Patents by Inventor Michelle Collier

Michelle Collier 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).

  • Patent number: 9435713
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for identifying fiber sequence in a multi-fiber optical cable are disclosed. The system may include an OTDR device, a receiver, and a launch box. The receiver may comprise a plurality of receiver-fibers differentiated from each other by length. Each receiver-fiber is connected to a fiber of the cable. The launch-box enables the connection of the OTDR device to each of the fibers. A user may connect the output of the OTDR to each of the front ports of a front-connector and collects a trace for each front port. The traces may comprise a marker identifying, by length, the receiver-fiber connected to the fiber. A computer program may be used to compare the traces with each other and to determine a fiber sequence in the tested multi-fiber cable. The determined sequence may be displayed on the OTDR display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Collier, Scott Prescott, Joe Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20150124246
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for identifying fiber sequence in a multi-fiber optical cable are disclosed. The system may include an OTDR device, a receiver, and a launch box. The receiver may comprise a plurality of receiver-fibers differentiated from each other by length. Each receiver-fiber is connected to a fiber of the cable. The launch-box enables the connection of the OTDR device to each of the fibers. A user may connect the output of the OTDR to each of the front ports of a front-connector and collects a trace for each front port. The traces may comprise a marker identifying, by length, the receiver-fiber connected to the fiber. A computer program may be used to compare the traces with each other and to determine a fiber sequence in the tested multi-fiber cable. The determined sequence may be displayed on the OTDR display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Collier, Scott Prescott, Joe Fitzgerald