Patents by Inventor Alan John Malanowski

Alan John Malanowski 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).

  • Multifiber ferrule with precision bumpers and methods for making the same
    Patent number: 7806601
    Abstract: A multifiber (MF) ferrule produced using a ferrule molding insert that is jig ground in order to improve the tolerance on the bumper height of a molded ferrule and the surface finish on the region of interest (ROI), thus improving manufacturing yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: David Lee Dean, Jr., Alan John Malanowski, Scott Timothy Schmidt
  • Angle-specific multi-fiber ferrules and associated methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 7448809
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacture that minimizes the lateral offset of a plurality of optical fiber holes associated with a multi-fiber ferrule, including: determining an initial offset distance of each of the plurality of optical fiber holes from each of a plurality of corresponding target locations on an initial endface; removing a predetermined amount of material from the multi-fiber ferrule to form a subsequent endface; determining a subsequent offset distance of each of the plurality of optical fiber holes from each of the plurality of corresponding target locations on the subsequent endface; and, using the initial offset distance and the subsequent offset distance, determining an angle of each of the plurality of optical fiber holes relative to the initial endface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Todd Cody, David Lee Dean, Jr., Alan John Malanowski, Scott Timothy Schmidt
  • Multifiber ferrule with precision bumpers and methods for making the same
    Publication number: 20080232744
    Abstract: A multifiber (MF) ferrule produced using a ferrule molding insert that is jig ground in order to improve the tolerance on the bumper height of a molded ferrule and the surface finish on the region of interest (ROI), thus improving manufacturing yields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: David Lee Dean, Alan John Malanowski, Scott Timothy Schmidt
  • Angle-specific multi-fiber ferrules and associated methods of manufacture
    Publication number: 20080205824
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacture that minimizes the lateral offset of a plurality of optical fiber holes associated with a multi-fiber ferrule, including: determining an initial offset distance of each of the plurality of optical fiber holes from each of a plurality of corresponding target locations on an initial endface; removing a predetermined amount of material from the multi-fiber ferrule to form a subsequent endface; determining a subsequent offset distance of each of the plurality of optical fiber holes from each of the plurality of corresponding target locations on the subsequent endface; and, using the initial offset distance and the subsequent offset distance, determining an angle of each of the plurality of optical fiber holes relative to the initial endface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph Todd Cody, David Lee Dean, Alan John Malanowski, Scott Timothy Schmidt