Patents by Inventor Michael Lawrence Gurreri

Michael Lawrence Gurreri 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).

  • Publication number: 20140233892
    Abstract: A receptacle for optically coupling with a plug from a set of plugs, each of the plugs in the set of plugs having a plug housing with a unique front face geometry and a ferrule disposed within the plug housing, the receptacle comprising: a tub having a plurality of walls that define an interior for receiving a plug, said tub interior having a tub interior geometry corresponding to one and only one unique front face geometry and defining by a ferrule guiding portion in the tub, wherein said ferrule guiding portion projects from one or more of the plurality of walls into the tub interior and includes a keying element in a predefined position within said receptacle interior, the keying element preventing mating engagement between the receptacle and the plugs of the set of plugs except for the plug having said corresponding unique front face geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Patent number: 8807843
    Abstract: A receptacle for optically coupling with a plug from a set of plugs, each of the plugs in the set of plugs having a plug housing with a unique front face geometry and a ferrule disposed within the plug housing, the receptacle comprising: a tub having a plurality of walls that define an interior for receiving a plug, said tub interior having a tub interior geometry corresponding to one and only one unique front face geometry and defining by a ferrule guiding portion in the tub, wherein said ferrule guiding portion projects from one or more of the plurality of walls into the tub interior and includes a keying element in a predefined position within said receptacle interior, the keying element preventing mating engagement between the receptacle and the plugs of the set of plugs except for the plug having said corresponding unique front face geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Publication number: 20140219610
    Abstract: A connector system comprising a set of plug housings, each plug housing having a front face and defining a first keying element at least partially on the front face, the first keying element of each plug housing in the set of plug housings being different, a set of receptacles, each receptacle being an adapter configured to connect two plugs together, each receptacle defining a front opening and a second keying element projecting from at least one interior surface of the receptacle into the front interior space of the receptacle, the second keying element of the each receptacle of the set of receptacles being different and being adapted to cooperate with the first keying element of one and only one plug housing of the set of plug housings such that each receptacle of the set of receptacles mates with only one plug housing of the set of plug housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Patent number: 8794849
    Abstract: A connector set of discriminating receptacles and plugs, the connector set comprising a plurality of different receptacles and a plurality of different plugs for optically or electrically coupling with the different receptacles, each different plug having a unique first geometry, each different receptacle having a unique second geometry; wherein each unique first geometry corresponds to one, and only one, unique second geometry such that the plugs and receptacles having corresponding unique first and second geometries in the connector set are mating pairs; wherein each mating pair is marked with a matching visual identification different from the plugs and receptacles having different first and second geometries in the connector set, the visual identification being at least one of color, alphanumerical, or symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Publication number: 20140161392
    Abstract: A receptacle for optically coupling with a plug from a set of plugs, each of the plugs in the set of plugs having a plug housing with a unique front face geometry and a ferrule disposed within the plug housing, the receptacle comprising: a tub having a plurality of walls that define an interior for receiving a plug, said tub interior having a tub interior geometry corresponding to one and only one unique front face geometry and defining by a ferrule guiding portion in the tub, wherein said ferrule guiding portion projects from one or more of the plurality of walls into the tub interior and includes a keying element in a predefined position within said receptacle interior, the keying element preventing mating engagement between the receptacle and the plugs of the set of plugs except for the plug having said corresponding unique front face geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Publication number: 20140161401
    Abstract: An optical splice for optically coupling two fibers, the splice comprising: (a) a housing having two ends and defining a reservoir; (b) a fiber clamp for clamping two fibers together disposed in the housing; (c) two cable clamps, one on each end of the housing, the cable clamps comprising a purchase point for anchoring strength members of the fibers, the purchase point being operatively connected to the housing; and (d) a sealant in the reservoir, the sealant adapted to engulf and adhere to a fiber extending from each cable clamp to the fiber clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, Frederick Sauers, Douglas Harold Rohde, David James Fabian
  • Patent number: 8708573
    Abstract: A connector system comprising: a multi-plug connector, each plug having a housing and a ferrule, said housing having a front and back orientation and having a front face defining an opening, said ferrule being disposed within said opening, said housing defining a first keying element on said front face around said opening, at least two housings of said multi-plug connector having different said first keying elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Patent number: 8573856
    Abstract: A method for preparing a ferrule assembly avoids polishing while providing adequate control over fiber end protrusion and co-planarity. A distal end of the fiber is prepared before securing the fiber in a ferrule, and before or after inserting the fiber into the ferrule. The prepared fiber is manipulated to provide a desired spatial relationship between the fiber end and the ferrule's end face, and then secured to maintain the desired spatial relationship. Preferably, the fiber end is prepared using a laser cleaving technique to provide a suitable end without abrasive polishing. An interferometer may be used to obtain measurements, during manipulation of the prepared fiber within the ferrule, that indicate whether the prepared fiber is satisfactorily positioned. In accordance with other aspects of the invention, a ferrule assembly prepared in accordance with the method, and a connector or other optical package including such a ferrule assembly are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua L. Webb, Douglas Harold Rohde, David William Cormany, Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Patent number: 8425125
    Abstract: A method of terminating a fiber in a connector having a front and rear orientation, a housing, a clamping mechanism in the housing, and a ferrule assembly forward of the clamping mechanism and comprising a holder and a ferrule extending from the holder, the method comprising covering the ferrule with a cap, inserting a fiber into the clamping mechanism from the rear of the connector, and while the cap is on the ferrule, actuating the clamping mechanism to secure the fiber to the connector by urging the cap rearward relative to the clamping mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, David Donald Erdman, Eric James Hopkins, Douglas Harold Rohde, Joen Verweyen, Daniel Daems
  • Patent number: 8359169
    Abstract: A method of qualifying a ferrule assembly as being adequate to make physical contact upon application of a certain mating force, said ferrule assembly comprising a ferrule having an mating face and two or more fibers in said ferrule extending from said mating face, said method comprising (a) determining a coplanarity line of the ends of said fibers of said ferrule assembly, (b) determining minus coplanarity, said minus coplanarity being the greatest parallel offset between said coplanarity line and a fiber end below the coplanarity line; and (c) determining whether said ferrule assembly will make physical contact as a function of at least said minus coplanarity and said certain mating force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, James David Kevern
  • Patent number: 8313249
    Abstract: A multi-fiber ferrule and optical fibers therein make easier contact with other multi-fiber ferrules and connectors with a small fiber tip radius and a modulus of elasticity. A method for qualifying multi-fiber ferrules (and connectors) is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignees: US Conec, Ltd., Tyco Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, James David Kevern, Michael Aaron Kadar-Kallen, Lou Castagna, Mike Hughes, Darrell R Childers
  • Publication number: 20120051697
    Abstract: A ferrule assembly comprising: (a) a ferrule body defining a plurality of bores and having an end face having an inner portion and outer portions on opposite sides of said first portion; (b) a plurality fibers disposed in said bores and protruding beyond said end face; and (c) a protruding element on each outer portion, said protruding element having a first or second configuration, in said first configuration, said protruding element comprises a portion of said outer portion that protrudes beyond said inner portion but not as far as said fibers protrude, and in said second configuration, said protruding element comprises at least one fiber in a bore in said outer portion that protrudes beyond any fiber in a bore in said inner portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Aaron Kadar-Kallen, Michael Lawrence Gurreri, Marcellus P.J. Buijs
  • Publication number: 20110271525
    Abstract: A method of terminating a fiber in a connector having a front and rear orientation, a housing, a clamping mechanism in the housing, and a ferrule assembly forward of the clamping mechanism and comprising a holder and a ferrule extending from the holder, the method comprising covering the ferrule with a cap, inserting a fiber into the clamping mechanism from the rear of the connector, and while the cap is on the ferrule, actuating the clamping mechanism to secure the fiber to the connector by urging the cap rearward relative to the clamping mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, David Donald Erdman, Eric James Hopkins, Douglas Harold Rohde, Koen Verweyen, Daniel Daems
  • Patent number: 7988367
    Abstract: A cap for a field-installable optical connector having a front and rear orientation, a housing, an axially-actuated clamping mechanism in the housing, and a ferrule assembly forward of the clamping mechanism and forwardly biased in the housing, the ferrule assembly comprising a holder and a ferrule extending from the holder, the cap comprising a front end defining a cavity for receiving the ferrule and having an outer surface defining at least part of a front-end geometry, a back end defining an opening through which the ferrule is received and a perimeter around the opening, the perimeter configured to contact the holder when the cap is pushed rearward in the housing, the front and back ends being unitary such that any rearward force on the front end is transferred to the back end and through the perimeter to the holder and a retention portion for contacting the housing to secure the cap to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, David Donald Erdman, Eric James Hopkins, Douglas Harold Rohde, Koen Verweyen, Daniel Daems
  • Patent number: 7789572
    Abstract: A secure transceiver system for use with a connector system comprising a set of plugs, each plug having a housing having a front and back orientation and having a front face defining an opening, said ferrule being disposed within said opening, said housing defining a first keying element on said front face around said opening, said keying element for each plug of said set of plugs being different; said secure transceiver system comprising: a set of transceivers, each transceiver having a different receptacle, each receptacle having an opening to receive said plug and a ferrule-receiving portion to receive said ferrule, said ferrule-receiving portion defining a second keying element to cooperate with said first keying element, said second keying element for each receptacle being different and being adapted to cooperate with one and only one of said first keying elements, wherein plugs and receptacles having keying elements that cooperate are mating pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, David Robert Baechtle
  • Patent number: 7695197
    Abstract: A bend limiter for use with electrical and fiber optic cables that can handle a relatively wide range of side loading without excessive bending is disclosed. The bend limiter is configured to bend at radii which are less than the critical curvature of the cable over a range of loads. The bend limiter includes a flexible member having two portions. One portion has a non-linear profile and is designed to absorb high loads to control bending. The other portion has a tapered linear profile and is designed to bend under light loads so that a conductor at the tip of the bend limiter does not kink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Publication number: 20090271126
    Abstract: A method of qualifying a ferrule assembly as being adequate to make physical contact upon application of a certain mating force, said ferrule assembly comprising a ferrule having an mating face and two or more fibers in said ferrule extending from said mating face, said method comprising (a) determining a coplanarity line of the ends of said fibers of said ferrule assembly, (b) determining minus coplanarity, said minus coplanarity being the greatest parallel offset between said coplanarity line and a fiber end below the coplanarity line; and (c) determining whether said ferrule assembly will make physical contact as a function of at least said minus coplanarity and said certain mating force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, James David Kevern
  • Patent number: 7567743
    Abstract: A method of terminating a fiber in a connector, the method comprising: (a) securing a stripped fiber to a device; (b) while the fiber is secured to the device, cleaving the fiber to produce a cleaved fiber; (c) securing a connector having a stub to the device; (d) while the connector and the fiber are secured to the device, inserting the cleaved fiber into the connector such that the cleaved fiber mates with the stub; (e) and securing the fiber to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David Donald Erdman, Michael Lawrence Gurreri, Sean Patrick Kelly
  • Publication number: 20090185779
    Abstract: A cap for a field-installable optical connector having a front and rear orientation, a housing, an axially-actuated clamping mechanism in the housing, and a ferrule assembly forward of the clamping mechanism and forwardly biased in the housing, the ferrule assembly comprising a holder and a ferrule extending from the holder, the cap comprising a front end defining a cavity for receiving the ferrule and having an outer surface defining at least part of a front-end geometry, a back end defining an opening through which the ferrule is received and a perimeter around the opening, the perimeter configured to contact the holder when the cap is pushed rearward in the housing, the front and back ends being unitary such that any rearward force on the front end is transferred to the back end and through the perimeter to the holder and a retention portion for contacting the housing to secure the cap to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, David Donald Erdman, Eric James Hopkins, Douglas Harold Rohde, Koen Verweyen, Daniel Daems
  • Patent number: 7553089
    Abstract: An optical connector which is suitable for connection to jacketed cable includes a housing and a ferrule assembly. The ferrule assembly includes a front portion having a first geometry, and the housing includes a receiving portion having a second geometry that mates with the first geometry to prevent rotation of the ferrule assembly relative to the housing. A spring biases the ferrule assembly forward to assist mating of the first and second geometries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, Douglas Harold Rohde, Eric James Hopkins, David Donald Erdman