Patents by Inventor Bradley Grant Chapman

Bradley Grant Chapman 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).

  • Structure for flaming droplet suppression in optical fiber cables
    Patent number: 11880079
    Abstract: An optical communication cable includes a jacket having an interior surface that defines a cable jacket internal cross-sectional area and a plurality of optical fibers, wherein less than 60% of the cable jacket internal cross-sectional area is occupied by the cross-sectional area of the plurality of optical fibers. A scaffolding structure is provided adjacent to and supporting the jacket such that when the jacket is subjected to a burn and melts, the melted jacket material bonds to the scaffolding structure rather than sloughing off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Hanson Bushnell, Bradley Grant Chapman, Harold Edward Hudson, II, Toua Lo
  • STRUCTURE FOR FLAMING DROPLET SUPPRESSION IN OPTICAL FIBER CABLES
    Publication number: 20220214511
    Abstract: An optical communication cable includes a jacket having an interior surface that defines a cable jacket internal cross-sectional area and a plurality of optical fibers, wherein less than 60% of the cable jacket internal cross-sectional area is occupied by the cross-sectional area of the plurality of optical fibers. A scaffolding structure is provided adjacent to and supporting the jacket such that when the jacket is subjected to a burn and melts, the melted jacket material bonds to the scaffolding structure rather than sloughing off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Hanson Bushnell, Bradley Grant Chapman, Harold Edward Hudson, II, Toua Lo
  • UNITIZED FIBER OPTIC CABLES
    Publication number: 20210341696
    Abstract: Embodiments of unitized fiber optic cables include a plurality of fiber optic subunits, with each fiber optic subunit including a plurality of optical fibers; a subunit jacket surrounding each fiber optic subunit; and a cable jacket surrounding the plurality of fiber optic subunits. At least some of the fiber optic subunits are non-circular upon positioning inside the cable jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Rebecca Ruth Akinosho, Bradley Grant Chapman, William Carl Hurley