Patents Assigned to Corning Optical Communications LLC
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Patent number: 11487064Abstract: A ferrule-based fiber optic connectors having a connector assembly with a ferrule insertion stop for limiting the insertion of a ferrule into a ferrule sleeve are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fiber optic connector comprising a connector assembly, ferrule insertion stop, a connector sleeve assembly and a female coupling housing. The connector assembly comprises a ferrule and a resilient member for biasing the ferrule forward and the connector sleeve assembly comprises a housing and a ferrule sleeve, where the ferrule of the connector assembly is at least partially disposed in the ferrule sleeve when assembled. The ferrule insertion stop limits the depth that the ferrule may be inserted into the ferrule sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Micah Colen Isenhour, Thomas Theuerkorn
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Patent number: 11426989Abstract: Methods of making a transparent glass-based article including at least two transparent glass-based substrates and a laser-induced bond therebetween. Methods include arranging the two transparent glass-based substrates relative to each other to form a contact area. Methods also include providing a laser beam contiguous the contact area to bond the two transparent glass-based substrates.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Stephan Lvovich Logunov, Alexander Mikhailovich Streltsov
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Patent number: 11420293Abstract: Methods of reshaping ferrules used in optical fiber cables assemblies are disclosed. The reshaping methods reduce a core-to-ferrule concentricity error (E), which improves coupling efficiency and optical transmission. The methods include measuring a true center of the ferrule, wherein the true center is based on an outer surface of the ferrule; and reshaping at least a portion of the ferrule to change the true center of the ferrule, wherein the reshaping includes enlarging a portion of the ferrule. A variety of reshaping techniques are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Dana Craig Bookbinder, Boyang Lin, Garrett Andrew Piech, Steven Ross Sims, James Scott Sutherland, Michael Brian Webb, Elvis Alberto Zambrano
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Patent number: 11415759Abstract: Multiports comprising a connection port insert having at least one optical port along with methods for making are disclosed. One embodiment is directed to a multiport for providing an optical connection comprising a shell and a connection port insert. The shell comprises a first end having a first opening leading to a cavity. The connection port insert comprises a body having a front face and at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from the front face into the connection port insert with a connection port passageway extending through part of the connection port insert to a rear portion, where the connection port insert is sized so that at least a portion of the connection port insert fits into the first opening and the cavity of the shell.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Felice Scotta
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Patent number: 11415757Abstract: The nozzle includes a nozzle body having a front end with a recess defining a recessed wall. The recess is elongate in a first direction. The recess receives a front-end section of a ferrule of a multi-fiber connector to define gap, wherein the front-end section has an elongate end face. The nozzle has first and second channels that are elongate in the first direction and have respective first and second front-end openings at the recessed wall. The first and second front-end openings are spaced apart in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A cleaning fluid flows from the first channel into the gap and then out the second channel, including over the ferrule end faces and end faces of optical fibers supported by the ferrule. A flow-disrupting feature on the recessed wall generates turbulent flow to enhance cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: James Michael Brown, Elias Panides, Adam James Ruggles, Jingru Zhang Benner, Yi Zhang
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Patent number: 11419024Abstract: Discovery of a neighbor radio access system by a user mobile communications device serviced in a radio access network (RAN) for reporting to a serving system in the RAN. User mobile communications device serviced by a RAN is configured to scan one or more frequency ranges (e.g., bands) to discover other neighbor radio access systems. This is opposed to, for example, the user mobile communications device only searching for transmitted communications signals at specific center frequency (e.g., an EARFCN). There may be other radio access systems that operate neighbor cells and in other frequency bands in proximity the RAN serving the user mobile communications device. Discovered neighboring radio access systems can be reported by the user mobile communications device to its serving RAN in a measurement report, which can then be used by the serving RAN for other functionalities, such as trigger handovers of user mobile communications device for example.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Kalle Ahmavaara, Hithesh Nama
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Patent number: 11412391Abstract: An intermediate power supply unit for distributing lower voltage power to remote devices is disclosed. The intermediate power supply unit includes a higher voltage power input configured to receive power distributed by a power source and a power coupling circuit configured to couple the higher voltage power input to a plurality of power coupling outputs. If it is determined that a wire coupling the power source to the higher voltage power input is touched, the higher voltage power input is decoupled from the power coupling outputs. The intermediate power supply unit also includes a power converter circuit configured to convert voltage on higher voltage inputs to a lower voltage applied to one or more lower voltage outputs. The power converter circuit is also configured to distribute power from the one or more lower voltage outputs over a power conductor coupled to an assigned remote device.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Jeffrey Albert Bonja, Mark Edward Conner, Ami Hazani
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Patent number: 11409055Abstract: Multiports having connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment comprises a multiport for providing an optical connection comprising a shell, a connection port insert, and at least one securing feature. The shell comprises a first end having a first opening leading to a cavity. The connection port insert comprises a body having a front face and at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from the front face into the connection port insert with a connection port passageway extending through part of the connection port insert to a rear portion, where the connection port insert is sized so that at least a portion of the connection port insert fits into the first opening and the cavity of the shell. The at least one securing feature is associated with the at least one connection port.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Felice Scotta
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Patent number: 11409064Abstract: An optical communication cable is provided having a cable body with an inner surface defining a passage within the cable body and a plurality of core elements within the passage. A film surrounds the plurality of core elements, wherein the film directs a radial force inward onto the plurality of core elements to restrain and hold the plurality of core elements in place.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Michael Emmerich, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Guenter Wuensch
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Patent number: 11402588Abstract: A female hardened fiber optic connector for terminating an end of a fiber optic cable that is suitable for making an optical connection with another hardened cable assembly and cable assemblies using the same are disclosed. The female hardened fiber optic connector includes a connector assembly, a crimp body, a connector sleeve, and female coupling housing. The connector sleeve has one or more orientation features that cooperate with one or more orientation features inside the female coupling housing. The crimp body has a first shell and a second shell for securing the connector assembly at a front end of the shells and a cable attachment region rearward of the front end for securing a cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Robert Elvin Barnette, Jr., Hieu Vinh Tran
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Patent number: 11381099Abstract: Distributing higher currents demanded by a power consuming load(s) exceeding overcurrent limits of a current limiter circuit for a power source in a power distribution system. The power distribution system receives and distributes power from the power source to a power consuming load(s). The power distribution circuit is configured to limit current demand on the power source to not exceed a designed source current threshold limit. The power distribution circuit includes an energy storage circuit. The power distribution circuit is configured to charge the energy storage circuit with current supplied by the power source. Current demanded by the power consuming load(s) exceeding the source current threshold limit of the power source is supplied by the energy storage circuit. Thus, limiting current of the power source while supplying higher currents demanded by power consuming load(s) exceeding the source current limits of the power source can both be accomplished.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventor: Ami Hazani
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Patent number: 11353669Abstract: An optical communication cable includes a cable jacket formed from a first material, a plurality of core elements located within the cable jacket, and an armor layer surrounding the plurality of core elements within the cable jacket, wherein the armor layer is a multi-piece layer having a first armor segment extending a portion of the distance around the plurality of core elements and a second armor segment extending a portion of the distance around the plurality of core elements, wherein a first lateral edge of the first armor segment is adjacent a first lateral edge of the second armor segment and a second lateral edge of the first armor segment is adjacent a second lateral edge of the second armor segment such that the combination of the first armor segment and the second armor segment completely surround the plurality of core elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Bradley Jerome Blazer, Michael John Gimblet, Julian Latelle Greenwood, III, Jason Clay Lail, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Eric John Mozdy
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Patent number: 11327247Abstract: Multiports having connection ports formed in the shell and associated securing features are disclosed. One aspect of the disclosure is directed to a multiport for providing an optical connection comprising a shell comprising a first portion, at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening, and a connection port passageway formed in the first portion of the shell, where the at least one securing feature is associated with the at least one connection port.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Felice Scotta
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Patent number: 11310672Abstract: A method for assigning a percentage of a CSAT time cycle to each radio node (RN) in a plurality of RNs that belong to a small cell radio access network (RAN) having a central controller includes: (i) for each time cycle period during which the RNs share a channel with one or more nodes that employ a different radio access technology (RAT), assigning a default occupancy percentage of the time cycles to each of the RNs; (ii) determining if the default occupancy percentage is able to be increased without violating one or more co-existence principles pre-established for the RAT employed by the RNs in the RAN and the different RAT; (iii) increasing the occupancy percentage of the first RN if it is determined that the default occupancy percentage is able to be increased without violating the co-existence principles; and (iv) sequentially repeating (ii)-(iii) for each remaining RN in the RAN.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Tsung-Yi Chen, Hithesh Nama, Jaspreet Singh
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Patent number: 11304126Abstract: Fifth generation (5G) non-standalone (NSA) radio access system employing virtual fourth generation (4G) master connection to enable dual system data connectivity. The 5G NSA radio access system employs a virtual 4G radio access node (RAN) to provide a logical master data connection to a user mobile communications device, and a 5G RAN to provide an additional, secondary high-speed data plane between the user mobile communications device to a core network. The virtual 4G RAN does not provide an actual 4G radio connection over-the-air to the user mobile communications device. Instead, the signaling transported between the user mobile communications device and the virtual 4G RAN is provided over a non-radio connection, such as an internet protocol (IP) connection. In this manner, the deployment of the 5G NSA radio access system employing the virtual 4G RAN can be achieved without updating existing 4G RANs and/or without deploying a new 4G RAN infrastructure.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Kalle Ahmavaara, Yashodhan A Dandekar
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Patent number: 11294136Abstract: High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. At least one of the one or more U space fiber optic equipment units may be configured to support particular fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths in a given 1-U space. The fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths may be supported by one or more fiber optic components, including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multi-fiber fiber optic components. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Terry Lee Cooke, David Lee Dean, Jr., Harley Joseph Staber, Kevin Lee Strause, Alan William Ugolini
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Patent number: 11294135Abstract: High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. At least one of the one or more U space fiber optic equipment units may be configured to support particular fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths in a given 1-U space. The fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths may be supported by one or more fiber optic components, including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multi-fiber fiber optic components. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Terry Lee Cooke, David Lee Dean, Jr., Harley Joseph Staber, Kevin Lee Strause, Alan William Ugolini
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Patent number: 11296752Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a remote unit supporting radio frequency (RF) spectrum-based coverage area optimization in a wireless distribution system (WDS). A remote unit in a WDS includes a plurality of sector RF paths configured to support sectored coverage areas around the remote unit. Each of the sector RF paths includes an antenna configured to communicate an RF communications signal(s) in an RF spectrum(s). A processing circuit determines a selected downlink sector communications signal(s) to be distributed at a selected power from a selected sector RF path(s) in a selected RF spectrum(s) and provides the selected downlink sector communications signal(s) to the selected sector RF path(s). In this manner, the processing circuit can independently configure a sector RF path(s) to distribute a downlink RF communications signal(s) in an RF spectrum(s) at a desired power(s), thus enabling directional capacity optimization and/or RF interference mitigation around the remote unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventor: Dror Harel
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Patent number: D960116Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Dayne Wilcox, Lea Kobeli, Marie Noury, Marcelle Van Beusekom
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Patent number: D960117Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Dayne Wilcox, Lea Kobeli, Marie Noury, Marcelle Van Beusekom