base unit, wherein the base unit includes at least one mating element that couples to a corresponding mating element of a network interface device; at least one connector element that couples to an add-on module; and the add-on module, wherein the add-on module includes at least one mating element corresponding to the connector element of the base unit, wherein the base unit is configured to interface with the add-on module and wherein the base unit is electrically connected to the add-on module. | 06-09-2011 |
20110081115 | METHOD TO ASSEMBLE AND POLISH A CONNECTOR WITH OPTICAL FIBER THAT HAS AIR-GAPS OR "VOIDS" IN ITS CLADDING - A method for assembling a fiber optic connector that includes heating an end of a cleaved fiber, inserting the end of the cleaved fiber into a ferrule until the end protrudes from the ferrule, wherein a first portion of the heated end protrudes from the ferrule and a second portion of the heated end remains in the ferrule, fixing the fiber in place in the ferrule, and polishing the end of the cleaved fiber. | 04-07-2011 |
20110064366 | AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT FOR SPLICING OF NON-CIRCULAR FIBER - A method of aligning a non-circular fiber with another component is provided. A method of aligning a first D-fiber with a second D-fiber includes rotating the first D-fiber; obtaining a first image profile of an end of the first D-fiber; using the first image profile to measure a diameter of a cladding of the first D-fiber along a first direction; and repeating these operations until a minimum diameter of the cladding of the first D-fiber is aligned along the first direction. The method also includes rotating the second D-fiber; obtaining a second image profile of an end of the second D-fiber; using the second image profile to measure a diameter of a cladding of the second D-fiber along the first direction; and repeating these operations until a minimum diameter of the cladding of the second D-fiber is aligned along the first direction. | 03-17-2011 |
20110064361 | "SECURED" FIBER OPTIC CONNECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DIFFERENT FIBER POSITIONS OF A MULTI-FIBER CONNECTOR - Provided is a multi-fiber connector and a method of providing a secure fiber network, where the multi-fiber connector includes a housing; a multi-position ferrule disposed within the housing, the multi-position ferrule including a plurality of fiber holes arranged in a predetermined pattern; and at least one fiber. Each of the plurality of fiber holes is configured to receive one of the at least one fiber and each fiber is selectively inserted within one of the plurality of fiber holes at a selected position among the plurality of fiber holes. Additionally, only a portion of the plurality of fiber holes are populated with the at least one fiber and a remaining portion of the plurality of fiber holes are not populated with fibers. | 03-17-2011 |
20110052121 | FIBER BALL LENS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for producing a ball lens including determining a feed length of optical fiber based on a target ball lens diameter; providing heat energy to a heating zone; moving, at a predetermined speed, one of the optical fiber and the heating zone so that the end of the optical enters the heating zone to heat the end of the optical fiber; and stopping the heating of the end of the optical fiber when the amount of moving the one of the optical fiber and the heating zone equals the determined feed length. | 03-03-2011 |
20110044598 | FIELD TERMINATED FIBER PATCH PANEL FOR RACK AND WALL MOUNTING - The fiber optics patch panel assembly includes a pair of patch panels each having a base and a pair of first sides. A wall attachment portion is disposed on the base of each panel, and a mounting portion disposed on each of the first sides of each of the panels. A rack mounting bracket is attached to the mounting portion of one of the first sides of each of the panels. A panel attachment is attached to the mounting portion of an other of the first sides of each of the panels and attaches the panels to one another. A single panel can be wall-mounted, or rack mounted in a standard rack mount assembly using two panels and the rack mounting bracket, or mounted in a half-sized custom rack without needing any modifications. | 02-24-2011 |
20110044585 | "SECURED" FIBER OPTIC CONNECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING OFFSET FIBER POSITION IN A SINGLE-FIBER CONNECTOR - Provided is a single-fiber connector including a housing; and a single-position ferrule disposed within the housing, the single-position ferrule including a single fiber hole which extends though the housing parallel to a longitudinal center axis of the ferrule and is configured to receive a fiber. The fiber hole is disposed in the ferrule at a fiber position located according to a predetermined distance offset from the longitudinal center axis of the ferrule and a rotation of a predetermined number of degrees around the longitudinal center axis of the ferrule in a predetermined direction. | 02-24-2011 |
20110043977 | UNIVERSAL MOUNTING BRACKET - Provided is a universal adapter bracket, the bracket including a first portion containing at least two mounting elements, and the at least two mounting elements engage with a base unit of a network module to configure the base unit within the first portion of the bracket; and a flange, wherein flange engages with an add-on module. The bracket is mounted within a network interface device (NID) to interface the base unit and one or more add-on modules with the NID. | 02-24-2011 |
20100329627 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE RETAINER FOR A FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a cable retainer for attaching a connector to a fiber optic cable. The cable retainer includes at least a grooved anchor whereby a connector assembly formed of a connector and a cable can be aligned and secured through the anchor alone. The cable retainer may further comprise a crimp band that is slid over the anchor and connector assembly to secure aramid yarns, and to provide additional support to the connector assembly. | 12-30-2010 |
20100316339 | MECHANICAL SPLICE - A mechanical splice apparatus including a mechanical splice with a groove and an aligning component with a wedge. When the wedge is engaged in the groove of the mechanical splice an opening is formed in the mechanical splice and when the wedge is disengaged from the groove, the opening closes. | 12-16-2010 |
20100238428 | METHOD FOR DETECTING FIBER OPTIC FIBERS AND RIBBONS - A method of identifying or tracing one of a plurality of fiber optic fibers including transmitting a plurality of fiber identification data signals into ends of a plurality of fiber optic fibers, wherein a different data signal is transmitted to each of the plurality of fiber optic fibers; and identifying one of the plurality of fiber optic fibers based on the signal transmitted on the one fiber; wherein the data signals are digital codes. | 09-23-2010 |
20100209049 | IMAGE PROFILE ANALYSIS (IPA) METHOD FOR PM FIBER ALIGNMENT - A method of aligning a polarization-maintaining optical fiber by image profile analysis is provided. The method of aligning a polarization-maintaining optical fiber may include analyzing the polarization-maintaining optical fiber by illuminating a side of the optical fiber; rotating the optical fiber at incremental rotation angles; obtaining an image profile of the optical fiber at each rotation angle such that a focal plane of the image profile is positioned within the optical fiber; measuring an image parameter at each rotation angle based on the respective image profile; and constructing a measured image parameter profile of the optical fiber as a function of rotation angle based on the measured image parameters. The method may also include constructing an approximated image parameter profile of the optical fiber as a function of rotation angle by curve-fitting a mathematical function to the measured image parameter profile. | 08-19-2010 |
20100203762 | AC MAINS FILTER AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system with a filter with at least a first and second connector, wherein the first connector is connected to a power source and the second connector is connected to a power supply. A power supply system with a first filter with at least a first and second connector, a second filter with at least a third and fourth connector, wherein the first connector is connected to a power source, wherein the first filter is connected to the second filter, and the fourth connector is connected to a power supply. A filter with a housing, a male connector, and a female connector. | 08-12-2010 |
20100186986 | MULTI-PIECE COVERPLATE ASSEMBLY AND MODULAR DEVICE ASSEMBLY - A multi-piece coverplate assembly provides a multi-piece coverplate and modular device assembly which is removably fastened to the multi-piece coverplate. | 07-29-2010 |
20100119199 | REDUCED SIZE FIBER OPTIC PROBE USING MULTIPLE INCIDENT ANGLES - A method for manufacturing an optical probe which uses optical fibers arranged in parallel which can be easily bent by application of a heat source to improve the performance of the optical probe. The bend may be created by application of heat by a heat source and then forcing a change in the shape of the optical probe. Alternatively, an optical probe may be bent in room temperature and then by applying heat from a heat source, a bend can be created in the optical probe. | 05-13-2010 |
20100065535 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A PLASMA FIELD - A method and associated apparatus for generating a plasma field, including: arranging the points of discharge of a plurality of electrodes into a plane, applying voltage to each electrode, providing at least one grounded electrode, and controlling the path between the electrodes and corresponding temperature of the plasma formed between the electrodes by controlling the signal and phase to the high voltage generators. | 03-18-2010 |
20100014819 | TAPERED CABLE FOR USE IN FIBER TO THE PREMISES APPLICATIONS - A tapered fiber optic distribution cable that includes a plurality of drop cables having at least one predetermined breakout location where a drop cable is withdrawn from the tapered distribution cable. The drop cables are bound together to form the tapered fiber optic distribution cable by binding members or helical winding. Each drop cable contains a plurality of optical fibers which may be preconnectorized according to a user's preferences. | 01-21-2010 |
20100012217 | EMBEDDED METALLIC TUBES WITH COMPRESSION FIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A metallic tube, including a first cylindrical member, which is formed from a flat metal strip, and a second cylindrical member, which is formed from a flat metal strip, wherein the first cylindrical member is embedded within the second cylindrical member. | 01-21-2010 |
20100008631 | DOWNHOLE CABLES WITH BOTH FIBER AND COPPER ELEMENTS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a downhole cable, the method including, forming a helical shape in an outer circumferential surface of a metal tube, the metal tube having a fiber element housed therein, and stranding a copper element in a helical space formed by the metallic tube. Also provided is a downhole cable including, a metallic tube having a helical space in an outer circumferential surface thereof, wherein the metallic tube has a fiber element housed therein, and a copper element disposed in a helical space formed by the steel tube. Double-tube and multi-tube configurations of the downhole cable are also provided. | 01-14-2010 |
20090162019 | SPLICED-ON CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD, SPLICER, AND CONNECTOR HOLDER FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a spliced-on connector system which includes a connector body, an incoming fiber which is spliced to the connector body, a splice sleeve which covers a splice point at which the incoming fiber is spliced to the connector body, and an extender tube which covers the splice sleeve. Also provided is a method of producing the spliced-on connector system; a holder including a depression which holds a connector body in a position in which the connector body is spliced to an incoming fiber, the holder being disposed inside a splicer which splices the connector body to the incoming fiber; and a splicer including a tube heater which heat-shrinks a splice sleeve over a splice point at which a connector body is spliced to an incoming fiber, the tube heater accommodating the connector holder which holds the connector body. | 06-25-2009 |
20090034903 | STRAIN SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING STRAIN - A strain sensing device has a sub-assembly with at least one optical fiber therein, and a metallic coating encasing the sub-assembly. The metallic coating is strain coupled to the sub-assembly. A strain sensing system and a method of anticipating failure in a structure are provided. The strain sensing system and method of anticipating failure in a structure use the strain on the strain sensing device to calculate the strain on a structure of interest. | 02-05-2009 |
20090028490 | SIGNAL IDENTIFYING APPARATUS FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is a signal identifying apparatus for an optical fiber that includes a detecting portion capable of detecting a signal originating from a first end of the optical fiber and a signal originating from a second end of the optical fiber. Additionally, the signal identifying apparatus includes an identifying portion that identifies a desired signal by separating the signal originating from the first end of the optical fiber from the signal originating from the second end of the optical fiber. | 01-29-2009 |
20090014208 | HINGED BUSHING SUSPENSION CLAMP AND METHOD FOR USING SAID CLAMP - A clamp with a first clamp halve with a hinge portion and a first opening for a fastener; a second clamp halve, with a hinge portion and a first opening for a fastener; a cable opening; and a hinge device for connecting the two hinge portions. The clamp may also include a first clamp halve with a second opening for a closing insert. | 01-15-2009 |
20080199139 | Storage Device for Use in Fiber Optic Communication Systems and Method of Using the Same - A storage device for storing cable or fiber, rotating element, and method of using the same are provided. The storage device includes a housing, having an inner cavity and at least one opening; and a rotating element which is rotatably and removably placed within the inner cavity and has at least one receptacle. The rotating element includes a base member; a receptacle for holding at least one splice sleeve containing a sliced fiber; and a plurality of guide ridges, which are disposed on the base member, one of the plurality of guide ridges disposed at either end of each of the at least one receptacle. The method includes placing the fiber or cable into the receptacle; draping excess fiber or cable through guide fins; and rotating the rotating element to retract or dispense the excess fiber or cable into or out of the storage device through the at least one opening in the housing. | 08-21-2008 |