Patents by Inventor Mario L. Tooley

Mario L. Tooley 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).

  • Molded fiber optic cable furcation assemblies, and related fiber optic components, assemblies, and methods
    Patent number: 8958673
    Abstract: Molded fiber optic cable furcation assemblies, and related fiber optic components, assemblies, and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an end portion of a fiber optic cable with a portion of a cable jacket removed to expose optical fibers and/or a cable strength member(s) therein and thereafter placing the cable into a mold for creating a molded furcation plug about the end portion of the fiber optic cable. The furcation plug may be overmolded about the end portion of the fiber optic cable. The molded furcation plug can be used to pull a fiber optic cable without damaging the optical fiber(s) disposed within the fiber optic cable. The molded furcation plug is advantageous since it manufactured with fewer parts, without epoxy, and/or without a labor intensive process that may be difficult to automate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Timothy S. Cline, Terry L. Cooke, Tory A. Klavuhn, Mario L. Tooley
  • MOLDED FIBER OPTIC CABLE FURCATION ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120301090
    Abstract: Molded fiber optic cable furcation assemblies, and related fiber optic components, assemblies, and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an end portion of a fiber optic cable with a portion of a cable jacket removed to expose optical fibers and/or a cable strength member(s) therein and thereafter placing the cable into a mold for creating a molded furcation plug about the end portion of the fiber optic cable. The furcation plug may be overmolded about the end portion of the fiber optic cable. The molded furcation plug can be used to pull a fiber optic cable without damaging the optical fiber(s) disposed within the fiber optic cable. The molded furcation plug is advantageous since it manufactured with fewer parts, without epoxy, and/or without a labor intensive process that may be difficult to automate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy S. Cline, Terry L. Cooke, Tory A. Klavuhn, Mario L. Tooley