Patents by Inventor Geoffrey M. Witt

Geoffrey M. Witt 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).

  • Central cavity cable with a predetermined gap that facilitates opening of the outer sheath
    Publication number: 20020126968
    Abstract: A cable includes a flexible, cut resistant tape provided around an optical wave guide. The optical wave guide may include a bare optical fiber and/or a soft buffer tube in which an optical fiber is provided. The tape and optical wave guide are provided in an outer sheath with a central cavity. The central cavity is sized to accommodate a predetermined gap between (1) the outer sheath and (2) the tape and the optical wave guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: Geoffrey M. Witt
  • Central cavity cable with a predetermined gap that facilitates opening of the outer sheath
    Patent number: 6445859
    Abstract: A cable includes a flexible, cut resistant tape provided around an optical wave guide. The optical wave guide may include a bare optical fiber and/or a soft buffer tube in which an optical fiber is provided. The tape and optical wave guide are provided in an outer sheath with a central cavity. The central cavity is sized to accommodate a predetermined gap between (1) the outer sheath and (2) the tape and the optical wave guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventor: Geoffrey M. Witt