Patents by Inventor Andrew Eliot Pierce

Andrew Eliot Pierce 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: 8577199
    Abstract: A hauling shroud, a cable termination and methods of hauling a fiber optic cable with a pre-connected optic termination along a conduit. The hauling shroud protects the optic termination when being hauled along the conduit. The hauling shroud includes a first housing member and a second housing member such that the first housing member and the second housing member can be joined together to enclose the optic termination. At least one anchoring member is used, for example, connecting pins, such that at least one strengthening element of the fiber optic cable engages with the anchoring member inside an internal cavity formed within the hauling shroud. Alternatively, at least two strengthening elements of the fiber optic cable are attached together to form a loop which engages with the at least one anchoring member, e.g., the connecting pins. This prevents any hauling forces from being applied to the optic termination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Prysmian Telecom Cables & Systems Australia PTY Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Eliot Pierce, Alexander Mennie, Andrew Kaczmarski, Kyle Bolto
  • Patent number: 8165444
    Abstract: A system, device, fiber optic cable and/or method for hauling fiber optic cable along a conduit to a location. The system includes a fiber optic cable including an optic fiber, at least one first strengthening element and at least one second strengthening element, an optic connector attached to the at least one first strengthening element and able to be optically aligned with the optic fiber; and, a hauling shroud, including a cavity to receive the optic connector, a locking mechanism to removably hold the at least one second strengthening element and a member for attaching a hauling rope or cable to pull the fiber optic cable along the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Prysmian Telecom Cables & Systems Austalia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Eliot Pierce, Alexander Mennie
  • Publication number: 20110305424
    Abstract: A system, device, fibre optic cable and/or method for hauling fibre optic cable along a conduit to a location. The system includes a fibre optic cable including an optic fibre, at least one first strengthening element and at least one second strengthening element, an optic connector attached to the at least one first strengthening element and able to be optically aligned with the optic fibre; and, a hauling shroud, including a cavity to receive the optic connector, a locking mechanism to removably hold the at least one second strengthening element and a member for attaching a hauling rope or cable to pull the fibre optic cable along the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew Eliot Pierce, Alexander Mennie
  • Publication number: 20100202748
    Abstract: A hauling shroud, a cable termination and methods of hauling a fibre optic cable with a pre-connected optic termination along a conduit. The hauling shroud protects the optic termination when being hauled along the conduit. The hauling shroud includes a first housing member and a second housing member such that the first housing member and the second housing member can be joined together to enclose the optic termination. At least one anchoring member is used, for example, connecting pins, such that at least one strengthening element of the fibre optic cable engages with the anchoring member inside an internal cavity formed within the hauling shroud. Alternatively, at least two strengthening elements of the fibre optic cable are attached together to form a loop which engages with the at least one anchoring member, e.g., the connecting pins. This prevents any hauling forces from being applied to the optic termination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Eliot Pierce, Alexander Mennie, Andrew Kaczmarski, Kyle Bolto