Patents by Inventor David K. Brittain

David K. Brittain 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 RIBBON TWISTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20020073682
    Abstract: A method of forming an optical fiber cable component including passing an optical fiber ribbon stack (18) through a stack guide (31), the stack guide being rotated and forming a twist in the ribbon stack, and passing the twisted ribbon stack (18′) through a cross-head (40) and extruding a material thereover. In addition, an exemplary cable component production line having a rotatable strander (12) for receiving optical fiber ribbon packages (14) thereon, a rotatable closing die (30) sized to receive the optical fiber ribbon stack, and controller (20) operatively associated with the strander and the closing die for driving the closing die, the controller being operative to effect a predetermined rotational ratio with respect to the strander and the closing die whereby a twist can be formed in the optical fiber ribbon stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Jody L. Greenwood, David H. Smith, David K. Brittain
  • Optical fiber ribbon twisting device and system for use in the manufacture of fiber optic cable components
    Patent number: 6389787
    Abstract: A method of forming an optical fiber cable component including passing an optical fiber ribbon stack (18) through a stack guide (31), the stack guide being rotated and forming a twist in the ribbon stack, and passing the twisted ribbon stack (18′) through a cross-head (40) and extruding a material thereover. In addition, an exemplary cable component production line having a rotatable strander (12) for receiving optical fiber ribbon packages (14) thereon, a rotatable closing die (30) sized to receive the optical fiber ribbon stack, and controller (20) operatively associated with the strander and the closing die for driving the closing die, the controller being operative to effect a predetermined rotational ratio with respect to the strander and the closing die whereby a twist can be formed in the optical fiber ribbon stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Jody L. Greenwood, David H. Smith, David K. Brittain