Patents by Inventor Kistof Vastmans

Kistof Vastmans 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: 20110311190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an insert for an optical fiber assembly through which an optical fiber element can be pulled out without damage. The insert is provided for guiding a part of the optical cable (2) which comprises at least one optical fiber element (3) and being accommodated in a housing of the optical fiber assembly, wherein said part of the optical cable (2) has a cut-out portion in which a jacket of said optical cable (2) is partially removed, thereby exposing said at least one optical fiber element (3). The insert (1) comprises an optical cable guidance means (4) for guiding said optical cable (2) across the insert (1); a recess (5) surrounding the exposed optical fiber element (3) and a bend element (6) arranged at an end portion of the recess (5) and projecting from the recess (5) in a curved manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM BVBA
    Inventors: Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Kistof Vastmans, Danny Willy August Verheyden, Geert Van Genechten, Pascal Breux, Philippe Lesueur