Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Wetenkamp

Daniel B. Wetenkamp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Field termination kit for fiber connector
    Patent number: 6790131
    Abstract: A polishing puck assembly is provided for use in polishing a fiber optic connector. A slidable weight rests on the fiber optic connector to urge the ferrule of the fiber optic connector to extend below a bottom surface of the puck assembly. The puck assembly can be manipulated relative to polishing material to polish the end of the fiber optic connector. The polishing material can be circular in shape and held by a palette defining one or more circular pockets for holding the polishing material. Different polishing material can be positioned in the different pockets. A circular guide can be utilized in the circular pocket wherein the guide includes a circular opening with a center offset from a center of the circular guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Wetenkamp, Charles J. Rogers
  • Field termination kit for fiber connector
    Publication number: 20030139118
    Abstract: A polishing puck assembly is provided for use in polishing a fiber optic connector. A slidable weight rests on the fiber optic connector to urge the ferrule of the fiber optic connector to extend below a bottom surface of the puck assembly. The puck assembly can be manipulated relative to polishing material to polish the end of the fiber optic connector. The polishing material can be circular in shape and held by a palette defining one or more circular pockets for holding the polishing material. Different polishing material can be positioned in the different pockets. A circular guide can be utilized in the circular pocket wherein the guide includes a circular opening with a center offset from a center of the circular guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel B. Wetenkamp, Charles J. Rogers