Patents by Inventor Charles Lindsay Bates, III

Charles Lindsay Bates, III 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).

  • Optic fiber connector secondary latch
    Patent number: 6752538
    Abstract: A secondary lach (50) is provided for an optic fiber connector (12) that has a housing (22) with a housing body (24) and with a primary latch (26) with a front end (30) merging with the housing body and a rear end forming a handle (42) that can be depressed to release the latch and allow the connector to be withdrawn from a terminus coupling (16), the secondary latch preventing unintentional unlatching of the primary latch. The secondary latch includes a sleeve (60) that extends around the housing body and that can slide forward and rearward thereon, and a wedge part (52) that is wedged between a lower surface (56) of the handle and a top surface (54) of the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Lindsay Bates, III