Patents by Inventor David L. Stakem

David L. Stakem 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).

  • Insert for positioning an optical fiber and an optical fiber connector for use therewith
    Patent number: 5341447
    Abstract: An elastic insert for receiving and securing an optical fiber within a passage of a housing, such as a ferrule of an fiber optic connector, when compacted therein by a plunger, the insert having deformable relief regions that are constructed to deform upon compaction so that the optical fiber is securely held by the insert, while controlling the forces exerted outwardly by the insert against the housing along the passage and a fiber optic connector for use with the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan T. Edwards, David D. Erdman, Kevin T. Monroe, David L. Stakem