Patents by Inventor Gary N. Kles

Gary N. Kles 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).

  • Fiber optic precision linear stripper
    Patent number: 6079297
    Abstract: A linear stripper for removing a coating on a fiber optic cable, includes a guide rail and a cutting assembly slidably connected to the guide rail. The cutting assembly has a passage configured to accommodate a fiber optic cable threaded therethrough. A blade assembly has a pair of blades disposed within the cutting assembly, with each of the pair of blades being horizontally positioned on an opposing side of the passage. A cutting tip of each of the blades simultaneously scores an outer coating of a fiber optic cable placed in the passage, as the cutting assembly slides along the guide rail. The outer coating is then peeled away from the fiber optic cable along the scored incisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: William Keith Chandler, Gary N. Kles, Andrei Csipkes