Patents by Inventor Henricus Vergeest

Henricus Vergeest 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).

  • Process for cutting an optical fiber
    Publication number: 20050284852
    Abstract: A process for cutting or splitting at least one optical fiber at a predetermined angle, wherein the fiber is introduced into a holding and positioning device and is cut by a pulsed laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Henricus Vergeest, Antonius Maria Hultermans, Pieter Stroobach
  • Optical ferrule-less connector
    Patent number: 6951425
    Abstract: An optical connector for optically coupling a fiber to an optical pathway of a mating component when in a mated state, the connector comprising: (a) a housing having a front end portion and a back end portion, the housing having at least one passageway extending from the back end portion to the front end portion to accommodate at least one fiber, the housing defining a cavity along a first portion of the passageway such that a fiber in the passageway is deflected into the cavity when the connector is in the mated state; (b) a barrier along a second portion of the passageway, the barrier preventing a fiber from being deflected into the second portion when the connector is in the mated state; (c) a fiber retainer at the back end portion, the fiber retainer adapted to restrict a fiber's backward movement with respect to the housing when in the mated state; and (d) the front end portion being configured to mate with an alignment member such that a fiber in the passageway is received within a passage of the alignm
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Nederland B.V.
    Inventor: Henricus Vergeest
  • Optical ferrule-less connector
    Publication number: 20040071407
    Abstract: A ferrule-less optical connector comprising: (a) a housing having a front end portion and a back end portion, the housing having at least one passageway extending from the back end portion to the front end portion to accommodate at least one fiber, the housing defining a cavity along a first portion of the passageway such that a fiber in the passageway is deflected into the cavity when the connector is in the mated state; (b) a barrier along a second portion of the passageway, the barrier preventing a fiber from being deflected into the second portion when the connector is in the mated state; (c) a fiber retainer at the back end portion, the fiber retainer adapted to restrict a fiber's backward movement with respect to the housing when in the mated state; and (d) the front end portion being configured to mate with an alignment member such that a fiber in the passageway is received within a passage of the alignment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Henricus Vergeest