Patents by Inventor F. Howard Levinson

F. Howard Levinson 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 connector
    Patent number: 4735480
    Abstract: A connector for optically connecting first and second optical fiber contacts terminating first and second optical fibers includes a split ring comprising first and second split ring halves disposed around each of the contacts such that an enlarged internal bore of the split ring encloses a flange of the contact so as to allow limited relative longitudinal movement between the contact and the split ring. The split ring allows a nut to be disposed over an end of the contact prior to assembling the split ring about the contact which allows the construction to be reduced in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: Raychem Corp.
    Inventors: F. Howard Levinson, Richard J. McCrae