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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6301413 | Fiber optic cable with flame inhibiting capability A fiber optic cable (10) includes a conventional optical fiber ribbon stack (12) with optical fiber ribbons having optical fibers. Ribbon stack (12) is disposed in a water blocking material (13) which, in turn, is surrounded by a core tube (14). Core tube... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6213750 | Guide block assembly for aligning bore forming pins during molding of multi-fiber optical connector ferrules A guide block assembly and associated method are provided for retaining a plurality of fiber bore forming pins and at least one guide bore forming pin in precise relation to each other during molding of a multi-fiber ferrule used in a multi-fiber connecto... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6171526 | Method for making a grooved spacer for a telecommunications cable A calibration apparatus and method for making a grooved plastic spacer for a slotted core telecommunications cable. The method includes attaching a calibration apparatus having helically shaped calibration members to an extrusion die. The calibration memb... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6122424 | Fiber optic cable with flame inhibiting capability A fiber optic cable (10) includes a conventional optical fiber ribbon stack (12) with optical fiber ribbons having optical fibers. Ribbon stack (12) is disposed in a water blocking material (13) which, in turn, is surrounded by a core tube (14). Core tube... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120193 | Splice house subassembly and associated connector The splice housing assembly provides a non-activated mechanical splice that provides temperature compensation such that the resulting splice is substantially unaffected by temperature fluctuations, thereby permitting the splice housing assembly to be form... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6115527 | Ribbon separation tool and method for separating an optical fiber ribbon A ribbon separation tool (10) for separating optical fiber ribbons (C1,C2,C3) into subsets of optical fibers. Ribbon separation tool (10) includes a stationary shearing device (27), and a moveable shearing device (17), the moveable shearing device (17) is... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6101305 | Fiber optic cable A fiber optic cable (10) having a core tube (14) with a stack of optical fiber ribbons (12) therein, a jacket (20), and strength sections (30). Jacket (20) includes a non-uniform profile with close profile sections (22) and extended profile sections (26).... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6088499 | Fiber optic cable with ripcord A fiber optic cable (10) includes a cable core (20) and a sheath section (40). Interstitial assemblies (30) are disposed between cable core (20) and sheath section (40, at least one of the interstitial assemblies (30) includes a ripcord (38). Ripcord (38)... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6078718 | Strain relief device for plurality of optical ribbon fibers A device and method are provided to relieve strain in a plurality of optical ribbon fibers. In one embodiment, a tray has two sidewalls defining a passageway therebetween for receiving a grommet. The grommet defines a channel sized for receiving therethro... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6072932 | Method and apparatus for connectorizing fiber optic cable A method for connectorizing fiber optic cables includes arranging a plurality of connectorized optical fiber jumpers having first and second opposed ends, such that the first end of each jumper is in parallel alignment with respect to the first end of eac... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6071442 | Method for aligning bore forming pins during molding of multi-fiber optical connector ferrules A guide block assembly and associated method are provided for retaining a plurality of fiber bore forming pins and at least one guide bore forming pin in precise relation to each other during molding of a multi-fiber ferrule used in a multi-fiber connecto... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068410 | Splice housing assembly and associated assembly method for mechanically decoupling a ferrule from a splice body A splice housing assembly and an associated assembly method are provided in which the ferrule is mechanically decoupled from the splice body such that the ferrule has at least limited movement, typically in an off-axis direction, relative to the splice bo... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6066798 | Slotted core telecommunications cable A slotted core telecommunications cable includes a spacer made of plastic having a melt flow index equal to or greater than 0.65 g/10 min. Each spacer rib has a longitudinally extending base between adjacent groove corners whose thickness does not exceed ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6061492 | Apparatus and method for interconnecting fiber cables A apparatus and method are provided to provide a readily rearrangeable interconnection point between two fiber cables. A panel has a series of trays for holding joined fiber pairs. One of the cables is fanned out in equal length fanout tubes and fiber gui... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6057018 | Blend of non plasticized polyvinyl chloride and ether-based polyurethane A telecommunications cable includes an extruded plastic member formed of an extruded blend of a nonplasticized polyvinyl chloride and an ether-based polyurethane. The blend may be used in the extrusion of tubes or ribbons holding light waveguides or metal... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053085 | Ribbon separation tool and method for separating an optical fiber ribbon A ribbon separation tool (10) for separating optical fiber ribbons (C1,C2,C3) into subsets of optical fibers. Ribbon separation tool (10) includes a stationary shearing device (27), and a moveable shearing device (17), the moveable shearing device (17) is... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6052502 | Ribbon optical cable having improved strength A fiber optic cable (10) having a slotted rod (12) with grooves (22) formed therein. At least one groove includes a buffer tube (13) having a ribbon stack (14) supported in a tensile window position within buffer tube (13) by a water blocking material (15... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6014487 | Fiber optic cable A fiber optic cable (10) includes a tube section (20) and an sheath section (40). Between tube and sheath sections (20,40) is a series of general interstices (S), each general interstice (S) comprises a respective set of sub-interstices (S1,S2,S3). Each g... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6009223 | Bracket assembly for strain relief of optical fiber jumpers A bracket assembly is provided for managing and strain relieving jumpers exiting an optical hardware cabinet. The bracket has a length portion and at least one fanning finger block mounted thereon to define a line of routing spaces for jumpers. The bracke... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5999393 | Surge protector and lead assembly with improved contact area between the protector and lead The present invention provides a lead for attachment to a cylindrical protector element with a circular contact ring thereon and a circular groove adjacent and axially inward of the contact ring. The lead is a conductive member with a first end and a seco... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5983617 | Stranding machine for use in the manufacture of fiber optic cables A machine for incorporating filament(s) into a fiber optic cable, e.g. a fly-off type strander (20). Strander (20) includes a frame (22) and a carriage (30) rotatably mounted to the frame. Carriage (30) includes filament packages (50) respectively mounted... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5987207 | Fiber organizer The fiber organizer includes a tray for supporting at least one optical fiber within a housing, such as an optical receiver node. The fiber organizer also includes means for defining a raceway along which the optical fiber is routed. The raceway can be de... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971626 | Fiber optic connector and connector sleeve assembly The present invention provides a connector and connector sleeve assembly comprising a connector with reduced parts that is received in one side of the connector sleeve. The connector has a bayonet style protrusion that is received in a bayonet cut-out in ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5971624 | Multi-fiber splice mechanism and associated splicing connector A splicing connector and an associated splice mechanism are provided to splice first and second pluralities of optical fibers without buckling the optical fibers. The connector includes a housing and a retainer disposed of at least partially within the ho... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5970196 | Fiber optic protective member with removable section to facilitate separation thereof An optical fiber carrier (10) having at least one protective member comprising a buffer tube (20). Buffer tube (20) has a removable section (30) removal of which permits separation of the buffer tube for access to optical fibers (42) in the tube. Buffer t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5966485 | Method of producing core protrusion relative to cladding in an optical fiber of a fiber optic connector A method for providing core protrusion relative to cladding in an optical fiber mounted in a fiber optic connector includes the step of etching the end face of the fiber with a solution which preferentially removes the cladding from around the core of the... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5966489 | Fiber optic ribbon interconnect cable An optical cable (50) for use in a fiber optic cable assembly (10). Fiber optic cable assembly (10) comprises conventional single fiber connectors (80,82), a dual fiber connector (84), and a connector fan-out housing (86). Dual fiber connector (84) is of ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5940561 | Adapter assembly for precise alignment of fiber optic connectors An adapter assembly is provided for removably receiving two optical fiber ferrules of the type with open grooves extending longitudinally rearward of the end face of the ferrule. The assembly comprises a sleeve with an interior surface that defines a pass... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5933557 | Multi-link boot assembly for cable connector A multi-link boot assembly has a number of separate links which can be connected to form a flexible boot assembly capable of maintaining a predetermined bend radius as off-axial loads are applied, thereby effectively dispersing stresses along a cable as t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5923804 | Fiber optic connector and an associated method of fabrication The fiber optic connector includes a crimp body defining a longitudinal bore extending between the first and second opposed ends of the crimp body. The fiber optic connector also includes a cylindrical shroud defining an internal bore in which a ferrule a... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5923802 | Flexible connector assembly having slack storage The at least partially flexible connector assembly includes a slack storage tube connected to the first end of a fiber optic cable for loosely storing excess lengths of the optical fibers. The slack storage tube is typically at least partially flexible. B... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920669 | Receptacle having a rotatable coupling nut for engaging a fiber optic connector assembly The receptacle includes a rotatable coupling nut for engaging an externally threaded fiber optic connector assembly or plug which is mounted upon the end portion of a fiber optic cable. As such, the cross-sectional dimensions of the fiber optic connector ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5920672 | Optical cable and a component thereof A fiber optic cable (40) having an fiber optic cable component (10) with a cellularized structure. The fiber optic cable component (10) comprises a body (11) made from a cellularized material having at least one recess (13). The recess (13) includes an op... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5917977 | Composite cable A composite cable (10) includes a core section (12), a tensile strength section (20), a conductor and water blocking section (30), an armor tape (50), and an outer jacket (60). Core section (12) includes at least one fiber optic conductor (14), and conduc... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5917978 | Buffered optical fiber having improved low temperature performance and stripability A buffered optical fiber includes a coated optical fiber loosely contained within a space delimited by the inner surface of a plastic tube. The outer surface of the coated optical fiber is formed of non-stick material such as TEFLON. No filler material is... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915055 | Method and apparatus for connectorizing fiber optic cable A method for connectorizing fiber optic cables includes arranging a plurality of connectorized optical fiber jumpers having first and second opposed ends, such that the first end of each jumper is in parallel alignment with respect to the first end of eac... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5909349 | Gas tube surge protector with sneak current protection A gas tube protector module is provided that provides sneak current protection in addition to voltage surge protection. The module has two pairs of terminals with one pair for connection to outside plant and the second pair for connection to the inside wi... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5904037 | Fiber optic cable reversal point marking process and a marking device for use therewith A manufacturing process (10) for producing a product (50,50') comprises a product making section (20) and an operation section (60). Product making section (20) is operative to produce, for example, a complete but unmarked cable product (50). Operation se... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5880919 | Gas tube surge protector with interacting varistors A surge protector is provided that has a gas tube and at least one MOV that is coordinated with the gas tube such that the MOV interacts with the gas tube to lower the impulse breakdown voltage of a gas tube of a type that has a wide range of DC breakdown... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5870515 | Receptacle and associated method for permitting the selective withdrawal of a ferrule The receptacle permits selected ones of the ferrules to be withdrawn from the receptacle without disconnecting the fiber optic connector from the receptacle and without disassembling the receptacle. As such, the ferrule that is withdrawn from the receptac... | 02/09/1999 |
