Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Ohno

Masatoshi Ohno 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: 20250237841
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a core including an optical fiber; a wrapping tube wrapping the core; a jacket housing the core and the wrapping tube; a tension-resisting member of a Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) embedded in the jacket; and a wire member that is flexible, includes fibers, and is embedded in the jacket. In a transverse cross-sectional view, the wire member is disposed inside a virtual circle that has a center at a center axis of the core and that passes through a center of the tension-resisting member. A circumferential dimension of the wire member is greater than a radial dimension of the wire member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Okimi Mukai, Go Taki, Shogo Shimizu, Ryo Inagaki, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
  • Publication number: 20250004236
    Abstract: An optical cable includes one or more tension members, optical fibers disposed around an outer periphery of the one or more tension members, and an outer sheath housing the one or more tension members and the optical fibers. A boundary elongation of the one or more tension members is smaller than a boundary elongation of the optical fibers. The boundary elongation of the one or more tension members and the boundary elongation of the optical fibers is a cable elongation corresponding to a boundary between an initial elongation region and an elastic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
  • Patent number: 12013586
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a cable body that includes an optical fiber; an external sheath that accommodates the cable body; a protective layer that is disposed between the cable body and the external sheath and that includes a first groove on an inner circumferential surface of the protective layer, wherein the first groove extends along an axial direction of the cable body; and a first ripcord disposed in the first groove and between the cable body and the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
  • Patent number: 11921341
    Abstract: An optical cable includes: twisted optical fiber units each including a fiber group formed by optical fibers. At least one of the optical fiber units includes a filling that wraps an outer circumference of the fiber group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato, Yusuke Yamada, Yuta Maruo, Akira Sakurai, Shigekatsu Tetsutani, Hiroaki Tanioka
  • Publication number: 20230273381
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a sheath; and a core including twisted optical fibers disposed in an accommodation space in the sheath. Each of the twisted optical fibers includes: a glass portion, a primary layer that covers the glass portion, and a secondary layer that covers the primary layer. A fiber pulling force when pulling out the twisted optical fibers is equal to or greater 15 N/10 m. A value of an index Q is less than 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: Fujikura Ltd., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichiro Kaneko, Masatoshi Ohno, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato, Yusuke Yamada, Yuta Maruo, Akira Sakurai, Shigekatsu Tetsutani, Hiroaki Tanioka
  • Publication number: 20230185049
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a cable body that includes an optical fiber; an external sheath that accommodates the cable body; a protective layer that is disposed between the cable body and the external sheath and that includes a first groove on an inner circumferential surface of the protective layer, wherein the first groove extends along an axial direction of the cable body; and a first ripcord disposed in the first groove and between the cable body and the protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
  • Publication number: 20230152548
    Abstract: An optical cable includes: twisted optical fiber units each including a fiber group formed by optical fibers. At least one of the optical fiber units includes a filling that wraps an outer circumference of the fiber group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato, Yusuke Yamada, Yuta Maruo, Akira Sakurai, Shigekatsu Tetsutani, Hiroaki Tanioka
  • Publication number: 20220390701
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a core including optical fibers; an interposed layer including fibers wound around the core in an SZ shape; a reinforcing layer including metal and covering the interposed layer; and a sheath covering the reinforcing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Okimi Mukai, Masatoshi Ohno, Ken Osato
  • Publication number: 20220342172
    Abstract: A method of exposing a core of an optical fiber cable that includes: a core including an optical fiber; a wrapping tube wrapping the core; a jacket housing the core and the wrapping tube; and a tension-resisting member of a Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) embedded in the jacket, includes: making a cut in a circumferential direction in the jacket at a position closer to a first end portion of the optical fiber cable than to a second end portion of the optical fiber cable in a longitudinal direction; bending the optical fiber cable at a portion having the cut and fracturing the tension-resisting member; and removing a removal portion of the jacket that is disposed between the cut and the first end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Okimi Mukai, Go Taki, Shogo Shimizu, Ryo Inagaki, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
  • Patent number: 11262515
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes a core that includes an assembled plurality of optical fibers; an inner sheath that accommodates the core therein, a pair of tension members that are embedded in the inner sheath and that are disposed on opposite sides of the core, and an outer sheath that covers the inner sheath. The inner sheath is formed with a dividing portion that divides an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the inner sheath in a circumferential direction. The dividing portion extends along a longitudinal direction in which the optical fiber cable extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Shinnosuke Sato, Mizuki Isaji, Kouji Tomikawa, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
  • Patent number: 11215780
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a cable body having a core and an inner sheath that accommodates the core; a reinforcing sheet that surrounds the cable body; an outer sheath that accommodates the cable body and the reinforcing sheet; and an outer ripcord that is embedded in the inner sheath. The inner sheath includes a projection that projects outwardly in a radial direction of the optical fiber cable. At least part of the outer ripcord is disposed inside the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: FUJIKURA LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Kouji Tomikawa, Ken Osato, Hiroaki Tanioka, Shigekatsu Tetsutani, Yohei Endo, Yuta Maruo
  • Publication number: 20210278616
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes a core that includes an assembled plurality of optical fibers; an inner sheath that accommodates the core therein, a pair of tension members that are embedded in the inner sheath and that are disposed on opposite sides of the core, and an outer sheath that covers the inner sheath. The inner sheath is formed with a dividing portion that divides an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the inner sheath in a circumferential direction. The dividing portion extends along a longitudinal direction in which the optical fiber cable extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Shinnosuke Sato, Mizuki Isaji, Kouji Tomikawa, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
  • Patent number: 11002928
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a core comprising gathered optical fibers; an inner sheath housing the core; a wire body embedded in the inner sheath; tension members embedded in the inner sheath, wherein the core is interposed between the tension members; a reinforcing sheet that covers the inner sheath; and an outer sheath that covers the reinforcing sheet, wherein in the inner sheath, ti<Ti and to<To are satisfied, where a thickness of a radially inner portion between the core and the wire body is ti, a thickness of a radially inner portion between the core and each of the tension members is Ti, a thickness of a radially outer portion between the wire body and the reinforcing sheet is to, a thickness of a radially outer portion between each of the tension members and the reinforcing sheet is To.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mizuki Isaji, Masatoshi Ohno, Shinnosuke Sato, Kouji Tomikawa, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato, Naoki Nakagawa, Yuji Aoyagi, Shigekatsu Tetsutani
  • Publication number: 20200209505
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a cable body having a core and an inner sheath that accommodates the core; a reinforcing sheet that surrounds the cable body; an outer sheath that accommodates the cable body and the reinforcing sheet; and an outer ripcord that is embedded in the inner sheath. The inner sheath includes a projection that projects outwardly in a radial direction of the optical fiber cable. At least part of the outer ripcord is disposed inside the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicants: Fujikura Ltd., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Kouji Tomikawa, Ken Osato, Hiroaki Tanioka, Shigekatsu Tetsutani, Yohei Endo, Yuta Maruo
  • Publication number: 20190227248
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a core comprising gathered optical fibers; an inner sheath housing the core; a wire body embedded in the inner sheath; tension members embedded in the inner sheath, wherein the core is interposed between the tension members; a reinforcing sheet that covers the inner sheath; and an outer sheath that covers the reinforcing sheet, wherein in the inner sheath, ti<Ti and to<To are satisfied, where a thickness of a radially inner portion between the core and the wire body is ti, a thickness of a radially inner portion between the core and each of the tension members is Ti, a thickness of a radially outer portion between the wire body and the reinforcing sheet is to, a thickness of a radially outer portion between each of the tension members and the reinforcing sheet is To.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicants: FUJIKURA LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mizuki Isaji, Masatoshi Ohno, Shinnosuke Sato, Kouji Tomikawa, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato, Naoki Nakagawa, Yuji Aoyagi, Shigekatsu Tetsutani
  • Patent number: 10345545
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable is provided. The cable includes: an optical fiber core having a central axis; a presser winding covering the optical fiber core; a sheath covering the presser winding; two tension members in the sheath and facing each other with the central axis therebetween; and two rip cords facing each other with the central axis therebetween and being in direct contact with the sheath and the presser winding. The optical fiber core includes a plurality of optical fiber tapes arranged around the central axis and having mutually different stripe ring marks applied thereon. Each optical fiber tapes includes a plurality of optical fibers intermittently adhered to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kaji, Masatoshi Ohno, Daiki Takeda, Ken Osato, Masayoshi Yamanaka, Naoki Okada
  • Patent number: 10139583
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a cable main body including a core that includes optical fibers, at least a pair of tension members that face each other with the core interposed therebetween, and an inner sheath that covers the core and the tension members; a cylindrical outer sheath that accommodates the cable main body; a reinforcing sheet provided between the cable main body and the outer sheath; and a rip cord provided between the reinforcing sheet and the cable main body. The reinforcing sheet surrounds an entire circumference of the cable main body, the reinforcing sheet includes an overlapping portion in which portions of the reinforcing sheet overlap each other in a portion in a circumferential direction of the cable main body, and the reinforcing sheet is formed of a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Daiki Takeda, Ken Osato
  • Publication number: 20180106977
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable includes: a cable main body including a core that includes optical fibers, at least a pair of tension members that face each other with the core interposed therebetween, and an inner sheath that covers the core and the tension members; a cylindrical outer sheath that accommodates the cable main body; a reinforcing sheet provided between the cable main body and the outer sheath; and a rip cord provided between the reinforcing sheet and the cable main body. The reinforcing sheet surrounds an entire circumference of the cable main body, the reinforcing sheet includes an overlapping portion in which portions of the reinforcing sheet overlap each other in a portion in a circumferential direction of the cable main body, and the reinforcing sheet is formed of a metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ohno, Daiki Takeda, Ken Osato
  • Publication number: 20180081134
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable is provided. The cable includes: an optical fiber core having a central axis; a presser winding covering the optical fiber core; a sheath covering the presser winding; two tension members in the sheath and facing each other with the central axis therebetween; and two rip cords facing each other with the central axis therebetween and being in direct contact with the sheath and the presser winding. The optical fiber core includes a plurality of optical fiber tapes arranged around the central axis and having mutually different stripe ring marks applied thereon. Each optical fiber tapes includes a plurality of optical fibers intermittently adhered to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIKURA, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki KAJI, Masatoshi OHNO, Daiki TAKEDA, Ken OSATO, Masayoshi YAMANAKA, Naoki OKADA
  • Patent number: 9869838
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable is provided. The cable includes: an optical fiber core having a central axis; a presser winding covering the optical fiber core; a sheath covering the presser winding; two tension members in the sheath and facing each other with the central axis therebetween; and two rip cords facing each other with the central axis therebetween and being in direct contact with the sheath and the presser winding. The optical fiber core includes a plurality of optical fiber tapes arranged around the central axis and having mutually different stripe ring marks applied thereon. Each optical fiber tapes includes a plurality of optical fibers intermittently adhered to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kaji, Masatoshi Ohno, Daiki Takeda, Ken Osato, Masayoshi Yamanaka, Naoki Okada