Patents by Inventor Kevin Charles Beach

Kevin Charles Beach 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 connectors with at least one field-installable termini
    Patent number: 10908364
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector comprises a shell, an insert, and at least one terminus sub-assembly. The shell defines an interior space and has a front portion. The insert is retained in the front portion of the shell. The at least one terminus sub-assembly at least partially received and retained in the insert. The at least one terminus sub-assembly includes a ferrule, a stub optical fiber secured to the ferrule, and a holder in which the stub optical fiber terminates. At least one splice component is retained with the holder and configured to be actuated and apply a clamping force to the stub optical fiber within the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Charles Beach, Jonathan Edward DeCortin, David Wayne Meek, Scott Eric Semmler
  • FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS WITH AT LEAST ONE FIELD-INSTALLABLE TERMINI
    Publication number: 20200257055
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector comprises a shell, an insert, and at least one terminus sub-assembly. The shell defines an interior space and has a front portion. The insert is retained in the front portion of the shell. The at least one terminus sub-assembly at least partially received and retained in the insert. The at least one terminus sub-assembly includes a ferrule, a stub optical fiber secured to the ferrule, and a holder in which the stub optical fiber terminates. At least one splice component is retained with the holder and configured to be actuated and apply a clamping force to the stub optical fiber within the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Charles Beach, Jonathan Edward DeCortin, David Wayne Meek, Scott Eric Semmler
  • Rack rail with multiple interfaces
    Patent number: D950993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Charles Beach, Mark Robert Dagley, Giovanna Monserrat Franco Romo, Sergio Sanchez Garcia, Raymond Glenn Jay, Brian Duane Kingsbury, Robert Tomasz Klak, Wojciech Kreczmer