Patents Assigned to AFL TELECOMMUNICATION LLC
  • SENSING CABLE
    Publication number: 20140226938
    Abstract: Provided is a sensing cable including a first protective member which encases a first component, a second protective member having a channel portion which encases a second component. The second protective member includes a crescent shape and the second component is disposed in the channel portion of the second protective member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Yoshio Hashimoto, Daniel Belouin, Joe Cignarale, Brett Villiger
  • Cable expansion joint
    Patent number: 8781280
    Abstract: A cable is provided having an expansion joint. The cable includes a cable jacket which makes up an outer layer of the cable, a non-end section where the cable jacket is removed from the cable which forms an opening, and an expansion joint which covers the opening and is bonded to the cable jacket at opposite sides of the opening. The expansion joint is made up of a flexible or compressible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Donaldson, Lawrence Srutkowski
  • Interferometer adapter cap for an optical fiber inspection microscope
    Patent number: 8774589
    Abstract: An adapter cap including a cap body, a slot in the cap body, wherein the slot is configured to hold an optical flat, an attachment mechanism configured to attach the cap to an inspection device, and an alignment hole in the cap body, wherein the alignment hole is configured to hold an optical connector ferrule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Flora, Vincent Savage
  • High density cable management bracket
    Patent number: 8770525
    Abstract: A bracket for routing cables in a cable management system that has a mounting portion which is used to mount the bracket to the cable management system and is provided on a mounting end of the bracket. The bracket also has a holding portion that has a plurality of apertures which are to hold the cables. Each of the apertures are provided at a different distance from the mounting end of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Donaldson, Ted Lichoulas, Lou Guzzo
  • Fiber optic splice tray
    Patent number: 8761563
    Abstract: A fiber optic splice tray that has an increased fiber capacity and maximizes bend radius. The fiber optic splice tray has multiple manifolds that are stacked on top of each other to form manifold stacks. Also, the fiber optic splice tray has two sets of manifold stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: David Reeve, Eric Miller
  • TUBE SEAL
    Publication number: 20140167411
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Eddie Kimbrell, Ted Lichoulas, John Toth
  • QUAD OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER (OTDR)
    Publication number: 20140152979
    Abstract: An optical device that includes a first laser source, a multimode coupler optically connected to the first laser source, a first test port optically connected to the multimode coupler, a second laser source, a singlemode coupler optically connected to the second laser source, a second test port optically connected to the singlemode coupler, a photodetector, and a multimode/singlemode combiner optically connected to the multimode coupler, singlemode coupler and photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dennis FLORA, Scott PRESCOTT, Dale EDDY, Jianxun FANG
  • Signal identifying apparatus for an optical fiber
    Patent number: 8731341
    Abstract: Provided is a signal identifying apparatus for an optical fiber that includes a detecting portion capable of detecting a signal originating from a first end of the optical fiber and a signal originating from a second end of the optical fiber. Additionally, the signal identifying apparatus includes an identifying portion that identifies a desired signal by separating the signal originating from the first end of the optical fiber from the signal originating from the second end of the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Jim Sanderson, Brian Watson, Jianxun Fang
  • METHOD FOR PRE AND POST IMAGE ASSOCIATION IN FIBER OPTIC INSPECTION
    Publication number: 20140125798
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector inspection display system including: a input unit which receives fiber end-face images; a display mode selection unit which allows a user to select at least one of an image capture mode or an image review mode; a capturing unit which captures the fiber end-face images; a storing unit which stores the captured images as a first still image and a second still image; a display unit which displays the received fiber end-face images from the input unit or the stored first and second still images, and a control unit which stores each of the first and second still images with a user defined identification label, and the control unit may further label the each of the first and second still images with a preset image pair mode label if the user selects a preset image pair mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventor: William Henry Thompson
  • CONNECTOR FERRULE HOLDER
    Publication number: 20140126875
    Abstract: A coupling including an adapter cap end and ferrule dust cap end is provided. The coupling may be used to store disconnected fiber optic lines in physical proximity to their assigned output by using a method of storing a fiber optic network connector. The method includes installing the coupling into a fiber optic network adapter by plugging the adapter cap end into the fiber optic network adapter; and installing the fiber optic network connector into the ferrule dust cap end of the coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Lou Guzzo
  • Using sets of OTDR receive fibers with different lengths of marker events to verify optical fiber connectivity
    Patent number: 8711341
    Abstract: A test receiver for use with an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), including a first receive fiber having a first attribute, and a second receive fiber having a second attribute different from the first attribute. The attributes may be lengths, marker events, or both. This configuration reduces the number of times an OTDR operator must travel back and forth between cable ends when testing fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Chris Blair, Scott Prescott, Tim Piper
  • Ferrule structure and assembly for lens terminated fiber
    Patent number: 8693825
    Abstract: A ferrule structure including a ferrule having an end face shape configured to incorporate at least a portion of a lens attached to an end of an optical fiber. The end face includes a cavity in which a circumference of the cavity is equal to or less than the outer diameter of the ferrule and larger than in inner diameter of an opening in the ferrule housing an optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Chandraika (John) Sugrim, Daiichiro Tanaka, Lalitkumar Bansal, Ted Lichoulas, Lawrence Srutkowski
  • High conductor count packaging capsule
    Patent number: 8693836
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus for packaging a bundle of conductors, such as optical fibers, includes a housing having two U-shaped halves that attach to one another wherein at least one of the halves includes connecting portions that each retain a connector of the conductors. The method includes attaching the connectors of the conductors to the connecting portions of one half, gathering the conductors at a location beyond an end of the first half, and attaching the second half to the first half. The conductors extend through a conductor insertion hole formed in the housing when the two halves are attached to one another. A plurality of packaging apparatuses can be flexibly attached to one another in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Eddie Kimbrell, Kyle Marchek, Ted Lichoulas
  • Field terminated fiber patch panel for rack and wall mounting
    Patent number: 8687933
    Abstract: The fiber optics patch panel assembly includes a pair of patch panels each having a base and a pair of first sides. A wall attachment portion is disposed on the base of each panel, and a mounting portion disposed on each of the first sides of each of the panels. A rack mounting bracket is attached to the mounting portion of one of the first sides of each of the panels. A panel attachment is attached to the mounting portion of an other of the first sides of each of the panels and attaches the panels to one another. A single panel can be wall-mounted, or rack mounted in a standard rack mount assembly using two panels and the rack mounting bracket, or mounted in a half-sized custom rack without needing any modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Srutkowski, Ted Lichoulas, Chuck Turner
  • SURFACE TREATMENT FOR TPU JACKETS
    Publication number: 20140064678
    Abstract: Exemplary implementations of the present invention address at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Also, the present invention is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and an exemplary implementation of the present invention may not overcome any of the problems listed above. A first embodiment of the invention is a method of manufacturing a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-jacketed cable including: producing a cable with a TPU jacket; applying an aqueous solution to the TPU jacket; and providing an air flow over the TPU jacket so that a film forms on the TPU jacket; wherein the aqueous solution is a solution comprising at least one of stearate, glycerin soap and sodium salt and wherein the concentration of the solution is approximately two to six percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Cignarale, Marvin Blanton, Michael Turenne
  • “Secured” fiber optic connecting system and method using different fiber positions of a multi-fiber connector
    Patent number: 8662759
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-fiber connector and a method of providing a secure fiber network, where the multi-fiber connector includes a housing; a multi-position ferrule disposed within the housing, the multi-position ferrule including a plurality of fiber holes arranged in a predetermined pattern; and at least one fiber. Each of the plurality of fiber holes is configured to receive one of the at least one fiber and each fiber is selectively inserted within one of the plurality of fiber holes at a selected position among the plurality of fiber holes. Additionally, only a portion of the plurality of fiber holes are populated with the at least one fiber and a remaining portion of the plurality of fiber holes are not populated with fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventor: Kheng Hwa Seng
  • SENSING CABLE
    Publication number: 20140056553
    Abstract: A sensing cable is provided which includes exposed and/or unexposed optical fibers or wires disposed through the length of the sensing cable. The sensing cable includes a slotted core which is a one-piece integral member having a plurality of channels formed on a perimeter of the slotted core and which extend along a length of the slotted core. The sensing cable includes at least one exposed component which is disposed in a first channel of the plurality of channels and which extends along a length of the first channel. The sensing cable includes at least one unexposed component which is encased by a protective member, and the unexposed component and the protective member are disposed in a second channel of the plurality of channels. The unexposed component and the protective member extend along a length of the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Brett Villiger, Craig Stratton, Joe Cignarale, Brian Herbst, Yoshio Hashimoto, Matsuhiro Miyamoto
  • Implosive joint and dead-end apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8653366
    Abstract: A method of fusing cables and a dead end assembly and a cable are provided. A joint assembly for fusing cables and a dead end fusing assembly for fusing a cable and a forge assembly are provided. The method includes cutting back strands of a cable, exposing the core; inserting the core of cables into a core grip; positioning the joint assembly over the core grip within certain marked sections of the cables; wrapping the joint assembly with one wrap of detonation cord; securing a detonator to the detonation cord explosive charge and detonating the detonator, such that the core grip fuses the cables together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventor: Wayne L. Quesnel
  • Embedded metallic tubes with compression fit and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 8640740
    Abstract: A metallic tube, including a first cylindrical member, which is formed from a flat metal strip, and a second cylindrical member, which is formed from a flat metal strip, wherein the first cylindrical member is embedded within the second cylindrical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventor: Brian Herbst
  • LOGGING CABLE
    Publication number: 20140029904
    Abstract: A cable that includes a first optical fiber in a center, a first layer with a plurality of metal wires and a stainless steel tube surrounding the first optical fiber, a second optical fiber inside the stainless steel tube, and a second layer with a plurality of metal wires surrounding the first layer, wherein the first optical fiber is directly exposed to the outside environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventor: Brian HERBST