Patents by Inventor Michael Terry Murphy

Michael Terry Murphy 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).

  • Apparatuses for screen testing an optical fiber and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 10031045
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for screen testing an optical fiber includes a fiber conveyance pathway, a capstan having an outer circumference and a fiber contact region extending around the outer circumference, the fiber contact region having a durometer hardness of less than or equal to about 40 Shore A, where the capstan is positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber engages with the fiber contact region, and a pinch belt positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that the fiber conveyance pathway extends between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region, where the pinch belt is engagable with the fiber contact region such that, when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber is impinged between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Kirk Patton Bumgarner, Aditya Kaimal, Michael Terry Murphy, Bruce Warren Reding
  • APPARATUSES FOR SCREEN TESTING AN OPTICAL FIBER AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170131177
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for screen testing an optical fiber includes a fiber conveyance pathway, a capstan having an outer circumference and a fiber contact region extending around the outer circumference, the fiber contact region having a durometer hardness of less than or equal to about 40 Shore A, where the capstan is positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber engages with the fiber contact region, and a pinch belt positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that the fiber conveyance pathway extends between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region, where the pinch belt is engagable with the fiber contact region such that, when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber is impinged between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk Patton Bumgarner, Aditya Kaimal, Michael Terry Murphy, Bruce Warren Reding
  • Apparatuses for screen testing an optical fiber and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 9574969
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for screen testing an optical fiber includes a fiber conveyance pathway, a capstan having an outer circumference and a fiber contact region extending around the outer circumference, the fiber contact region having a durometer hardness of less than or equal to about 40 Shore A, where the capstan is positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber engages with the fiber contact region, and a pinch belt positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that the fiber conveyance pathway extends between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region, where the pinch belt is engageable with the fiber contact region such that, when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber is impinged between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Kirk Patton Bumgarner, Aditya Kaimal, Michael Terry Murphy, Bruce Warren Reding
  • APPARATUSES FOR SCREEN TESTING AN OPTICAL FIBER AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150323434
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for screen testing an optical fiber includes a fiber conveyance pathway, a capstan having an outer circumference and a fiber contact region extending around the outer circumference, the fiber contact region having a durometer hardness of less than or equal to about 40 Shore A, where the capstan is positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber engages with the fiber contact region, and a pinch belt positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that the fiber conveyance pathway extends between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region, where the pinch belt is engagable with the fiber contact region such that, when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber is impinged between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Patton Bumgarner, Aditya Kaimal, Michael Terry Murphy, Bruce Warren Reding