Patents by Inventor Christopher J. McBride

Christopher J. McBride 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 shutter adapter with protective door
    Patent number: 6715930
    Abstract: An optical fiber shutter adapter including a housing having a bay and a bay opening for receiving a second connector. The optical fiber shutter adapter further includes a door disposed near the bay opening and having a blocking portion for blocking laser radiation from being emitted from the bay opening when the door is in a closed position. The door is connected to the housing for movement from the closed position to an open position for allowing the second connector to be received into the bay for connection to the shutter adapter. The blocking portion of the door moves into the adapter housing when the door is moved from the closed position towards the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. McBride
  • Optical fiber shutter adapter
    Publication number: 20030180005
    Abstract: An optical fiber shutter adapter including a housing having a bay and a bay opening for receiving a second connector. The optical fiber shutter adapter further includes a door disposed near the bay opening and having a blocking portion for blocking laser radiation from being emitted from the bay opening when the door is in a closed position. The door is connected to the housing for movement from the closed position to an open position for allowing the second connector to be received into the bay for connection to the shutter adapter. The blocking portion of the door moves into the adapter housing when the door is moved from the closed position towards the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: Christopher J. McBride
  • Fusion night vision system
    Patent number: D518498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Insight Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Reed, Duncan A. Boyce, Timothy R. Loring, Christopher J. McBride