Patents by Inventor Nicholas Blockley

Nicholas Blockley 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).

  • Fibre optic connector device
    Patent number: 9557495
    Abstract: A connector device for a fiber optic cable. The connector device includes a housing assembly (5, 25, 31) arranged to house a section of a fiber optic cable (9); a first fiber optic connector (47) including a body (48) that is arranged to receive a first optical fiber; a second fiber optic connector (49) including a body (50) that is arranged to receive a second optical fiber; and attachment mechanism (41, 65) for releasably attaching each of the first and second fiber optic connectors (47, 49) to the housing assembly (5, 25, 31). A fiber optic connector assembly (1) and a method for changing the polarity of first and second optical fibers in a fiber optic cable assembly (1) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: FibreFab Limited
    Inventors: Asher Raven, Nicholas Blockley, Alan Keizer
  • FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150277059
    Abstract: A connector device for a fibre optic cable. The connector device includes a housing assembly (5, 25, 31) arranged to house a section of a fibre optic cable (9); a first fibre optic connector (47) including a body (48) that is arranged to receive a first optical fibre; a second fibre optic connector (49) including a body (50) that is arranged to receive a second optical fibre; and attachment mechanism (41, 65) for releasably attaching each of the first and second fibre optic connectors (47, 49) to the housing assembly (5, 25, 31). A fibre optic connector assembly (1) and a method for changing the polarity of first and second optical fibres in a fibre optic cable assembly (1) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: FIBREFAB LIMITED
    Inventors: Asher Raven, Nicholas Blockley, Alan Keizer
  • Connector device and method for producing a furcated fibre optic cable
    Patent number: 9075219
    Abstract: A connector device (203) for connecting a first fiber optic cable (1;101) to a plurality of second fiber optic cables (9?;220).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: FibreFab Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Blockley, Asher Raven, Alan Keizer
  • CONNECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FURCATED FIBRE OPTIC CABLE
    Publication number: 20120230636
    Abstract: A connector device (203) for connecting a first fibre optic cable (1;101) to a plurality of second fibre optic cables (9?;220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas Blockley, Asher Raven, Alan Keizer