Patents by Inventor Alan Keizer

Alan Keizer 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: 9971102
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly (1), including: at least one fiber optic connector (45a,45b) arranged for insertion into a receiving socket, said connector (45a,45b) including a leading end and a trailing end; at least one latch (55a,55b) for releasably locking the fiber optic connector (45a,45b) to the receiving socket, said latch (55a,55b) including a leading end (63a,63b) and a trailing end (65a,65b), wherein the latch (55a,55b) is cantilevered towards its trailing end (65a,65b); and a manually operable control (69) arranged for sliding movement, said control (69) being arranged to actuate the latch (55a,55b) in response to a user actuating the control (69).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: FibreFab Limited
    Inventors: Asher Raven, Alan Keizer
  • Patent number: 9557495
    Abstract: A connector device for a fiber optic cable. The connector device includes a housing assembly (5, 25, 31) arranged to house a section of a fiber optic cable (9); a first fiber optic connector (47) including a body (48) that is arranged to receive a first optical fiber; a second fiber optic connector (49) including a body (50) that is arranged to receive a second optical fiber; and attachment mechanism (41, 65) for releasably attaching each of the first and second fiber optic connectors (47, 49) to the housing assembly (5, 25, 31). A fiber optic connector assembly (1) and a method for changing the polarity of first and second optical fibers in a fiber optic cable assembly (1) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: FibreFab Limited
    Inventors: Asher Raven, Nicholas Blockley, Alan Keizer
  • Patent number: 9541711
    Abstract: An adaptor for optically connecting fiber optic devices, such as cable assemblies, together. The adaptor includes: a body (3) having first and second receiving formations (15,17), the first receiving formation (15) is arranged to receive a first fiber optic connector (19), the second receiving formation (17) is adaptable between first and second configurations, wherein in the first configuration the second receiving formation (17) is arranged to receive a second fiber optic connector (23), and in the second configuration is arranged to receive a ferrule (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: FibreFab Limited
    Inventors: Asher Raven, Alan Keizer
  • Publication number: 20160327756
    Abstract: A fibre optic cable assembly (1), including: at least one fibre optic connector (45a,45b) arranged for insertion into a receiving socket, said connector (45a,45b) including a leading end and a trailing end; at least one latch (55a,55b) for releasably locking the fibre optic connector (45a,45b) to the receiving socket, said latch (55a,55b) including a leading end (63a,63b) and a trailing end (65a,65b), wherein the latch (55a,55b) is cantilevered towards its trailing end (65a,65b); and a manually operable control (69) arranged for sliding movement, said control (69) being arranged to actuate the latch (55a,55b) in response to a user actuating the control (69).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: FibreFab Limited
    Inventors: Asher Raven, Alan Keizer
  • Publication number: 20150277059
    Abstract: A connector device for a fibre optic cable. The connector device includes a housing assembly (5, 25, 31) arranged to house a section of a fibre optic cable (9); a first fibre optic connector (47) including a body (48) that is arranged to receive a first optical fibre; a second fibre optic connector (49) including a body (50) that is arranged to receive a second optical fibre; and attachment mechanism (41, 65) for releasably attaching each of the first and second fibre optic connectors (47, 49) to the housing assembly (5, 25, 31). A fibre optic connector assembly (1) and a method for changing the polarity of first and second optical fibres in a fibre optic cable assembly (1) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: FIBREFAB LIMITED
    Inventors: Asher Raven, Nicholas Blockley, Alan Keizer
  • Patent number: 9075219
    Abstract: A connector device (203) for connecting a first fiber optic cable (1;101) to a plurality of second fiber optic cables (9?;220).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: FibreFab Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Blockley, Asher Raven, Alan Keizer
  • Publication number: 20150003785
    Abstract: An adaptor for optically connecting fibre optic devices, such as cable assemblies, together. The adaptor includes: a body (3) having first and second receiving formations (15,17), the first receiving formation (15) is arranged to receive a first fibre optic connector (19), the second receiving formation (17) is adaptable between first and second configurations, wherein in the first configuration the second receiving formation (17) is arranged to receive a second fibre optic connector (23), and in the second configuration is arranged to receive a ferrule (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: FibreFab Limited
    Inventors: Asher Raven, Alan Keizer
  • Publication number: 20120230636
    Abstract: A connector device (203) for connecting a first fibre optic cable (1;101) to a plurality of second fibre optic cables (9?;220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas Blockley, Asher Raven, Alan Keizer