Patents by Inventor Thomas B. Marcouiller

Thomas B. Marcouiller 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).

  • Patent number: 11828997
    Abstract: An optical fan-out assembly includes: a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket; a housing comprising first and second mating halves that mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends; the second half having a window, wherein the first lips create a seal with the cable jacket; a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends between each hole and the periphery, the disk adjacent to and forming a seal with the second lips of the first and second halves; and a plurality of furcation tubes, each of the furcation tubes being inserted into a respective hole; wherein the optical fibers extend through the cavity, and each optical fiber is received in a respective furcation tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Bran de León, Thomas B. Marcouiller
  • Publication number: 20230253728
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a power cable connector. The connector includes a main body having a bore therethrough, a first threaded section, and a second threaded section; a back cover having a third threaded section configured engage the first threaded section of the main body; a pair of female conductor pins configured to be coupled to inner conductors of a power cable; an insulator having one or more recesses extending along an outer surface and a fourth threaded section configured to engage with the second threaded section of the main body, the insulator having a pair of inner channels extending therethrough sized to receive the pair of female conductor pins; an end cap including one or more recesses; and a locking nut including one or more protrusions extending radially inward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Peter C. Augdahl, Thomas B. Marcouiller, Oscar Bran de León, Maurizio Basso
  • Patent number: 11658436
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a power cable connector. The connector includes a generally cylindrical main body having a bore therethrough, a back cover configured to be removably secured to an end of the main body, a first seal sized to fit within at least a portion of the bore of the main body, a pair of female conductor pins configured to be coupled to the inner conductors of a power cable, an insulator having a pair of inner channels sized to receive the pair of female conductor pins, wherein the insulator is configured to be removably secured to an opposing end of the main body, a second seal sized to fit within at least a portion of the insulator, an end cap, a third seal residing between the insulator and the end cap, and a locking nut configured to secure to the end cap to the insulator. Power cable connector assemblies and methods of assembling a power cable connector are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Peter C. Augdahl, Thomas B. Marcouiller, Oscar Bran de Leon, Maurizio Basso
  • Publication number: 20220019045
    Abstract: An optical fan-out assembly includes: a fiber optic cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers and a surrounding jacket; a housing comprising first and second mating halves that mate to form a cavity, each of the first and second halves having opposite first and second ends and first and second lips adjacent respective first and second ends; the second half having a window, wherein the first lips create a seal with the cable jacket; a disk with a plurality of holes, a plurality of slots, and having a periphery, wherein a respective one of the plurality of slots extends between each hole and the periphery, the disk adjacent to and forming a seal with the second lips of the first and second halves; and a plurality of furcation tubes, each of the furcation tubes being inserted into a respective hole; wherein the optical fibers extend through the cavity, and each optical fiber is received in a respective furcation tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Oscar Bran de León, Thomas B. Marcouiller
  • Publication number: 20220006227
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a power cable connector. The connector includes a generally cylindrical main body having a bore therethrough, a back cover configured to be removably secured to an end of the main body, a first seal sized to fit within at least a portion of the bore of the main body, a pair of female conductor pins configured to be coupled to the inner conductors of a power cable, an insulator having a pair of inner channels sized to receive the pair of female conductor pins, wherein the insulator is configured to be removably secured to an opposing end of the main body, a second seal sized to fit within at least a portion of the insulator, an end cap, a third seal residing between the insulator and the end cap, and a locking nut configured to secure to the end cap to the insulator. Power cable connector assemblies and methods of assembling a power cable connector are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Peter C. Augdahl, Thomas B. Marcouiller, Oscar Bran de Leon, Maurizio Basso