Patents by Inventor Jeffery A. DeMerritt

Jeffery A. DeMerritt 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).

  • Ferrule assemblies, connector assemblies, and optical couplings having coded magnetic arrays
    Patent number: 8781273
    Abstract: Ferrule assemblies having at least one coded magnetic array are disclosed. In one embodiment, a ferrule assembly includes a ferrule body having a coupling surface and a coded magnetic array having a plurality of magnetic regions. The coded magnetic array may be located within the coupling surface. The ferrule assembly further includes a lens component located within the ferrule body. The lens component may have a facet at the coupling surface of the ferrule body at a predetermined angle. In another embodiment, a translating ferrule assembly includes an optical interface and a coded magnetic array, and is configured to translate within a connector housing of an optical connector when coupled to an electronics device. Optical couplings having a coded magnetic array and sockets for receiving a connector are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Seldon D. Benjamin, Jeffery A. DeMerritt, Micah C. Isenhour, Dennis M. Knecht, James P. Luther
  • FERRULE ASSEMBLIES, CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES, AND OPTICAL COUPLINGS HAVING CODED MAGNETIC ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20120155803
    Abstract: Ferrule assemblies having at least one coded magnetic array are disclosed. In one embodiment, a ferrule assembly includes a ferrule body having a coupling surface and a coded magnetic array having a plurality of magnetic regions. The coded magnetic array may be located within the coupling surface. The ferrule assembly further includes a lens component located within the ferrule body. The lens component may have a facet at the coupling surface of the ferrule body at a predetermined angle. In another embodiment, a translating ferrule assembly includes an optical interface and a coded magnetic array, and is configured to translate within a connector housing of an optical connector when coupled to an electronics device. Optical couplings having a coded magnetic array and sockets for receiving a connector are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Seldon D. Benjamin, Jeffery A. DeMerritt, Micah C. Isenhour, Dennis M. Knecht, James P. Luther