Patents by Inventor John Omar Smiley

John Omar Smiley 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).

  • Patent number: 5717801
    Abstract: A device for connecting a first optical fiber end held by a first connector plug selectively to second or third optical fiber ends held by different types of connector plugs, in which each different type of plug has an associated connector socket, these sockets each including a non-circular connector flange and each having a ferrule alignment sleeve held by a retainer bushing projecting outwardly from the connector flange, the alignment sleeves being of the type suitable for receiving cylindrical ferrules attached to each fiber end. The device comprises a fixed part having an aperture extending between its inner and outer surfaces, and having a connector adapter projecting from the inner surface and suitable for receiving the first connector plug, and having a radially extending outer surface portion accessible from the outer surface and surrounding a recess suitable for receiving the retainer bushing of another connector plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: JDS Fitel Inc.
    Inventor: John Omar Smiley