Patents by Inventor Neil Stewart BIRD

Neil Stewart BIRD 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: 20230161111
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to enclosures, systems, methods, designs, and assemblies for converting (e.g., modifying, retrofitting, etc.) a first adapter mounting opening compatible with a first type of hardened fiber optic adapter to a second adapter mounting opening compatible with a second type of hardened fiber optic adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Marc De Mesmaeker, Neil Stewart Bird, Peter Stockmans
  • Publication number: 20220390702
    Abstract: Systems, assemblies and methods for deploying an optical fiber through a duct to a customer premises. A blowable section of the optical fiber is blown through the duct. A non-blowable section of the optical fiber is coupled to a trail end of the duct. The non-blowable section can be terminated with a hardened or ruggedized connector. The optical fiber, including both the blowable and non-blowable sections, can be wound around a spool for easy payout of the blowable section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey BUDDINGTON, Jose-Luis GONZALEZ BLAZQUEZ, Patrick Jacques Ann DIEPSTRATEN, Neil Stewart BIRD