Patents by Inventor Breti Villiger

Breti Villiger 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).

  • Optical broadband node cable
    Patent number: 10048459
    Abstract: A reduced diameter composite microcable of low weight that is capable of withstanding a tensile load of at least 300 pounds with less than 0.6% fiber strain, is capable of operation between ?40 C and 70 C with less than 0.1 dB/km attenuation change at 1550 nm, and whose outer diameter is less than 15 mm is provided. The microcable includes at least one buffer tube, at least one electrical power conductor, at least one rigid strength member cabled together into a multi-unit core, wherein a plurality of optical fibers are placed within the at least one buffer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Justin Quinn, Breti Villiger, Patrick Dobbins
  • OPTICAL BROADBAND NODE CABLE
    Publication number: 20170068062
    Abstract: A reduced diameter composite microcable of low weight that is capable of withstanding a tensile load of at least 300 pounds with less than 0.6% fiber strain, is capable of operation between ?40 C and 70 C with less than 0.1 dB/km attenuation change at 1550 nm, and whose outer diameter is less than 15 mm is provided. The microcable includes at least one buffer tube, at least one electrical power conductor, at least one rigid strength member cabled together into a multi-unit core, wherein a plurality of optical fibers are placed within the at least one buffer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Justin Quinn, Breti Villiger, Patrick Dobbins