Patents by Inventor Donovan Hample

Donovan Hample 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).

  • Modular vault for fiber optic cables
    Patent number: 12663603
    Abstract: A modular utility vault system can include a plurality of panels, a clip, and a cover panel. Each panel can include a first side including a first protrusion, a second side including a second protrusion, a lower side having a first length, and an upper side having a second length. The second length is less than first length. The first side of a panel of the plurality of panels is configured to abut the second side of a second panel thereby causing the first protrusion to abut the second protrusion. The clip can be configured to hold the first protrusion to the second protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Hill, Donovan Hample, Brian Larson, William J. Cruzen, Randy T. VanHorn
  • Small form factor flatdrop pulling bullet
    Patent number: 12339513
    Abstract: A cable pulling device including a clamshell housing including a first elongate clamshell and a second elongate clamshell configured to engage the first elongate clamshell such that the clamshell housing can house a distal end piece disposed at a distal end of a cable. The device can include a cord extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the first end and the second end being configured to extend through a bifurcate aperture disposed at a distal end of the distal end piece to form a loop. The cable pulling device can include a locking ring configured to surround and hold together the first elongate clamshell and the second elongate clamshell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Hill, Donovan Hample, Randy T. VanHorn
  • MODULAR VAULT FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLES
    Publication number: 20240385409
    Abstract: A modular utility vault system can include a plurality of panels, a clip, and a cover panel. Each panel can include a first side including a first protrusion, a second side including a second protrusion, a lower side having a first length, and an upper side having a second length. The second length is less than first length. The first side of a panel of the plurality of panels is configured to abut the second side of a second panel thereby causing the first protrusion to abut the second protrusion. The clip can be configured to hold the first protrusion to the second protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: John P. Hill, Donovan Hample, Brian Larson, William J. Cruzen, Randy T. VanHorn
  • SMALL FORM FACTOR FLATDROP PULLING BULLET
    Publication number: 20240345357
    Abstract: A cable pulling device including a clamshell housing including a first elongate clamshell and a second elongate clamshell configured to engage the first elongate clamshell such that the clamshell housing can house a distal end piece disposed at a distal end of a cable. The device can include a cord extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the first end and the second end being configured to extend through a bifurcate aperture disposed at a distal end of the distal end piece to form a loop. The cable pulling device can include a locking ring configured to surround and hold together the first elongate clamshell and the second elongate clamshell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: John P. Hill, Donovan Hample, Randy T. VanHorn