Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Rittle

Jeffrey W. Rittle 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).

  • Fiber optic connector housing, fiber optic receptacle, accessories employing fiber optic connector housings and corresponding optical assemblies
    Patent number: 5598495
    Abstract: A new fiber optic connector housing and a new fiber optic receptacle, both of which conform to a new standard proposed by the X3T9.3 committee of the American National Standards Institute, are disclosed. In addition, four accessory devices for electro-optic modules, each of which includes one or more essentially conventional plug frames which fit into either one or more conventional, individual fiber optic connector housings or the new fiber optic connector housing, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Rittle, William W. Vetter, James R. Webb
  • Fiber optic connector housing, fiber optic receptacle, accessories employing fiber optic connector housings and corresponding optical assemblies
    Patent number: 5452388
    Abstract: A new fiber optic connector housing and a new fiber optic receptacle, both of which conform to a new standard proposed by the X3T9.3 committee of the American National Standards Institute, are disclosed. In addition, four accessory devices for electro-optic modules, each of which includes one or more essentially conventional plug frames which fit into either one or more conventional, individual fiber optic connector housings or the new fiber optic connector housing, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Rittle, William W. Vetter, James R. Webb
  • Fiber optic connector housing
    Patent number: 5325454
    Abstract: A new fiber optic connector housing and a new fiber optic receptacle, both of which conform to a new standard proposed by the X3T9.3 committee of the American National Standards Institute, are disclosed. In addition, four accessory devices for electro-optic modules, each of which includes one or more essentially conventional plug frames which fit into either one or more conventional, individual fiber optic connector housings or the new fiber optic connector housing, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines, Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Rittle, William W. Vetter, James R. Webb