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: 20090098760
    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: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, David Robert Baechtle
  • Publication number: 20090097800
    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: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, James David Kevern, Michael Aaron Kadar-Kallen, Lou Castagna, Mike Hughes, Darrell R. Childers
  • Patent number: 7500790
    Abstract: An optical connector assembly comprising (a) a plurality of identical connectors, each connector being connected to a jacketed optical cable, each connector comprising a generally rectangular housing having a top, a bottom and two sides, and having a plug end for insertion into a mating receptacle and a cable end for receiving an optical cable, the housing having a recess along each of the two sides; and (b) a clip holding the plurality of connectors together in a side-by-side relationship, the clip having a bottom portion, first and second end walls extending perpendicularly from the bottom portion, and one or more intermediate portions extending perpendicularly from the bottom portion between the first and second end walls, each of the one or more intermediate portions having a first face facing the first end wall and a second face facing the second end wall, wherein the first end wall and a first face of one of the one or more intermediate portions are received in the recess of one of the connectors and th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David Donald Erdman, Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Patent number: 7461983
    Abstract: A splice for connecting two segments of optical fiber cable, the splice comprising: (a) an elongated housing having a first end with a first opening, a second end with a second opening, and a central cavity, the housing being essentially seamless between the first and second ends; (b) a clamping mechanism disposed in the central cavity and comprising at least a platform defining a fiber-receiving channel open to both first and second openings, a first member adjacent to the fiber-receiving channel and having at least one cam surface, and a second member having a second cam surface, the first and second cam surfaces cooperating such that relative movement of the first and second members toward the first end causes the first member to move toward the fiber-receiving channel and an actuator to cause relative movement of the first and second members toward the first end; (c) a first buffer crimp disposed at the first opening; and (d) a second buffer crimp disposed at the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, Lou Castagna, David Donald Erdman
  • Publication number: 20080175555
    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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Patent number: 7338214
    Abstract: The invention is a protective enclosure that can be adapted for use with different types of connectors, including LC type fiber optic connectors. The protective enclosure includes a plug portion and an adapter portion. The plug portion includes a plug housing having an internal longitudinal bore adapted to accept a plug connector of a connector type larger than an LC adapter, but includes a clip to which one or two LC plug connectors can be fixedly mounted that can optionally fixedly clip into the internal bore of the housing so that an LC connector can be fixedly mounted within the housing. The adapter portion includes an adapter housing having an internal longitudinal bore adapted to accept an adapter connector of a connector type larger than an LC adapter, but including an optional sleeve that can fixedly snap into the internal bore of the adapter housing and within which an LC adapter connector can be fixedly mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, David Donald Erdman
  • Publication number: 20080050070
    Abstract: The invention is a protective enclosure that can be adapted for use with different types of connectors, including LC type fiber optic connectors. The protective enclosure includes a plug portion and an adapter portion. The plug portion includes a plug housing having an internal longitudinal bore adapted to accept a plug connector of a connector type larger than an LC adapter, but includes a clip to which one or two LC plug connectors can be fixedly mounted that can optionally fixedly clip into the internal bore of the housing so that an LC connector can be fixedly mounted within the housing. The adapter portion includes an adapter housing having an internal longitudinal bore adapted to accept an adapter connector of a connector type larger than an LC adapter, but including an optional sleeve that can fixedly snap into the internal bore of the adapter housing and within which an LC adapter connector can be fixedly mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, David Donald Erdman
  • Patent number: 7182523
    Abstract: An optical network comprising: (a) a plurality of different optical fiber receptacles for facilitating an optical connection to different information networks requiring different access authorization, each different optical fiber receptacle optically coupled to one and only one different information network, each optical fiber receptacle having an inner surface with a first geometry, the first geometry comprising at least a slot, a certain number of optical fiber receptacles having different first geometries in which the slots are in different positions; and (b) a plurality of different optical fiber plugs for optically coupling with the different optical fiber receptacles, each optical fiber plug having a second geometry, the second geometry comprising at least a key in a certain position, the certain number of optical fiber plugs having different second geometries in which the keys are in different positions, each different first geometry corresponding to one and only one second geometry such that the optic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Frederic H. Abendschein, Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Patent number: 7118286
    Abstract: A network comprising: (a) a plurality of different receptacles for facilitating an electrical connection to different information networks requiring different access authorization, each different receptacle coupled to one and only one different information network, each receptacle having an inner surface with a first geometry, the first geometry comprising at least a slot, a certain number of receptacles having different first geometries in which the slots are in different positions; and (b) a plurality of different plugs for coupling with the different receptacles, each plug having a second geometry, the second geometry comprising at least a key in a certain position, the certain number of plugs having different second geometries in which the keys are in different positions, each different first geometry corresponding to one and only one second geometry such that the plugs and receptacles of corresponding first and second geometries are mating pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Gurreri, Christine Anne Dooley, Brian Keith Davis, James Gregory Garrett
  • Patent number: 6955479
    Abstract: A method of assembling an optical fiber assembly comprising the steps of: (a) providing a ferrule sub-assembly comprising a ferrule having a front end and a fiber secured therein and a positioning member; (b) positioning the ferrule sub-assembly in a housing adapted to receive the positioning member in a plurality of predetermined radial positions; (c) preparing the front end such that the fiber is suitable for optical coupling with a mating device; (d) rotating the ferrule sub-assembly to at least a portion of the plurality of predetermined radial positions within the housing while measuring the power loss associated with each radial position to determine the optimal radial position; and (e) optionally polishing the end of the ferrule into the desired configuration after the optimum radial position is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David Donald Erdman, Michael Lawrence Gurreri, Randy Marshall Manning
  • Patent number: 6899466
    Abstract: A method of qualifying a ferrule assembly as being adequate to make physical contact upon mating, the method comprising approving the ferrule assembly if an undercut of the ferrule assembly does not exceed a maximum allowable undercut based on ferrule deformation at a particular compressive load and apex offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Marshall Manning, Michael Lawrence Gurreri, John Baker Breedis
  • Publication number: 20040101254
    Abstract: A method of assembling an optical fiber assembly comprising the steps of: (a) providing a ferrule sub-assembly comprising a ferrule having a front end and a fiber secured therein and a positioning member; (b) positioning the ferrule sub-assembly in a housing adapted to receive the positioning member in a plurality of predetermined radial positions; (c) preparing the front end such that the fiber is suitable for optical coupling with a mating device; (d) rotating the ferrule sub-assembly to at least a portion of the plurality of predetermined radial positions within the housing while measuring the power loss associated with each radial position to determine the optimal radial position; and (e) optionally polishing the end of the ferrule into the desired configuration after the optimum radial position is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics
    Inventors: David Donald Erdman, Michael Lawrence Gurreri, Randy Marshall Manning
  • Publication number: 20020191918
    Abstract: A method of qualifying a ferrule assembly as being adequate to make physical contact upon mating, the method comprising approving the ferrule assembly if an undercut of the ferrule assembly does not exceed a maximum allowable undercut based on ferrule deformation at a particular compressive load and apex offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Randy Marshall Manning, Michael Lawrence Gurreri, John Baker Breedis