Patents by Inventor Karl OBERLIN

Karl OBERLIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240329326
    Abstract: Examples of a bending device to bend fiber optic cables to cause consistent signal attenuations. An example bending device may be a simple non-electronic structure with two pieces slidably attached to each other using a tensioning mechanism (e.g., a spring). The two pieces may define a curved groove with a predetermined radius of curvature. A technician may slide one piece against the tensioning pressure to expose the groove and insert the fiber optic cable. The curved groove bends the fiber optic cable, and the tensioning pressure maintains the bend. In one or more embodiments, one of the two pieces have a second groove defined thereon for bending a fiber optic cable of a different size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Viavi Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Karl OBERLIN
  • Patent number: 11956575
    Abstract: Mapping of ports to other network components is generated by physically bending a fiber optic cable and then determining which optical network terminals experience a signal power loss (or receive attenuated signals) based on the bending. The physical bending can be done using a bending tool and the optical network terminals that experience the signal power loss can be identified using a back-end database operation. Generally, the correspondence between the physical bending and the power loss at the downstream components and or upstream components of the network is used to create the mapping of the ports at the splitter level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Viavi Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: David Hering, Karl Oberlin, Koji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20240048876
    Abstract: Mapping of ports to other network components is generated by physically bending a fiber optic cable and then determining which optical network terminals experience a signal power loss (or receive attenuated signals) based on the bending. The physical bending can be done using a bending tool and the optical network terminals that experience the signal power loss can be identified using a back-end database operation. Generally, the correspondence between the physical bending and the power loss at the downstream components and or upstream components of the network is used to create the mapping of the ports at the splitter level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Viavi Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: David HERING, Karl OBERLIN, Koji OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240048875
    Abstract: Mapping of ports to other network components is generated by physically bending a fiber optic cable and then determining which optical network terminals experience a signal power loss (or receive attenuated signals) based on the bending. The physical bending can be done using a bending tool and the optical network terminals that experience the signal power loss can be identified using a back-end database operation. Generally, the correspondence between the physical bending and the power loss at the downstream components and or upstream components of the network is used to create the mapping of the ports at the splitter level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: David HERING, Karl OBERLIN, Koji OKAMOTO