Patents by Inventor Wai-Fung Mak

Wai-Fung Mak 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).

  • Optical connector and fiber distribution unit
    Patent number: 7369738
    Abstract: An optical connector for terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the housing. The collar body includes a fiber stub disposed in a first portion of the collar body, the fiber stub including a first optical fiber mounted in a ferrule and having a first end proximate to an end face of the ferrule and a second end. The collar body also includes a mechanical splice disposed in a second portion of the collar body, the mechanical splice configured to splice the second end of the fiber stub to a second optical fiber. The collar body also includes a buffer clamp configured within a third portion of the collar body, the buffer clamp configured to clamp at least a portion of a buffer cladding of the second fiber upon actuation. A fiber distribution unit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Donald K. Larson, Paul N. Winberg, Wesley A. Raider, Chansool Park, Wai-Fung Mak, James B. Carpenter, Frank J. Glatzl
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND FIBER DISTRIBUTION UNIT
    Publication number: 20070104425
    Abstract: An optical connector for terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the housing. The collar body includes a fiber stub disposed in a first portion of the collar body, the fiber stub including a first optical fiber mounted in a ferrule and having a first end proximate to an end face of the ferrule and a second end. The collar body also includes a mechanical splice disposed in a second portion of the collar body, the mechanical splice configured to splice the second end of the fiber stub to a second optical fiber. The collar body also includes a buffer clamp configured within a third portion of the collar body, the buffer clamp configured to clamp at least a portion of a buffer cladding of the second fiber upon actuation. A fiber distribution unit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Donald Larson, Paul Winberg, Wesley Raider, Chansool Park, Wai-Fung Mak, James Carpenter, Frank Glatzl