Patents by Inventor Dennis M Slaton

Dennis M Slaton 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).

  • Optical fiber cable apparatus having encased ribbon stack
    Patent number: 6778745
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an optical fiber cable having improved optical fiber densities and no central strength member. The optical fiber cable includes one or more multi-fiber unit tubes having an optical fiber ribbon stack snugly positioned therein. The diagonal length of the ribbon stack is approximately equal or, alternatively, at least 90% of the inner diameter of the unit tube. The multi-fiber unit tube is made of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or other material soft and flexible enough to allow the ribbon stack to be relatively firmly positioned therein without affecting the optical fiber performance. The optical fiber cable includes one or more filling materials such as yarn fillers positioned, e.g., between the ribbon stack and the inner walls of the unit tube, to maintain the shape of the multi-fiber unit tube. The yarn filler material includes super absorbent polymers to reduce propagation of water down the unit tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Fitel USA Corp.
    Inventors: Harold P Debban, Jr., Clyde Jefferson Lever, Jr., Richard Norris, Dennis M Slaton, Richard Dalton Small, Jr., Phillip M Thomas, Peter A Weimann
  • OPTICAL FIBER CABLE APPARATUS HAVING ENCASED RIBBON STACK
    Publication number: 20040091221
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an optical fiber cable having improved optical fiber densities and no central strength member. The optical fiber cable includes one or more multi-fiber unit tubes having an optical fiber ribbon stack snugly positioned therein. The diagonal length of the ribbon stack is approximately equal or, alternatively, at least 90% of the inner diameter of the unit tube. The multi-fiber unit tube is made of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or other material soft and flexible enough to allow the ribbon stack to be relatively firmly positioned therein without affecting the optical fiber performance. The optical fiber cable includes one or more filling materials such as yarn fillers positioned, e.g., between the ribbon stack and the inner walls of the unit tube, to maintain the shape of the multi-fiber unit tube. The yarn filler material includes super absorbent polymers to reduce propagation of water down the unit tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Harold P. Debban, Clyde Jefferson Lever, Richard Norris, Dennis M. Slaton, Richard Dalton Small, Phillip M. Thomas, Peter A. Weimann