Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100066997 | Methods and devices for testing an optical fiber - Methods are provided including the steps of transmitting a beam of light through a length of the optical fiber, reflecting a transmitted beam of light at a second end of an optical fiber such that a highly reflective event reflects the light beam, and identifying the second end of the optical fiber by monitoring at least the reflected light beam. In further examples, devices are provided for removable mounting with respect to an end of an optical connector. Each device comprises a reflective surface configured to provide a highly reflective event to reflect a beam of light back through an optical fiber supported by the optical connector. In further examples, optical assemblies are provided that include an optical connector with an optical fiber and a device with a reflective surface configured to provide a highly reflective event. | 03-18-2010 |
20110211799 | VARIABLY CONFIGURABLE AND MODULAR LOCAL CONVERGENCE POINT - A variably configurable fiber optic terminal as a local convergence point in a fiber optic network is disclosed. The fiber optic terminal has an enclosure having a base and a cover which define an interior space. A feeder cable having at least one optical fiber and a distribution cable having at least one optical fiber are received into the interior space through a feeder cable port and a distribution cable port, respectively. A movable chassis positions in the interior space and is movable between a first position, a second position and third position. The movable chassis has a splitter holder area, a cassette area and a parking area. A cassette movably positions in the cassette area. A splitter module holder having a splitter module movably positioned therein movably positions in the splitter holder area. The optical fiber of the feeder cable and the optical fiber of the distribution cable are optically connected through the cassette, which also may be through the splitter module. In such case, the optical fiber of the feeder cable optically connects to an input optical fiber to the slitter module, where the optical signal is split into a plurality of output optical fibers. One of the plurality of output optical fibers connects to the optical fiber of the distribution cable for distribution towards a subscriber premises. The interior space is variably configurable by changeably positioning the cassette and splitter modules in the movable chassis. | 09-01-2011 |
20130108227 | COMPOSITE CABLE BREAKOUT ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
20130294735 | CABLE ASSEMBLY - A hybrid cable assembly includes a hybrid cable, tether tubes, and an overmold. The hybrid cable includes both electrical-conductor and fiber-optic elements. The tethers receive a subset of the elements from the hybrid cable at a transition location in the form of a chamber, and the overmold surrounds the transition location. The overmold is elongate, flexible, and has a low profile configured to pass through narrow ducts. | 11-07-2013 |
20140078635 | INTEGRATED SURGE PROTECTION FOR REMOTE RADIO HEAD POWER CABLE ASSEMBLIES - A surge protection apparatus for a power cable assembly is disclosed. The surge protection apparatus is located in-line with the power cable and may be integrated into or be a separate component from the power cable assembly and provide surge protection without the need to locate a surge protection device in a terminal. In this way, the terminal remains small and lightweight while the surge protection can be provided as needed. The apparatus may be used for power-only assemblies as well as hybrid power/fiber assemblies. | 03-20-2014 |
20140105539 | PORT MAPPING IN FIBER OPTIC NETWORK DEVICES - A fiber optic network device comprising an input port adapted to receive a multi-fiber cable having active optical fibers designated in a consecutive sequence is disclosed. A first plurality and a second plurality of optical fibers are disposed within the fiber optic network device. The first plurality of optical fibers aligns to a first section of the consecutive sequence and a second plurality of optical fibers aligns to a second section of the consecutive sequence. A plurality of drop ports in the fiber optic network device are adapted to optically couple ones of the first plurality of optical fibers to at least one drop cable. A pass-through port is adapted to optically couple the second plurality of optical fibers to a second fiber optic network device through a multi-fiber adapter in a central alignment at the pass-through port. | 04-17-2014 |
20140355941 | CABLE ASSEMBLY - A hybrid cable assembly includes a hybrid cable, tether tubes, and an overmold. The hybrid cable includes both electrical-conductor and fiber-optic elements. The tethers receive a subset of the elements from the hybrid cable at a transition location in the form of a chamber, and the overmold surrounds the transition location. The overmold is elongate, flexible, and has a low profile configured to pass through narrow ducts. | 12-04-2014 |
20150185420 | PORT MAPPING IN FIBER OPTIC NETWORK DEVICES - A fiber optic network device comprising an input port adapted to receive a multi-fiber cable having active optical fibers designated in a consecutive sequence is disclosed. A first plurality and a second plurality of optical fibers are disposed within the fiber optic network device. The first plurality of optical fibers aligns to a first section of the consecutive sequence and a second plurality of optical fibers aligns to a second section of the consecutive sequence. A plurality of drop ports in the fiber optic network device are adapted to optically couple ones of the first plurality of optical fibers to at least one drop cable. A pass-through port is adapted to optically couple the second plurality of optical fibers to a second fiber optic network device through a multi-fiber adapter in a central alignment at the pass-through port. | 07-02-2015 |