Patents by Inventor Andrew Stephen Cale

Andrew Stephen Cale 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).

  • Laser-based methods of stripping fiber optic cables
    Patent number: 8052836
    Abstract: Laser-based methods of stripping different types of fiber optic cables (100) are disclosed. The method includes directing a focused laser beam (202) onto the cable's protective cover (114). The method also includes moving the fiber optic cable relative to the focused laser beam in a direction substantially along a central axis (AC) to form a substantially axially oriented groove (250) in the protective cover, wherein the groove does not reach one or more optical fibers (110) carried by the cable. The method can further include opening the protective cover at the groove to form a split protective cover portion (114S), and removing the split protective cover portion from the fiber optic cable. Methods of stripping a cable by forming two grooves in the protective cover using two focused laser beams are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Cale, Jeffrey Dean Danley, David Lee Dean, Jr., Terry Lee Cooke, Clyde Benton Mabry, III, Darrin Max Miller
  • LASER-BASED METHODS OF STRIPPING FIBER OPTIC CABLES
    Publication number: 20100126665
    Abstract: Laser-based methods of stripping different types of fiber optic cables (100) are disclosed. The method includes directing a focused laser beam (202) onto the cable's protective cover (114). The method also includes moving the fiber optic cable relative to the focused laser beam in a direction substantially along a central axis (AC) to form a substantially axially oriented groove (250) in the protective cover, wherein the groove does not reach one or more optical fibers (110) carried by the cable. The method can further include opening the protective cover at the groove to form a split protective cover portion (114S), and removing the split protective cover portion from the fiber optic cable. Methods of stripping a cable by forming two grooves in the protective cover using two focused laser beams are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Stephen Cale, Jeffrey Dean Danley, David Lee Dean, JR., Terry Lee Cooke, Clyde Benton Mabry, III, Darrin Max Miller