Patents by Inventor Brian Smith Witz

Brian Smith Witz 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 fiber assemblies having a powder or powder blend at least partially mechanically attached
    Patent number: 8989542
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes one or more optical fibers, a jacket, strength members, and water-swellable powder. The jacket is formed from a polymer and has a cavity defined therein. The one or more optical fibers extend through the cavity. Further, the jacket is non-round in cross-section and the strength members are encapsulated in the jacket on opposite sides of the cavity. The water-swellable powder is at least partially mechanically attached to an inner surface of the cavity, where the mechanical attachment of the water-swellable powder allows a portion of particles of the water-swellable powder to protrude beyond the surface and not be completely embedded therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Rodney Maurice Burns, John Arthur Rowe, Catharina Lemckert Tedder, Brian Smith Witz
  • OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLIES HAVING A POWDER OR POWDER BLEND AT LEAST PARTIALLY MECHANICALLY ATTACHED
    Publication number: 20150055921
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes one or more optical fibers, a jacket, strength members, and water-swellable powder. The jacket is formed from a polymer and has a cavity defined therein. The one or more optical fibers extend through the cavity. Further, the jacket is non-round in cross-section and the strength members are encapsulated in the jacket on opposite sides of the cavity. The water-swellable powder is at least partially mechanically attached to an inner surface of the cavity, where the mechanical attachment of the water-swellable powder allows a portion of particles of the water-swellable powder to protrude beyond the surface and not be completely embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Rodney Maurice Burns, John Arthur Rowe, Catharina Lemckert Tedder, Brian Smith Witz
  • Optical fiber assemblies having a powder or powder blend at least partially mechanically attached
    Patent number: 8750661
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a tube formed from a flame-retardant material, an optical fiber disposed in a cavity of the tube, and powder comprising flame-retardant particles. At least a portion of the powder is mechanically attached to a surface of the cavity, where the mechanical attachment of the powder allows a portion of flame-retardant particles of the powder to protrude beyond the surface and not be completely embedded therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Rodney Maurice Burns, John Arthur Rowe, Catharina Lemckert Tedder, Brian Smith Witz
  • OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLIES HAVING A POWDER OR POWDER BLEND AT LEAST PARTIALLY MECHANICALLY ATTACHED
    Publication number: 20130287350
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a tube formed from a flame-retardant material, an optical fiber disposed in a cavity of the tube, and powder comprising flame-retardant particles. At least a portion of the powder is mechanically attached to a surface of the cavity, where the mechanical attachment of the powder allows a portion of flame-retardant particles of the powder to protrude beyond the surface and not be completely embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Rodney Maurice Bums, John Arthur Rowe, Catharina Lemckert Tedder, Brian Smith Witz