Patents by Inventor Charles Alton Yow, JR.

Charles Alton Yow, JR. 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).

  • Dust cap assembly for sealing an optical fiber ferrule and related methods
    Patent number: 8705931
    Abstract: A dust cap assembly for sealing an end face of a fiber optic ferrule includes a sleeve and a sealant. The sleeve is configured to be placed onto the fiber optic ferrule and frictionally engage a medial portion of the fiber optic ferrule. The sealant, which is at least partially disposed on the sleeve, comprises a curable liquid configured to create a removable seal that directly contacts the end face on the fiber optic ferrule when the sleeve is placed onto the fiber optic ferrule. The sealant is also configured adhere to contaminants present on the end face such that upon removal of the sleeve and sealant from the fiber optic ferule remedial cleaning of the end face occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Ziwei Liu, Charles Alton Yow, Jr.
  • DUST CAP ASSEMBLY FOR SEALING AN OPTICAL FIBER FERRULE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140050447
    Abstract: A dust cap assembly for sealing an end face of a fiber optic ferrule includes a sleeve and a sealant. The sleeve is configured to be placed onto the fiber optic ferrule and frictionally engage a medial portion of the fiber optic ferrule. The sealant, which is at least partially disposed on the sleeve, comprises a curable liquid configured to create a removable seal that directly contacts the end face on the fiber optic ferrule when the sleeve is placed onto the fiber optic ferrule. The sealant is also configured adhere to contaminants present on the end face such that upon removal of the sleeve and sealant from the fiber optic ferule remedial cleaning of the end face occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Ziwei Liu, Charles Alton Yow, JR.