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| 20080199142 | Coupler for Cable Trough - Clips, couplers, systems, and methods for joining two or more trough members. A cable trough system includes a first trough member including an exterior surface with a slot, and a clip including first and second ends positioned in the slot. The system includes a coupler including a body, and a locking element including a main body, a clip member configured to couple the main body to the coupler, a first arm extending from the main body, the first arm being configured to flex relative to the main body, and a first barb coupled to the first arm. When the first trough member is fully inserted into the coupler, the first barb engages the first end of the clip in the slot to couple the first trough member to the coupler. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080212930 | Holder for optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus - There is provided a holder for an optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus that can make good use of a grinding film, in which the number of optical fiber ferrules held by the holder is greatly increased. The holder includes a holder plate including a plurality of insertion holes into which each of the ferrules is inserted. In the holder plate, the insertion holes are arranged in an area of a certain size extending from the center to the periphery thereof. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080232759 | Spool asssembly for absorbing jumper slack - A spool assembly includes a mount and a spool. The mount has first and second opposite surfaces. The first surface of the mount includes an adhesive covered by a removable cover. The spool is supported on the second surface of the mount. The mount with the spool is attachable to a structure when the cover is removed such that the spool stores slack of jumpers adjacent to the structure upon the jumpers being wrapped around the spool. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080240666 | Retention and rotation clamp assembly for use with an angled optical fiber cleaver - The present invention relates generally to an angled optical fiber cleaver that is used to cleave optical fibers prior to mechanical splicing and that provides a desired optical fiber endface angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to an angled optical fiber cleaver that incorporates a novel retention and rotation clamp assembly that successively engages, securely holds, and rotates an optical fiber prior to cleaving, this rotation providing the desired optical fiber endface angle. Advantageously, the novel retention and rotation and clamp assembly of the present invention is actuated via a single linear button press/release, eliminating the cumbersome steps associated with conventional devices and methodologies. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080253729 | Fiber optic cable breakout configuration with tensile reinforcement - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly including a main fiber optic cable and a tether cable that branches from the main fiber optic cable at a breakout location. The breakout location includes a breakout block mounted to the main fiber optic cable, a tether retention block mounted to the main fiber optic cable, and a sleeve positioned outside the main fiber optic cable that extends from the breakout block to the tether retention block. An optical fiber structure extends from the main fiber optic cable, through the breakout block, through the sleeve and through the tether retention block to the tether cable. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly also includes a tensile reinforcing structure that extends from the breakout block to the retention block for preventing a spacing between the breakout block and the retention block from exceeding a predetermined amount. The tensile reinforcing structure is positioned outside the main fiber optic cable and has portions anchored to the breakout block and the retention block. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly further includes an over-mold that covers the breakout block, the sleeve, the retention block, the tensile reinforcing structure and at least a portion of the main fiber optic cable. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080260345 | FIBER ACCESS TERMINAL - A fiber access terminal for mounting to the end of a fiber distribution cable and configured to be extended through a buried conduit. The fiber distribution cable may include a plurality of optical fibers and enters a housing of the terminal through a base. The terminal also includes a plurality of fiber optic connectors or adapters extending through the housing in generally the same direction as the fiber distribution cable for connecting to optical fiber customer drop cables. The terminal includes a cover and the housing defining an interior and the interior includes a cable slack storage arrangement providing bend radius protection for the optical fiber cables within the interior. A method of assembling a fiber access terminal. A fiber access terminal assembly including a pedestal mounting arrangement. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080279523 | Optical Fiber for Irradiation-Light Transfer and Light Irradiation Device Equipped with the Same - An object of this invention to transfer the light emitted from the light source and exit the light with a uniform distribution of light quantity, without incurring transfer loss and an increase of costs. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080310812 | Optical Fibre Cleaving Device - A mechanism for cleaving optical fibres, comprising fibre cleaving means and gripping members arranged to grip an optical fibre and to apply a pulling force to put the fibre under tension whist the fibre is cleaved, wherein the gripping member(s) C are arranged to eject a cleaved-off part of the fibre F into a receptacle | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080317426 | OPTICAL FIBER REEL - An optical fiber reel storing a plurality of optical fibers having an annular frame; a first reel portion provided around an radially outer peripheral surface of the annular frame and receiving at least one of the plurality of optical fibers wound up around the radially outer peripheral surface; and, a second reel portion provided radially inside the annular frame and housing at least one of the plurality of optical fiber therein. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090016689 | BIRD FLIGHT DIVERSION DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR FIXING SAME TO OVERHEAD WIRES AND CABLES - The invention relates to a device for diverting the flight of birds in order to prevent collisions with overhead wires and cables, such as high-voltage lines. The inventive device comprises a system for fixing same to overhead wires and cables, from which a central body is suspended. The fixing system enables the device to be mounted to or removed from overhead wires and cables of different diameters manually by one person. The diversion device comprises a modular construction, thereby facilitating the transport thereof and the replacement of any part if necessary. Once assembled, the volume of the device is greater than that of the individual parts. All of the device is made form an electrically-insulating polymer material which does not corrode the cables or wires. Moreover, the device can move and the components thereof can have different colours in order to render same more visible. In addition, the components of the device are perforated such as to have low wind resistance. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090022471 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING AN OPTICAL FIBER OR AN OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE - Disclosed is a device for adjusting an optical fiber ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090028510 | Drive for System for Processing Fiber Optic Connectors - An apparatus for moving a fiber including a plurality of fiber optic connectors through a system for processing the plurality of fiber optic connectors. The apparatus can include a first drive mechanism for moving the fiber through the system, such as a cart and a conveyor. The apparatus can include a second drive mechanism for moving the plurality of fiber optic connectors through the system, such as a screw drive. The apparatus can also include a controller for coordinating movement of the first drive mechanism with the second drive mechanism. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090052857 | Component Assembly And Fabrication Method - The present invention relates to a component assembly and to a method of fabricating such a component assembly. The component assembly includes a substrate, a mount attached to the substrate, and a component attached to the mount with solder by melting the solder with light from a light source. The mount is composed of a ceramic material having properties advantageous for soldering using a light source. As a first property, the ceramic material is optically absorptive to enable the mount to be heated by the light from the light source. As a second property, the ceramic material has a first thermal conductivity at an operating temperature of the component and a second thermal conductivity at a melting point of the solder, the second thermal conductivity being at least 25% lower than the first thermal conductivity. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090060444 | Optical Fiber Holder And Heat Sink - An optical fiber holding device is disclosed having an optical fiber held therein. The device has a base with a spiral channel in an upper surface holding and housing the optical fiber. The channel has a first location where the fiber enters leading to a plurality of turnings for holding the optical fiber wrapped therearound at another end a second location where the fiber exits the channel wherein the bend radius of the optical fiber housed within the spiral channel is at least 2 cm. The dimensions are such that housing forms a heat sink allowing heat within the fiber to dissipate within the base. The spiral channel is preferably designed to keep the fiber within the channel and to prevent it from inadvertently springing out spring tension of the bent fiber holds the fiber within the groove or channel. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090060445 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONTROL CLIPS AND ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME - An enclosure assembly for use with a fiber optic cable, the cable having a lengthwise cable axis and including a plurality of optical fibers and a jacket surrounding the optical fibers includes an enclosure housing and a cable control clip. The enclosure housing defines a chamber to receive the cable. The cable control clip is configured to be inserted through the cable to extend radially between the optical fibers and the jacket to limit contact between the optical fibers and one or more other components of the cable, and to limit displacement of the enclosure housing relative to the cable when the cable control clip is disposed in the chamber. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090067804 | Splitting Apparatus and Manipulating Apparatus for Optical Waveguides - A splitting apparatus and manipulating apparatus for optical waveguides is disclosed. The splitting apparatus has a bottom plate, a first side and a second side. At least one bundled core guide device, which is used for guiding and/or restraining a plurality of bundled cores, can be inserted into a first bushing region of a splitting apparatus on the first side in such a way that the bundled core guide device latches detachably with ribs and/or the bottom plate of the respective first bushing region. A second bushing region can receive the optical waveguides on the second side, wherein the optical waveguides are individual or loose from the bundled cores. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090080850 | OPTICAL FIBER FERRULE RETAINER - An optical fiber ferrule retainer, for retaining a ferrule in a state in which the ferrule is inserted into a ferrule insertion hole in an axial direction of the ferrule insertion hole, comprises: a retainer base part; and a retention member replaceably attached to the retainer base part. The retention member comprises: a tubular sleeve part and a fixing part fixed to the retainer base part; the ferrule insertion hole; a split groove formed in an axial direction of the ferrule insertion hole or in a circumferential direction orthogonal to the axial direction; and a press part that is displaced to be able to press a peripheral surface of the ferrule with a partial inner face of the ferrule insertion hole defined by the split groove. The retainer base part comprises an operation member that applies an external force for displacing the press part, and while the ferrule inserted is retained by pressing of the press part, the fixing part can be removed from the retainer base part to detachably replace the retention member. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090087158 | APPARATUS FOR RESTRAINING FIBER OPTIC CABLES - An apparatus for restraining fiber optic cables in the region of a sealing body of a cable sleeve, namely within an interior delimited by the cable sleeve is disclosed. The apparatus has a fitting part which is capable of being fastened on the sealing body of the cable sleeve, and which has a plurality of slide parts acting on the fitting part. Each slide part is used for individually restraining a single fiber optic cable and is capable of being moved in terms of its position relative to the fitting part within predetermined limits for the purpose of matching said slide part to a cable diameter of the respective fiber optic cable to be restrained. Guide parts act on the slide parts, with each guide part being used for individually restraining a central element of the fiber optic cable to be restrained on the corresponding slide part and being capable of being moved in terms of its position relative to the slide part within predetermined limits for the purpose of aligning said slide part centrally with respect to the central element of the respective fiber optic cable to be restrained. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090103881 | Fiber optic cable clamp - A fiber optic cable clamp is provided. The fiber optic cable clamp includes a sheath grip member and a strength member clamp maintained at a constant axial location with respect to the sheath grip member. The fiber optic cable clamp also includes a cable fiber separator connected to the sheath grip member, the cable fiber separator including a plurality of cable fiber openings and attached to the strength member clamp. The fiber optic cable clamp, when mounted to a fiber optic cable, maintains the relative axial locations of a cable sheath and cable strength member along a fiber optic cable. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090103882 | Attaching optical fibers to actuator tubes with beads acting as spacers and adhesives - A scanning fiber device of one aspect may include an actuator tube. An optical fiber may be inserted through the actuator tube. The optical fiber may have a free end portion outside of the actuator tube. A first bead may be around the optical fiber. At least part of the first bead may be within a distal portion of the actuator tube. An adhesive may be adhering the first bead to the distal portion of the actuator tube. A second bead may be around the optical fiber. At least part of the second bead may be within a proximal portion of the actuator tube. An adhesive may be adhering the second bead to the proximal portion of the actuator tube. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090142028 | Method For Making Elements Comprising Optical Fibers, Device For Implementing Said Method, Fiber Optic Element and Optical Device Comprising Same - Method for producing optical fibers elements disposed in defined positions, comprising the following steps, among others:
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| 20090148121 | DETACHABLE FIBER HOLDER PLATFORM AND ASSEMBLY - A fiber holder platform includes a support, a clamp configured to secure a cable to the support, and a securing mechanism configured to detachably secure the platform to a fiber holder and alternatively to a heat oven. A fiber holder assembly includes the fiber holder platform and the fiber holder, in a detachable or integral configuration. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090196566 | Apparatus for Splicing of Optical Waveguide Sections - An apparatus for splicing of optical waveguide sections is in the form of a handheld splicer. The splicer comprises a preprocessing unit, which may comprise a plurality of processing devices for carrying out removal, cleaning and cutting steps. The optical waveguide sections are clamped in a holding apparatus and are prepared in the preprocessing unit. The holding apparatuses are inserted with the prepared optical waveguide sections into a splicing unit, where they are spliced. The spliced optical waveguide sections can be fed by means of a transfer station to a shrinking oven for shrinking a shrink sleeve on. The preprocessing unit, the splicing unit and the shrinking oven can be controlled by means of one hand of an operator, while the splicer is held with the other hand. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090214172 | MOVABLE OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL FIBER BEND LIMITING DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN - An optical fiber bend limiting device may be used in a movable optical connection system to transition optical fibers between at least first and second optical fiber connecting structures that move relative to each other. The optical fiber bend limiting device may be coupled between the optical fiber connecting structures such that the bend limiting device moves with the connecting structures. The optical fiber bend limiting device allows movement of the optical fibers within the movable optical fiber connection system while preventing the optical fibers from bending beyond a bend radius limit. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090220205 | WIRE ACCOMMODATION APPARATUS - A wire accommodating apparatus includes a cylindrical portion around which a wire connected to a signal transmission part is wound; a number of wire holding portions which incline externally from the bottom of the cylindrical portion and are disposed pivotably; and a fixed portion formed in the cylindrical portion so as to project downward, passing through an attachment hole of a to-be-mounted member, and fixed therein. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090304343 | STRAIN RELIEF APPARATUS - The invention relates to a strain relief apparatus ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090324190 | JIG FOR HOLDING A CORE AND METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME - A jig for holding a core which comprises a movable platform, a base positioned on the movable platform which has a receiving hole, and an inserter positioned inside the receiving hole of the base, shaped corresponding to the shape of the receiving hole, to fasten the core to the inserter. The inserter comprises a core receiving hole, a plurality of positioning recesses disposed symmetrically in the periphery of the core receiving hole, a plurality of positioning blocks received in the positioning recesses, and a plurality of resilient elements received in a space between the positioning recesses and the positioning blocks to hold the core firmly. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100003000 | FIBER OPTIC TERMINATION SYSTEM WITH RETENTION MECHANISM - A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including termination modules positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable guides. The frame includes a horizontal passage linking the left and right panels and the cable guides. The termination modules hold fiber optic modules with front termination locations. The fiber optic modules can house couplers, such as splitters, combiners, and wave length division multiplexers. A retention mechanism retains each fiber optic module in a partially removed position from the termination module. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100021122 | RETRACTABLE MODULE FOR PATCH CORDS - A retractable optical fiber assembly is provided, including a first ring adapted to accommodate a first winding of a fiber optic cable having a first end. A second ring is positioned concentrically with the first ring. The second ring is rotatable with respect to the first ring, and the second ring is adapted to accommodate a second winding of the fiber optic cable having a second end. Rotating the second ring in a first direction causes the fiber optic cable to wind onto the second ring thereby retracting the second end towards the retractable optical fiber assembly, and causes the fiber optic cable to unwind about the first ring thereby retaining the first end in a stable position as the second end is retracted. A module is also provided that includes a plurality of retractable optical fiber assemblies. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100080525 | Retention Bodies for Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies - Retention bodies for securing a fiber optic cable therewith for optical connectorization are disclosed. The fiber optic cable is inserted into a passage of the retention body and secured to the same. In one embodiment, the retention body includes a buckling chamber for accommodating longitudinal movement of an optical fiber of a fiber optic cable, such as due to retraction of a ferrule. The buckling chamber may also facilitate alignment and/or centering of the optical fiber when inserted through the passage of the retention body for further insertion into a ferrule of a fiber optic connector sub-assembly or the like. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100080526 | Optical fiber holding structure - An optical fiber holding structure is provided that can enhance wiggle characteristic. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100104253 | HOLDING MEMBER FOR OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION FRAME AND OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION FRAME - A holding member includes a flared tubular body and collectively holds a plurality of unused optical fibers provided with optical connectors within an optical distribution frame. The tubular body has a rectangular cross section and includes an elongated rectangular lower opening and an upper opening wider than the lower opening. A part of sidewalls of the tubular body is formed to serve as an openable cover. The cover is first opened; the optical fibers provided with the optical connectors are accommodated in the tubular body; and then the cover is closed. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100111486 | DISPERSION COMPENSATING MODULE - The present invention relates to a dispersion compensating module having a configuration that can effectively suppress high-speed fluctuations in the polarization state of light even when being imparted with impact or vibration. In the dispersion compensating module, a dispersion compensating optical fiber is fixed while being wound around the barrel of a bobbin, and the bobbin is fixed in the inside of a housing via a buffer that absorbs impact or vibration. The bobbin corresponds to a holder holding the dispersion compensating optical fiber fixed in a state of coil. The housing corresponds to a struct fixing the holder. The buffer fills a space between the housing and the bobbin on which the dispersion compensating optical fiber is coiled. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100129041 | ATTACHMENT PART AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An attachment part includes: a base portion that has a through hole through which a lead of an optical component passes; and a plurality of holding portions that are provided in the base portion, that face each other, and that hold a chassis of the optical component. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100166379 | FIBER GUIDE FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLES - A fiber guide plate useful in the manufacture of fiber optic cables comprising a plate having an edge, a central circular hole and at least two fiber guide channels arranged at a distance from and at a periphery around said hole, where said channels are connected to said edge with a bore, and where said bore is connected to a gas source. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100209068 | STACKABLE OPTICAL FIBER RETAINER - An optical fiber retainer includes a first split band of material having a bottom, a top, a front and a back surrounding an interior passage, the front including a first portion depending from the top and having a bottom edge and a second portion extending from the bottom and including a top edge, the top edge and bottom edges comprising a first split of the first split band. The bottom includes an inner surface comprising a wall of the interior passage and an outer surface facing away from the interior passage, and the top includes an inner surface comprising a wall of the interior passage and an outer surface facing away from the interior passage. The bottom outer surface includes a first connector element, and the top outer surface includes a second connector element configured to releasably mate with another connector element of another split band. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100215331 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE CLAMP - A fiber optic cable clamp is provided. The fiber optic cable clamp includes a sheath grip member and a strength member clamp maintained at a constant axial location with respect to the sheath grip member. The fiber optic cable clamp also includes a cable fiber separator connected to the sheath grip member, the cable fiber separator including a plurality of cable fiber openings and attached to the strength member clamp. The fiber optic cable clamp, when mounted to a fiber optic cable, maintains the relative axial locations of a cable sheath and cable strength member along a fiber optic cable. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100215332 | Cable Trough System and Method - A telecommunications cable management system includes trough elements including a planar top surface and sides for cable routing and management. The trough elements are made from separate parts assembled together with a mating arrangement. The mating arrangement allows assembly of the system on site, such as by snapping the parts together. The trough elements are then assembled together to form the cable management system. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100226616 | CABLE MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR CABLE CLUSTERS OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT - A cable management assembly for cable clusters of network equipment includes a supporting and fixing component, at least one cable management component and cable constraint components. The fixing component is a metal bar, which may be removably hooked to a cable patch panel. The bar includes evenly distributed U-shaped sections, whose number corresponds to the number of cable management components. Each cable management components may be formed with a trough-shaped upper surface to cradle cables. The bottom of the surface may be provided with a U-shaped groove and two locking members. Each U-shaped section of the bar is passed into a corresponding U-shaped groove and two portions of the bar immediately adjacent to the U-shaped section are snapped into the two locking members so as to fix the cable management component to the bar. The cable constraint component may be a strap inserted through and hanging from a strap hole at a side of the corresponding cable management component. The free end of the strap may be looped over the cable cluster and passed through a via hole formed in the other end of the strap to secure the cable cluster into the trough-shaped surface of the cable management component. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100247055 | OPTICAL FIBER HOLDING APPARATUS - An optical fiber holding apparatus in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the same comprises a surface in order to hold an optical fiber which is to be a state of which is rolled up so as not to overlap with each other, wherein at least the surface is formed of a thermo conductive molding body which has a thermal conductivity to be higher than or equal to 0.5 W/mK, and which has an Asker C hardness to be between twenty and fifty. Or, the same comprises a peripheral surface in order to roll up and hold an optical fiber, wherein at least the peripheral surface is formed of a thermo conductive molding body which has the thermal conductivity to be higher than or equal to 0.5 W/mK, and which has the Asker C hardness to be between twenty and fifty. Moreover, it is desirable for the thermo conductive molding body to have a compressive strength of which a peak value is between ten and thirty N/cm | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100247056 | Adjustment Device for Coupled Optics for Measuring Using Fiber-Optic Sensors on Rotating Parts - A device for transmitting or receiving a light beam is provided. The device includes an angular adjustment element and a fiber-optic cable which emits light and is connected to the angular adjustment element. The fiber-optic cable ends in the region of the angular adjustment element. The angular adjustment element enables a radiation direction of a light beam of the fiber-optic cable to be fixed, wherein, in at least some of possible radiation directions, the light beam passes through a fixed point which is independent of the radiation direction, wherein the fixed point lies outside the device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100266256 | Fiber Retainer for Cable Trough Member - Systems and methods for the management and routing of telecommunication cables include cable trough members. Generally, the trough members include a plurality of retainer members coupled to sidewalls of the trough members. The retainer members assist in maintaining cables within an interior of the trough members. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100278502 | RACEWAY WITH MEDIA RETAINING OFFSET SLOTS - A raceway including a base, a first side wall extending from the base, and a second side wall extending from the base opposite the first side wall. At least one of the first side wall and second side wall includes at least one media retention opening having a bottom surface spaced away from the base and configured to receive at least one media. An offset slot is adjacent the media retention opening and extends from a free edge of the side wall to a depth below the free edge of the media retention opening, such that the offset slot is in communication with the media retention opening. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100284663 | Hybrid Connector Tool For Integrated Cleaving - A hybrid optical fiber connector tool is capable of cleaving an optical fiber inserted into the connector tool. The connector tool includes an inner housing, an outer housing that is rotatable with respect to the inner housing, and an optical fiber cutting component. The connector tool is useful for connecting and cutting optical fiber in the field. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100290754 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOLDING OPTICAL FIBER CORD, AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTING APPARATUS - A holding device | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100316348 | Holding Apparatus for Splice Protection Devices with Splices, Accommodated in the Splice Protection Devices, of Optical Waveguides - The invention relates to a holding apparatus for splice protection devices with splices, accommodated in the splice protection devices, of optical waveguides, with a base wall and a plurality of separating elements which engage on the base wall, the separating elements demarcating accommodating regions from one another which run substantially parallel to one another for in each case at least one splice protection device. According to the invention, at least some accommodating regions are delimited at at least one longitudinal side by in each case at least one first separating element, which has a dimensionally stable section and at least one elastically deformable section, the dimensionally stable section engaging on the base wall, the or each elastically deformable section engaging on the dimensionally stable section in such a way that the former protrudes, in an unformed initial position, into the respective accommodating region whilst reducing the effective width thereof and can be elastically deformed out of the initial position whilst enlarging the effective width of the respective accommodating region for the purpose of inserting a splice protection device into the respective accommodating region. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100322585 | Method and Apparatus for Accurately Positioning an Optical Fiber End - A method and apparatus involve: yieldably urging movement of a first section relative to a second section in two directions transverse to each other and to a reference axis of the first section, where an optical fiber end portion can be supported on the first section; selectively operating positioning structures that respectively move the first section relative to the second section in the two directions against the yieldable urging. A different method and apparatus involve: selectively operating positioning structure that can move a first section with a reference axis relative to a second section in directions within a plane perpendicular to the axis, that can maintain the first section in a selected position, and that includes plural angularly-offset radial threaded openings in the second section that each have a screw therein with an end engaging the first section, an optical fiber end portion being supported on the first section. | 12-23-2010 |
| 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 |
| 20110026896 | FIBER CLAMP MECHANISM FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER PREPARATION TOOL - An optical fiber holder assembly for holding an optical fiber having any one of several different fiber constructions comprises a base and a fiber clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes a clamping portion configured to clamp the optical fiber, the clamping portion including a first clamping plate hingedly coupled to a portion of the base. A first fiber entrance guide is formed in an entrance end of the fiber clamping mechanism to receive and guide the optical fiber to a first fiber channel formed in the base. A second fiber entrance guide is formed in the entrance end of the fiber clamping mechanism to receive and guide the optical fiber to a second fiber channel formed in the base. The first clamping portion includes rust and second compliant gripping pads, the first gripping pad disposed on the base and the second gripping pad disposed in the first clamping plate such that the gripping pads overlap each other when the first clamping plate is placed in a closed position. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110044600 | APPARATUS FOR SHAPING THE END OF AN OPTICAL FIBER - An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110052134 | Optical Fiber Termination Holder and Methods for Using the Same - Disclosed are holders for preparing one or more optical fibers for termination and methods of using a holder when preparing and/or making a termination using a mechanical splice connector. In one embodiment, the optical fiber holder includes a body having a longitudinal passageway for receving an optical fiber and a retainer. The retainer fits into a portion of an opening of the body and has a first side with a resilient member for securing one or more optical fibers to the holder. A front portion of the holder may be inserted into one or more assemblies for perform operations to prepare the at least one optical fiber for termination and/or making a termination using a mechanical splice connector. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110052135 | LIQUID METAL CLAMP AND FIBER CLEAVING USING SAME - The present invention is directed to a liquid metal clamp, and a clamp system and method including same. A clamp system includes a first clamp configured to hold a first portion of a set of fibers and a second clamp configured to hold a second portion of the set of fibers, the second clamp comprising a liquid metal that takes a liquid form at a first temperature for receipt of the second portion of the set of fibers and that takes a solid form at a second temperature to secure the second of the set of fibers. The set of fibers can be a single fiber or a plurality of fibers. The fiber or fibers can have a circular or non-circular cross section. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110110640 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE, OPTICAL FIBER SUPPORT FIXTURE, AND OPTICAL FIBER WIRING METHOD - Provided are an optical communication module which are capable of reducing a risk that an optical fiber may be detached from the optical fiber support fixture. The optical fiber support fixture includes a cylindrical body portion in which a through hole allowing an optical fiber to pass therethrough is formed. The cylindrical body portion has a circumferential surface portion in which a gap that the optical fiber crosses at a time of allowing the optical fiber to pass through the through hole is formed. The cylindrical body portion has an arbitrary point and another point on a center axis of the cylindrical body portion, the arbitrary point and the another point having different positional correspondence relationships with the gap on planes perpendicular to the center axis passing through the arbitrary point and the another point. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110116758 | Overhead cable termination arrangement - A system including an overhead cable pathway structure and an adapter panel or cable termination device that mounts overhead to the cable pathway structure. The cable termination device including a plurality of adapters and a cable pathway exit having a curved surface that guides cables exiting from the overhead cable pathway structure to the adapters. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110150409 | Field Installable Ferrule and Tool and Method for Installing Optical Fibers in the Ferrule Using The Tool - A field-installable multi-fiber ferrule has two portions and one portion has optical fibers already secured therein. The second portion receives optical fibers to mate with the secured optical fibers. A tool is provided to assist in inserting the optical fibers into the multi-fiber ferrule by aligning and holding the optical fibers while they are secured in the multi-fiber ferrule. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110176785 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR HOLDER - A fiber optic connector holder including a housing with at least one cavity for receiving a fiber optic connector with a dust cap in place about a terminal end of the connector. The housing may be integrally molded with retaining structures for releasably engaging the fiber optic connector and releasable catches for mounting the housing at a mount location. The presence of a fiber optic connector within a cavity of the housing may prevent the removal of the housing from a mounting location. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110182559 | Assembly of optical fiber and optical fiber holder with end portion of optical fiber housed in recess - The present invention is directed to an assembly of an optical fiber and an optical fiber holder for holding the optical fiber, the optical fiber having an end surface formed at an end portion thereof, the end surface being configured to perform light coupling with a light emitting element or with a light receiving element. The optical fiber holder comprises; a throughhole which extends through the optical fiber holder and a recess that is positioned on a surface of the optical fiber holder and that is provided with an opening of the throughhole. The optical fiber is inserted through the throughhole and an adhesive is filled in a gap between an inner wall of the throughhole and an outer periphery of the optical fiber, the adhesive being used for adhering the optical fiber to the optical fiber holder. The end portion, on which is formed the end surface of the optical fiber, protrudes from the opening and terminates within the recess. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110206340 | OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON HOLDING MEMBER, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON HOLDING METHOD, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON BUNDLE AND HOLDING MEMBER FIXTURE - An optical fiber ribbon holding member capable of readjusting a position of an optical fiber ribbon without requiring a heating operation is provided. A holding member main body that has a U-shaped cross section and a space to which a plurality of optical fiber ribbons can be accommodate in a laminated state, and a lid body an opening surface of which has a reverse U-shaped cross section are employed. A latch structure is formed on wall portions of a lid body and a holding member main body, and engages to each other when the lid body covers the holding member main body. Heating operation is not required, and the optical fiber ribbons are held by only a simple operation of covering the lid body, so that the operation of holding the optical fiber ribbons is easily performed and readjustment of the position of the optical fiber ribbons can be performed. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110243521 | Universal Optical Fiber Fusion Splice Connector Holder - A universal holder for fusion splice connector bodies fits any of several standard styles of connector body to variety of different fusion splicer machines. The holder is formed of a block of solid material with a longitudinal cutout formed of a series of of generally semiicylindrical recesses and generally cylindrical lands with one or more square cutouts. The recess and lands are coaxially arranged so as to accommodate the various styles of connector bodies. The body also has locating features, including locating cutouts extending up from a bottom side, to accommodate locating structure of an associated fusion splicer machine. These locating cutouts may accommodate pin and slot, offset pin or parallel pin arrangements. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110262101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY CLEAVING A STRIPPED END SECTION OF AN OPTIC FIBER CORE - Apparatus for mechanically cleaving a stripped end section of an optic fiber core, including a receiving section including an optic fiber guide for receiving the stripped end section of the optic fiber core; a clamping section for receiving a terminal end section of the optic fiber core from the receiving section and securing said terminal end section in a fixed position; and a cleaving section including a cleaving member and cleaving blade, said member being operable to move between an optic fiber receiving position and an optic fiber cleaving position where the blade is positioned to at least partially fracture the optic fiber core extending between the receiving section and the clamping section, wherein movement of the cleaving member towards the cleaving position effects at least partial separation movement between the guide and the clamping section so as to tension and thereby cleave the optic fiber core extending therebetween. | 10-27-2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110317975 | TRANSITION HOUSING AND CAP FOR FIBER BREAKOUT ASSEMBLY - A breakout assembly in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a housing including a tubular body defining a passage extending from a first end to an opposite second end of the body. An interior surface of the body includes a plurality of longitudinal guides, the interior surface further including a stop. The tubular body defines a plurality of openings extending through the body on opposite sides of the stop. The breakout assembly further includes a cap which is slidably received within the body of the housing, wherein notches within the cap receive the guides of the housing, and wherein the cap is engageable with the stop. The cap defines a plurality of internal openings extending through the cap. A multi-fiber cable can be received within the body from one end, and a plurality of breakout tubings are received within the body of the opposite end. The multi-fiber cable includes a breakout end terminating within the tubular body wherein a plurality of the broken out fibers pass through the cap, and into the breakout tubings. In one preferred embodiment, epoxy is placed within the tubular body, on opposite sides of the cap. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120020636 | RE-TERMINABLE LC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND CAM TERMINATION TOOL - An improved, reversibly terminable fiber stub connector assembly is provided that can be readily and positively terminated in the field using simple termination tools. This allows repositioning or replacement of fiber optic cable field fibers if termination is not acceptable in performance. The tool may be a hand-held tool, or used in conjunction with a connector support structure to provide simplified and expeditious field termination of fiber optic cables. The cam tool can include a throughbore that enables connection of a patchcord to the stub fiber of the connector during or shortly after termination without removal of the termination tool. Accordingly, field testing of the connection can be made at the site of termination. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120033930 | Hybrid Connector Tool For Integrated Cleaving - A hybrid optical fiber connector tool is capable of cleaving an optical fiber inserted into the connector tool. The connector tool includes an inner housing, an outer housing that is rotatable with respect to the inner housing, and an optical fiber cutting component. The connector tool is useful for connecting and cutting optical fiber in the field. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120057839 | RUGGEDIZED WAVEGUIDE ENCAPSULATION FIXTURE - A waveguide component encapsulation device may include a housing having first and second surfaces, the housing defining a channel extending through the first and second surfaces, a micromachined waveguide component configured to be positioned in the channel, the waveguide component having first and second ends extending outside the channel and beyond the first and second surfaces of the housing by a finite length, and a pair of spacing members configured to align and stabilize the waveguide component within the channel. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120057840 | Apparatus for providing support for an optical fibre - A support for an optical fibre partially submerged in a substrate is discloses in which the support is arranged with fibre fixing means for fixing a portion of the fibre to the support so that strain on the portion of the fibre external to the substrate and support member is at least partially diverted from the portion of the fibre internal to the support member. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120076467 | CABLE RESTRAINT - Techniques are disclosed that restrain cables in order to relieve excessive tensile force and to prevent breakage at a point of termination. In one example, a system includes a clip and a receiver configured to receive the clip. The clip includes a first member and a second member pivotally connected to each other by a hinge, the hinge located intermediate opposed ends of the first member and the second member, the hinge defining a groove for receiving a first portion of the cable. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120224824 | COMPACT FIBER OPTIC POSITIONER WITH WIDE FREQUENCY BANDWIDTH - A device for the positioning of fiber optic output including a base having a hole disposed at a midpoint thereof, a collar having an opening at a midpoint, a plurality of bimorph actuators, each actuator connected to an outer side surface of the base and located at opposite ends, a plurality of flexible beams, each having a first end connected to the collar and a second end connected to a bimorph actuator, a flexible tube inserted in the hole, where a bottom end of the tube is cantilevered at a bottom of the base and a top end of the tube is inserted in the opening of the collar, and a fiber optic embedded in the flexible tube. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120251068 | OPTICAL FIBER HOLDER AND METHOD FOR HOLDING COATED OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber holder includes a holder main body and cord receiving groove. The holder main body has a fiber receiving groove and a first cord receiving groove. The fiber receiving groove receives and positions a coated optical fiber of an optical fiber cord with a cord jacket removed at the tip of the optical fiber cord. The cord receiving groove receives the cord jacket. A cord holding cover and a fiber pressing cover | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130022328 | Drop Terminal with Anchor Block for Retaining a Stub Cable - The drop terminal includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters having outer connector ports that are accessible from outside the drop terminal. The drop terminal receives a fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers. Fiber optic connectors are positioned at the ends of the optical fibers. The fiber optic connectors are inserted into inner connector ports of the fiber optic adapters. The drop terminal also includes an anchor block for securing the fiber optic cable to a main housing of the drop terminal. The anchor block can be secured to the main housing of the drop terminal by a mechanical interlock. The drop terminal may also include a transparent interior shield or liner that retains fibers in position within the drop terminal during assembly of the drop terminal. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130039630 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY TOOL FOR OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes an inner housing and a fixing module sleeved in the inner housing. The fixing module includes a support member and a fastening assembly fastened to the support member. The support member has a fixing portion, and the fixing portion defines a first restricting groove. The fastening assembly includes a fastener, a fixing member, an elastic member, and a pressing member. The fixing member defines a second restricting groove. The fastener sleeves on the fixing member and the elastic member. The fastener engages with the support member, and then the elastic member is resisted between the fixing member and the fastener, thereby generating an elastic force to drive the fixing member to abut against the fixing portion. The pressing member slidably engages with the support member and resists the fixing member. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130058616 | REMOVABLE STRAIN RELIEF BRACKETS FOR SECURING FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND/OR OPTICAL FIBERS TO FIBER OPTIC EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Removable strain relief brackets for securing fiber optic cables and/or optical fiber to fiber optic equipment, and related assemblies and methods are disclosed. The removable strain relief brackets may be employed to secure fiber optic cable and/or optical fibers routed to fiber optic equipment. The removable strain relief brackets may also be employed to provide strain relief for fiber optic cable and/or optical fibers routed and secure to fiber optic equipment. Fiber optic cable discussed herein includes optical fiber whether disposed in a common cable jacket or disposed freely of each other outside a cable jacket. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130064519 | MAIN HOUSING FOR OPTICAL SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSCEIVERS - A main housing for optical sub-assembly for transceivers includes a cylindrical member and a bypass member. The cylindrical member has a first end for accommodating an optical transmission unit and a second end for accommodating an optical fiber connector. A tubular member forming groove is formed on an outer circumference of the cylindrical member. A sleeve forming reference hole is formed on a tubular wall of the cylindrical member in communication with the tubular member forming groove. The bypass member has a connection tube positioned in the tubular member forming groove, a filter holder positioned in the cylindrical member and connected with the connection tube for connecting a filter on the filter holder, and a sleeve for accommodating an optical receiving unit. The sleeve outward extends along the sleeve forming reference hole and is connected with the filter holder. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130170812 | OPTICAL FIBER POSITIONING STRUCTURE - An optical fiber positioning structure includes a first positioning member and a pair of second positioning members. The first positioning member includes a columnar shaped main body and a pair of latching portions extending from opposite side of the main body toward a same direction. Each second positioning member is columnar shaped, and the pair of second positioning members are clamped between the pair of latching potions and located below the first positioning member, such that a positioning space is bound by the pair of second positioning members and the main body for positioning an optical fiber. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130243387 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FIBER OPTIC CABLES - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic retention device to properly accommodate for cable management arrangements and schemes in telecommunication infrastructures that are massive in scale and/or require subsequent adaptation of the infrastructures. The device includes a C-shaped opening and a spring biased door which moves inwardly to allow cable entry and exit to the device. In one embodiment, the spring is an integral extension of the door. In another embodiment, the spring is a separate torsion coil spring. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130315552 | Attachment Method to Keep Optical Fiber in Tension - A method using a capstan device and different bonding methods for minimizing undesirable time-dependent effects that occur in sensing devices that use optical fibers placed in tension. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130330052 | UNIVERSAL FAN-OUT DEVICE - A universal fan-out device comprising a housing having first and second openings, the housing comprising first and second housing components, each of the first and second housing components having a first end and a second end, a channel running between the first and second ends, and sides along each side of the channel, a resilient material disposed in the channel to restrict movement of fibers within the channel, and an engagement mechanism operatively connected to the housing to inter-engage the first and second housing components together. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130336625 | FIBER MOUNT DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE USING SAME, AND OPTICAL MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A fiber mount device | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140003785 | OPTICAL FIBER HOLDER | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140029909 | POLARITY SCHEME FOR PARALLEL-OPTICS DATA TRANSMISSION - A fiber optic harness assembly includes first through sixth groups of optical fibers and first and second connector sets. The groups of optical fibers are arranged in data transmission pairs such that one group of each pair is configured to transmit data and the other group is configured to receive data. The pairs of the groups are organized such that a first pair includes the first and second groups, a second pair includes the third and fourth groups, and a third pair includes the fifth and sixth groups. The optical fibers of the groups are sized and routed to facilitate low-skew and efficient parallel optics connections for high-speed data transmission. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140086546 | OPTICAL FIBER FIXING DEVICE - An optical fiber fixing device includes a substrate, a cover, a locking assembly, and a fixing plate. The substrate has a loading surface. A number of poles are positioned on the loading surface. Every two adjacent poles cooperate to form a receiving groove. The cover is rotatably connected to one end of the substrate. The fixing plate is positioned on the cover, and has a main body and a number of abutting portions extending from the main body. The abutting portions are corresponding to the receiving grooves respectively. Each abutting portion has two opposite abutting surfaces inclined with respect to the loading surface. Each abutting surface faces one of the poles, and thus the two abutting surface of each abutting portion cooperate with two corresponding poles and the loading surface to fix two optical fibers in the corresponding receiving groove. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140093218 | SILICON-BASED OPTICAL FIBER CLAMP AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An optical fiber clamp and fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The optical fiber clamp includes one or more clamp units. Each clamp unit includes a clamp body formed of silicon, a guide hole formed under a top surface of the clamp body, the guide hole having an upper diameter greater than a lower diameter of the guide hole and having an inclined sidewall; and a locating hole connected to and extends downward from a bottom of the guide hole through the clamp body, the locating hole having an upper diameter equal to a lower diameter of the locating hole and smaller than the lower diameter of the guide hole. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140133822 | ROTATABLE FURCATION ASSEMBLY - A rotatable furcation assembly for furcating optical fibers of a multi-fiber fiber-optic cable to form multiple connecting cables is disclosed. The furcation assembly includes a furcation plug having a central, longitudinal axis and an interior sized to accommodate the furcation of the optical fibers. The furcation assembly also has a clip member with a holding feature and at least one mounting feature. The holding feature has a truncated tubular body that holds the furcation plug such that the furcation plug can axially rotate. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140133823 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE INLET DEVICE - An inlet device is described herein for inserting a telecommunication cable into a telecommunications enclosure. The inlet device includes a housing, a retainer clip attached to the housing and a compression member. The housing can include a compressible portion at the second end of the housing. The retainer clip can secure the inlet device in a close fitting port of a telecommunication enclosure. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140169750 | WIRE HOLDER - A wire holder used to safely receive optical fiber cables. The wire holder includes a main body and a plurality of collection arms. The main body defines a rotation axis and includes a first cylindrical outer surface. The plurality of collection arms extends from the first cylindrical outer surface encircling the cylindrical outer surface. Each collection arm includes a first fixing poles extending substantially parallel to the rotation axis. Each first fixing pole defines two openings passing through the first fixing poles. The openings of the first fixing poles form a first circular space to receive the optical fiber cables. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140178026 | OPTICAL FIBER PROTECTOR - This invention generally relates to devices and methods for protecting an optical fiber during assembly of an optical system. In certain aspect, the invention provides an optical fiber protector. The optical fiber protector includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to contact and couple to an optical fiber connector. The second portion is configured to couple to an optical component. The optical fiber protector further includes a bore for receiving at least a portion of an optical fiber there through. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140185998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING STRAINED OPTICAL FIBERS AGAINST CREEP AND TEMPERATURE AND STRAIN SENSORS USING SAID TECHNOLOGY - Optical fiber anchors accomplishing low creep confinement or fixing of a section of optical fiber in an assembly compact enough to be used conveniently as an anchor or as an enabling part of a strain or temperature sensor while retaining low optical losses and the original buffer coating to prevent the fiber from being exposed to abrasion and other influences that could lead to breakage. A rigid body is used that is mechanically stiff and hard enough to prevent the fiber from cutting into it or distorting the medium or substrate when subjected to stress, even over a long period of years. Trapping can be accomplished by molding the bent fiber into the substrate or body, adhesively bonding or soldering the optical fiber into a confining curved groove in a body or substrate. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140233904 | OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device includes a light guiding member that guides light an optical element that functions by being irradiated with the light guided by the light guiding member and a holding member that internally includes a first housing portion housing the light guiding member and a second housing portion housing the optical element and internally holds the light guiding member and the optical element by the first housing portion and the second housing portion so that the light guiding member and the optical element are internally coupled optically. The first housing portion and the second housing portion are communicatively connected inside the holding member and the light guiding member housed in the first housing portion and the optical element housed in the second housing portion are in contact with each other inside the holding member. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140270678 | BACK POST FOR OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - A back post for an optical fiber connector according to the present disclosure is made from a main material mixed with an additive material. The main material is selected from the group consisting of poly ether ether ketone (PEEK), polyimide (PI), polyether imide (PEI) and polyether sulfone (PES) and the additive material is carbon fiber or glass fiber, wherein the content of the main material in the back post is from 50% to 95% by weight. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140308016 | SMART TOOL HOLDER FOR AN OPTICAL SHAPE-SENSING FIBER - A method, system, and program product hold and manipulate tools during an intervention procedure. The device comprises: a holder body in fixed attachment with a shape-sensing fiber optic fiber; one of a plurality of tools being held by the holder body in coupled alignment with the shape-sensing fiber optic fiber. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140334793 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FIBER OPTIC CABLES - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic retention device to properly accommodate for cable management arrangements and schemes in telecommunication infrastructures that are massive in scale and/or require subsequent adaptation of the infrastructures. The device includes a C-shaped opening and a spring biased door which moves inwardly to allow cable entry and exit to the device. In one embodiment, the spring is an integral extension of the door. In another embodiment, the spring is a separate torsion coil spring. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150023646 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR REMOVAL CLIPS - A removal clip is provided for disconnecting a fiber optic connector from an array of installed fiber optic connectors. The removal clip includes an engagement portion for engaging the connector and a force transmitting structure that allows digital removal force from a user to be applied at a distance from the connector. The engagement portion may be generally U-shaped and includes opposing latch arms configured to accommodate the body of a fiber optic connector. The latch arms permit the engagement portion to snap attach to the connector. The force transmitting structure may include a beam and a handle extending axially or radially from the gripping section. Also included is an assembly of a removal clip attached to a fiber optic connector. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150078720 | Hydra Cable Assembly and Components Thereof - Embodiments of the present invention relate to fiber optic hydra cable assemblies and components thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention is a fiber optic cable transition which includes a front housing having a front opening, a rear opening, and an internal wall positioned inside of the front housing. The fiber optic cable transition also includes a front boot having a distal end, a proximal end, and a flange, the front boot being positioned at least partially inside the front housing such that the flange abuts the internal wall. The fiber optic cable transition also includes a rear housing having a distal end and a proximal end, where the rear opening of the front housing is joined to the proximal end of the rear housing. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150078721 | Optical Fiber Mount - The present invention relates generally to a mount for securely holding an optical fiber in place, for example, on an optical bench or a translation stage. In one embodiment, the mount includes a lower block having a first portion, which has an upward-facing channel formed in the top surface thereof and extending from the front surface to the rear region. The channel forms a groove at its bottom. The mount further includes an upper block disposed over the first portion of the lower block. The upper block has a downward-facing ridge that includes one or more holding surfaces disposed adjacent the groove and extending along the downward-facing ridge. The upper block is held against the first portion of the lower block, such that the one or more holding surfaces are positioned to hold the optical fiber in the groove. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150131960 | DETACHABLE INLET GUIDE FOR BLOWN OPTICAL FIBER - An inlet guide for facilitating distribution of optical fibers into at least one duct is provided. The inlet guide includes a first portion, a second portion, a first end, a second end, a head, and a main body. The first portion includes a first opposing surface. The second portion includes a second opposing surface and is separable from the first portion. The head is disposed at the first end and comprises an outlet port. The main body is disposed at the second end. The first portion and the second portion cooperate to define a plurality of passageways for the optical fibers. The plurality of passageways extends between the first end and the second end. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150293309 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING OPTICAL ELEMENT - A structure for aligning an optical element includes a baseplate including a set position for mounting at least one optical element, a first reference hole, and a second reference hole spaced by a first distance from the first reference hole. The set position is determined by a first baseline that passes the first reference hole and the second reference hole and a second baseline that intersects with the first baseline at a second distance from the first reference hole on an opposite side to the second reference hole with respect to the first reference hole. The second distance is shorter than the first distance. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150362693 | PULLING GRIP ASSEMBLY - Teachings of the present disclosure relate to a pulling sleeve for pulling a cable through a conduit. The pulling sleeve is mounted over fibers of a fiber optic cable and a plurality of fiber optic connectors associated with the fibers. The pulling sleeve includes an elongated body formed of two mating pieces to include an interior cavity to receive and house the fibers. The two mating pieces may include half-pieces. The elongated body of the pulling sleeve includes a length that extends along a central axis between first and second ends, where the first end of the elongated body includes a pulling eye. Also, the elongated body of the pulling sleeve defines a plurality of axially spaced-apart circumferential notches for enhancing flexibility along its length. The axially spaced-apart circumferential notches enable the elongated body of the pulling sleeve to conform to a curved conduit path. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150378106 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE RETENTION - A fiber optic cable retention module includes a housing with a base. A first section extends from the base and defines a pocket for receiving strength members of a fiber optic cable. A second section extends from the base and defines slots that receive a retention member having a generally U shaped frame. The frame has first and second arms extending therefrom that define a cable receiving slot therebetween. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160016218 | STAMPING TO FORM A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OF DISSIMILAR MATERIALS HAVING STRUCTURED FEATURES - A composite structure includes a base and an auxiliary portion of dissimilar materials. The auxiliary portion is shaped by stamping. As the auxiliary portion is stamped, it interlocks with the base, and at the same time forming a desired structured feature on the auxiliary portion, such as a structured reflective surface, an alignment feature, etc. With this approach, relatively less critical structured features can be shaped on the bulk of the base with less effort to maintain a relatively larger tolerance, while the relatively more critical structured features on the auxiliary portion are more precisely shaped with further considerations to define dimensions, geometries and/or finishes at relatively smaller tolerances. The auxiliary portion may include a composite structure of two dissimilar materials associated with different properties for stamping different structured features. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160033735 | Device For Fixing Wires - A device is provided and includes a first catch plate and a retention ring. The first catch plate includes a plurality of first catch plate gripping slots spaced apart from each other and disposed about a circumference thereof. Each of the plurality of first catch plate griping slots include a wire receiving opening extending through a thickness of the first catch plate. The retention ring is removably secured to a periphery of the first catch plate. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160062041 | BUNDLED OPTICAL FIBER PROBE - A bundled optical fiber probe according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a forward irradiation unit including a forward irradiation optical fiber disposed at the center thereof, the forward irradiation optical fiber having a flat end surface; and a side irradiation unit including a side irradiation optical fiber disposed at the periphery of the forward irradiation unit, the side irradiation optical fiber having an inclined end surface to laterally reflect a laser beam, wherein the forward irradiation unit and the side irradiation unit can be formed as a single bundle. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160079728 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER MODULE - A semiconductor laser module includes: a semiconductor laser element emitting a laser light; an optical fiber, into which the laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser element is incident, guiding the laser light; and an optical-fiber-holding unit having a fixing agent and holding the optical fiber, the fixing agent being for fixing the optical fiber. The fixing agent is provided at an area in which a power of a leakage light of the laser light having been incident into the optical fiber and then emitted to outside the optical fiber is low. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160124174 | OPTICAL FIBER FURCATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A furcation assembly for use with multi-fiber optical fiber cable comprises a housing having a first housing piece and a housing cover. The first housing piece has a furcation block at which a plurality of furcation tubes are terminated and which is configured to receive an end portion of the optical fiber cable such that respective optical fibers thereof may be inserted into a selected furcation tube. The housing cover is received over the first housing piece so as to be locked in a closed position. When the housing cover is in the closed position, the multi-fiber cable is axially retained with respect to the housing. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160170143 | END CAP HOLDER | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160202418 | OPTICAL FIBER MODAL DISTRIBUTION CONDITIONER | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160202426 | EMBEDDED OPTICAL FIBER TERMINATION DEVICE | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160202438 | FIBER OPTIC FAN-OUT/BREAK-OUT KIT CLOSURE/HOUSING | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160380419 | COMMUNICATION CABLING DUCT HAVING CONTROLLED ELONGATION - According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, an adhesive-backed duct having controlled elongation properties is described. The adhesive backed duct has a main body having a conduit portion with a cavity formed longitudinally therethrough, a flange portion having an adhesive backing layer disposed thereon to mount the duct to a mounting surface, and at least one rod-like strength member disposed within and extending longitudinally with the main body of the duct. The at least one rod-like strength member is comprised of a plurality of aligned segments. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190146173 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER CABLE | 05-16-2019 |
