Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Sims

Ronald L. Sims 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).

  • Restoration splice method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6217233
    Abstract: A quick restoration splice block comprises a rectangular block of transparent material including an opening for accepting the prepared endfaces of the pair of fibers to be spliced. A brightly colored indicator stripe is formed on the underside of the fiber opening. As the fiber endfaces are moved toward each other, the indicator stripe will be covered. When the stripe is no longer visible, butt-to-butt coupled of the fibers is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: AT&T Corporation
    Inventors: Hossein Eslambolchi, John Sinclair Huffman, Ronald L. Sims
  • Method and apparatus for slitting optical power ground wires
    Patent number: 6148521
    Abstract: A tube slitter for removing the outer metallic cladding of an optical power ground wire includes a channel guide for directing the movement of the tube slitter along the length of the ground wire. The ground wire includes an inner grooved spacer that engages with the channel guide. A cutting wheel is formed within the tube slitter and is free to rotate as the slitter is pulled along the length of the ground wire. The cutting wheel is positioned to provide a depth of cut sufficient to slit open the cladding tube without damaging the underlying optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Hossein Eslambolchi, John Sinclair Huffman, Ronald L. Sims