Patents by Inventor Ted Lichoulas
Ted Lichoulas 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).
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Patent number: 9557512Abstract: A pressure housing apparatus including a first cable termination shell, a housing connected to the first cable termination shell, a pressure vessel slide shell provided to the hollow housing, a cable termination assembly oriented within the housing, a plurality of pass through widows provided from the interior of the housing to the splice trays, and a plurality of circumferentially oriented splice trays provided to the cable termination assembly configured for receiving fiber tubes.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: John Toth, Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas
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Patent number: 9528639Abstract: A tube seal includes a tube through hole, a pressure housing tube seal penetration cavity for an elastomeric interference seal, a ferrule sealing surface for a ferrule, and an internal channel for a backing nut. A tube penetrates through the backing nut, the ferrule, the elastomeric interference seal and the tube through hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas, John Toth
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Patent number: 9494753Abstract: A pressure apparatus including a first end cap, a second end cap, a hollow housing connected to the first and second end caps, a locking ring connected to the second end cap, a first termination connected to the first end cap, and a second termination connected to the second end cap.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas, John Toth
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Patent number: 9448366Abstract: A connector housing apparatus for allowing field engineers or technicians to run cable point to point, and to protect the connection in an environmentally sealed, crush resistant housing is provided. The connector housing apparatus includes a connector housing body, two sealing boots, two sealing elements, two seal nuts, a fiber optic adapter, a fiber optic adapter insert that holds the fiber optic adapter and two fiber optic pigtails connected to two fiber optic cables. Each boot has two seal points. The first seal is between the fiber optic cable, the sealing element, the seal nut and the tapered portion of the sealing boot. The second seal is between the snap finger on the sealing boot and the receiving catch on the connector housing body.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Ted Lichoulas, Eddie Kimbrell, Chuck Turner, Steve Polidan
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Patent number: 9417420Abstract: A fanout kit or assembly for holding furcation tubes may comprise a multifiber inlet screw on strain relief, a fanout housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a plurality of furcation assemblies for holding the plurality of furcation tubes. The fanout housing may have a fanout cover, a fanout base, a multifiber retention block for receiving the multifiber inlet screw on strain relief, and a furcation block for receiving the plurality of furcation tubes and the plurality of furcation assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Lance Fisher, Ted Lichoulas
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Patent number: 9400356Abstract: A mechanism is provided for a fiber pigtail. The fiber pigtail includes a single mode fiber optic ribbon having a section of polymer ribbon removed to expose bare fibers, a fiber optic ferrule in contact with the single mode fiber optic ribbon at one distal end, and an integrated polymer lid permanently attached to the bare fibers of the single mode fiber optic ribbon at another distal end of the single mode fiber optic ribbon.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignees: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Tymon Barwicz, Paul F. Fortier, Ted Lichoulas
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Patent number: 9380357Abstract: An universal network interface device base module including an access module, a modem module electrically connected to the access module, a dividing structure placed between the access module and modem module, and a base plate, wherein the access module, modem module and dividing structure are mounted on the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Ted Lichoulas, Eddie Kimbrell, Ray Mouhot
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Patent number: 9378158Abstract: An universal network interface device with an enclosure, an access module, a modem module, a switching power supply and a battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Ted Lichoulas, Eddie Kimbrell
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Patent number: 9360635Abstract: A fiber optic termination includes a homogeneous flexible body comprising a first polymer comprising a plurality of grooves defined therein, each groove configured to receive a corresponding filament of the fiber optic ribbon; each groove carrying a coating comprising a second polymer, each coating forming a melt-bond adhesive for attaching the associated groove to a first portion of a corresponding filament while leaving a second opposing portion of the corresponding filament and lateral side portions of the corresponding filament between the first and second portions substantially accessible for connection to a mating component; wherein the first polymer has a first melting point that is higher than a second melting point of the second polymer causing the second polymer to melt to bond the filaments to the grooves without melting the first polymer when the second polymer is heated to a temperature between the first and second melting points.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignees: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Tymon Barwicz, Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas
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Patent number: 9316796Abstract: A mechanism is provided for a fiber pigtail. The fiber pigtail includes a single mode fiber optic ribbon having a section of polymer ribbon removed to expose bare fibers, a fiber optic ferrule in contact with the single mode fiber optic ribbon at one distal end, and an integrated polymer lid permanently attached to the bare fibers of the single mode fiber optic ribbon at another distal end of the single mode fiber optic ribbon.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignees: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Tymon Barwicz, Paul F. Fortier, Ted Lichoulas
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Patent number: 9291790Abstract: A fiber splice enclosure is provided. The fiber splice enclosure includes an enclosure, a cover, a chassis, and a cable port mounting plate for allowing entry and exit of cables. The cable port mounting plate is removably fastened to the enclosure and the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas, Roger Vaughn, Ray Mouhot, Rich Cubala
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Patent number: 9285542Abstract: A fiber optic interface for a fiber optic ribbon includes a homogeneous flexible body comprising one or more grooves defined therein, each groove configured to receive a corresponding filament of the fiber optic ribbon. Each groove is further configured to receive an adhesive to attach the groove to a first portion of a corresponding filament while leaving a second, opposing portion of the corresponding filament and lateral side portions of the corresponding filament between the first and second portions substantially accessible for connection to a mating component. An overflow port for each groove provides an opening extending from a corresponding groove through the body of the interface for draining excess adhesive from the groove.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Tymon Barwicz, Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas
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Patent number: 9279950Abstract: An exterior distribution pedestal cabinet includes an enclosure having a top, a bottom and first and second sides extending between the top and the bottom, a door disposed on a front side of the enclosure, a cable management bracket within the enclosure, a plurality of splitter modules mounted within the enclosure at the cable management bracket, a connector holder bracket, a plurality of connector holders mounted at the connector holder bracket; and a pass-through connector adaptor plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Ted Lichoulas, Lou Guzzo
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Publication number: 20160054535Abstract: A pressure housing apparatus including a first cable termination shell, a housing connected to the first cable termination shell, a pressure vessel slide shell provided to the hollow housing, a cable termination assembly oriented within the housing, a plurality of pass through widows provided from the interior of the housing to the splice trays, and a plurality of circumferentially oriented splice trays provided to the cable termination assembly configured for receiving fiber tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: John TOTH, Eddie KIMBRELL, Ted LICHOULAS
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Patent number: 9264786Abstract: Provided is a network module, the module including a base unit, wherein the base unit includes at least one mating element that couples to a corresponding mating element of a network interface device; at least one connector element that couples to an add-on module; and the add-on module, wherein the add-on module includes at least one mating element corresponding to the connector element of the base unit, wherein the base unit is configured to interface with the add-on module and wherein the base unit is electrically connected to the add-on module.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Ted Lichoulas, Eddie Kimbrell, David Halverson
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Publication number: 20160011372Abstract: A fiber optic interface for a fiber optic ribbon includes a homogeneous flexible body comprising one or more grooves defined therein, each groove configured to receive a corresponding filament of the fiber optic ribbon. Each groove is further configured to receive an adhesive to attach the groove to a first portion of a corresponding filament while leaving a second, opposing portion of the corresponding filament and lateral side portions of the corresponding filament between the first and second portions substantially accessible for connection to a mating component. An overflow port for each groove provides an opening extending from a corresponding groove through the body of the interface for draining excess adhesive from the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Tymon Barwicz, Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas
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Publication number: 20160011373Abstract: A fiber optic termination includes a homogeneous flexible body comprising a first polymer comprising a plurality of grooves defined therein, each groove configured to receive a corresponding filament of the fiber optic ribbon; each groove carrying a coating comprising a second polymer, each coating forming a melt-bond adhesive for attaching the associated groove to a first portion of a corresponding filament while leaving a second opposing portion of the corresponding filament and lateral side portions of the corresponding filament between the first and second portions substantially accessible for connection to a mating component; wherein the first polymer has a first melting point that is higher than a second melting point of the second polymer causing the second polymer to melt to bond the filaments to the grooves without melting the first polymer when the second polymer is heated to a temperature between the first and second melting points.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Tymon Barwicz, Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas
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Publication number: 20150301300Abstract: A fanout kit or assembly for holding furcation tubes may comprise a multifiber inlet screw on strain relief, a fanout housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a plurality of furcation assemblies for holding the plurality of furcation tubes. The fanout housing may have a fanout cover, a fanout base, a multifiber retention block for receiving the multifiber inlet screw on strain relief, and a furcation block for receiving the plurality of furcation tubes and the plurality of furcation assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Lance Fisher, Ted Lichoulas
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Patent number: 9134497Abstract: An optical module is provided. The optical module includes a base module and a cable management bracket removably attached to the base module. The base module includes a first adapter configured to interface with a first cable. The base module further includes a plurality of second adapters configured to interface with a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of second cables. The cable management bracket includes a plurality of cable routing slots for routing the plurality of second cables. A fiber optic panel is also provided. The fiber optic panel includes a base, a plurality of module guides removably attached to the base, and a plurality of the optical modules slid between the module guides. A fiber management system is further provided. The fiber management system includes a rack and the fiber optic panel mounted on the rack.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: Lou Guzzo, Ted Lichoulas, Chris Donaldson, Chuck Turner, Run Ron, Matthew Johnston, Eddie Kimbrell
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Publication number: 20150219857Abstract: A connector housing apparatus for allowing field engineers or technicians to run cable point to point, and to protect the connection in an environmentally sealed, crush resistant housing is provided. The connector housing apparatus includes a connector housing body, two sealing boots, two sealing elements, two seal nuts, a fiber optic adapter, a fiber optic adapter insert that holds the fiber optic adapter and two fiber optic pigtails connected to two fiber optic cables. Each boot has two seal points. The first seal is between the fiber optic cable, the sealing element, the seal nut and the tapered portion of the sealing boot. The second seal is between the snap finger on the sealing boot and the receiving catch on the connector housing body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Ted Lichoulas, Eddie Kimbrell, Chuck Turner, Steve Polidan