Patents by Inventor Mark Thomas Zmurko

Mark Thomas Zmurko 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).

  • Optical Fiber Cleave Tool
    Publication number: 20100127034
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cleaving an optical fiber. The method includes supporting a connector in a fixed axial position along an axis of an optical fiber extending from an end of the connector, and placing an axial tension along the axis of the optical fiber. A fiber engaging member is moved along an arcuate path such that a sharpened blade tip of the fiber engaging member cuts across a cut location of the optical fiber. The axial tension induces crack propagation through the thickness of the optical fiber at the cut location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Gerard Bouchard, David Lui, Mark Thomas Zmurko