Patents by Inventor Joel Laine Parker
Joel Laine Parker 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).
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Publication number: 20230003960Abstract: Embodiments of an optical fiber cable are provided. The optical fiber cable includes a cable jacket and a plurality of buffer tubes contained within the cable jacket. Each of the plurality of buffer tubes has one or more optical fibers disposed therein. A thin film tube is contained within the cable jacket and disposed around the buffer tubes, and an armor layer is contained within the cable jacket and disposed around the thin film tube. Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) powder is disposed between the thin film tube and the armor layer. The SAP powder includes at least 1 wt % of silica particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Leigh Rooker Josey, Joel Laine Parker
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Patent number: 10712521Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a core assembly including an optical fiber, a polymeric sleeve surrounding the core assembly, water-swellable material integrated with the polymeric sleeve, and a jacket surrounding the polymeric sleeve. The polymeric sleeve is continuous peripherally around the core assembly, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, and continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Rodney Maurice Burns, Keith Aaron Greer, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker
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Patent number: 10330877Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes core elements wound in a pattern of stranding, the core elements comprising tubes surrounding optical fibers. The fiber optic cable further includes an binder film surrounding the stranded core elements. The binder film is continuous peripherally around the core elements, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, and continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable that is at least a meter. Further, the binder film is in radial tension and opposes outwardly transverse deflection of the core elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Warren Welborn McAlpine, Eric John Mozdy, Joel Laine Parker
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Patent number: 10191237Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes core elements wound in a pattern of stranding, the core elements comprising tubes surrounding optical fibers. The fiber optic cable further includes an binder film surrounding the stranded core elements. The binder film is continuous peripherally around the core elements, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, and continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable that is at least a meter. Further, the binder film is in radial tension and opposes outwardly transverse deflection of the core elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Warren Welborn McAlpine, Eric John Mozdy, Joel Laine Parker
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Publication number: 20180203198Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes core elements wound in a pattern of stranding, the core elements comprising tubes surrounding optical fibers. The fiber optic cable further includes an binder film surrounding the stranded core elements. The binder film is continuous peripherally around the core elements, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, and continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable that is at least a meter. Further, the binder film is in radial tension and opposes outwardly transverse deflection of the core elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Warren Welborn McAlpine, Eric John Mozdy, Joel Laine Parker
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Patent number: 9927590Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes core elements, a composite film surrounding the core elements, and a jacket surrounding the composite film. The core elements include one or more optical fibers and at least one tube surrounding the one or more optical fibers. The composite film includes a first layer adjoining a second layer, where the composition of the second layer differs from the first. The composite film is relatively thin, having an average thickness over a 10-meter length of the cable that is less than half an average thickness of the jacket over the 10-meter length.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: David Wesley Chiasson, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker
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Patent number: 9703064Abstract: Durable optical fiber ribbons are formed by promoting a strong bond between fiber ink layers and ribbon matrix material. During curing of the ink layer desired oxygen levels are maintained in the curing environment of the manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Julie Ann Chalk, Gregory Alan Mills, Joel Laine Parker
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Patent number: 9690062Abstract: A flame-retardant fiber optic cable includes core elements, a film surrounding the core elements, and a jacket surrounding the film. The core elements include one or more optical fibers and at least one tube surrounding the one or more optical fibers. The material composition of the film differs from the jacket and the film is relatively thin.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: William Carl Hurley, Ravinder Kumar Kinnera, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker, Christopher Mark Quinn
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Patent number: 9547147Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a tape comprising a substrate of an extrudable thermoplastic, core items of the fiber optic cable, and a jacket around the tape and core items. The tape includes water-swellable material integrated therewith and the core items include one or more optical fibers. The tape is incorporated with core items such that the water-swellable material of the tape is configured to limit water from flowing lengthwise along the cable through gaps among the core item.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Matthew Fitzgerald, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker
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Publication number: 20160356977Abstract: Durable optical fiber ribbons are formed by promoting a strong bond between fiber ink layers and ribbon matrix material. During curing of the ink layer desired oxygen levels are maintained in the curing environment of the manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Julie Ann Chalk, Gregory Alan Mills, Joel Laine Parker
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Publication number: 20160306128Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes core elements, a composite film surrounding the core elements, and a jacket surrounding the composite film. The core elements include one or more optical fibers and at least one tube surrounding the one or more optical fibers. The composite film includes a first layer adjoining a second layer, where the composition of the second layer differs from the first. The composite film is relatively thin, having an average thickness over a 10-meter length of the cable that is less than half an average thickness of the jacket over the 10-meter length.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: David Wesley Chiasson, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker
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Publication number: 20160306130Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a core assembly including an optical fiber, a polymeric sleeve surrounding the core assembly, water-swellable material integrated with the polymeric sleeve, and a jacket surrounding the polymeric sleeve. The polymeric sleeve is continuous peripherally around the core assembly, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, and continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Rodney Maurice Burns, Keith Aaron Greer, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker
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Publication number: 20160306129Abstract: A flame-retardant fiber optic cable includes core elements, a film surrounding the core elements, and a jacket surrounding the film. The core elements include one or more optical fibers and at least one tube surrounding the one or more optical fibers. The material composition of the film differs from the jacket and the film is relatively thin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: William Carl Hurley, Ravinder Kumar Kinnera, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker, Christopher Mark Quinn
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Publication number: 20160299306Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes core elements wound in a pattern of stranding, the core elements comprising tubes surrounding optical fibers. The fiber optic cable further includes an binder film surrounding the stranded core elements. The binder film is continuous peripherally around the core elements, forming a continuous closed loop when viewed in cross-section, and continuous lengthwise along a length of the cable that is at least a meter. Further, the binder film is in radial tension and opposes outwardly transverse deflection of the core elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Warren Welborn McAlpine, Eric John Mozdy, Joel Laine Parker
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Patent number: 9442262Abstract: Durable optical fiber ribbons are formed by promoting a strong bond between fiber ink layers and ribbon matrix material. During curing of the ink layer desired oxygen levels are maintained in the curing environment of the manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: Julie Ann Chalk, Gregory Alan Mills, Joel Laine Parker
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Publication number: 20150177471Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a tape comprising a substrate of an extrudable thermoplastic, core items of the fiber optic cable, and a jacket around the tape and core items. The tape includes water-swellable material integrated therewith and the core items include one or more optical fibers. The tape is incorporated with core items such that the water-swellable material of the tape is configured to limit water from flowing lengthwise along the cable through gaps among the core item.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Corning Cable Systems LLCInventors: Anne Germaine Bringuier, Matthew Fitzgerald, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker
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Publication number: 20150104137Abstract: Durable optical fiber ribbons are formed by promoting a strong bond between fiber ink layers and ribbon matrix material. During curing of the ink layer desired oxygen levels are maintained in the curing environment of the manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Julie Ann Chalk, Gregory Alan Mills, Joel Laine Parker