Patents by Inventor Nicholas V. CLAVER

Nicholas V. CLAVER 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: 12204153
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector includes a body portion and a coupling portion configured to be coupled with the body portion. The body portion is configured to receive a fiber optic cable, and the coupling portion is configured to radially compress a portion of the body portion onto an outer jacket of a fiber optic cable to clamp the outer jacket and to prevent relative axial movement between the fiber optic cable and the connector when the coupling portion is coupled with the body portion so as to mechanically couple the body portion with the fiber optic cable without having to use a crimping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas V. Claver, William Crawford, Peter Carapella, Brian Honsinger
  • Patent number: 12164163
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes an outer surface, an axial groove and an additional annular groove. The outer surface includes an annular groove. The axial groove that extends in an axial direction of the fiber optic cable. The additional annular groove is configured to separates sections of the outer surface. The axial groove is configured to be gripped by a connector to prevent rotation of the fiber optic cable relative to the connector. The separate sections are configured to hinge against each other such that the fiber optic cable is bendable to a predetermined bend radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas V. Claver, Daniel Daoust, Steve Stankovski
  • Publication number: 20230213722
    Abstract: A multi-fiber breakout assembly may include a breakout body portion that may be configured to break out a plurality of fiber cables from a multi-fiber cable, a body portion that may include a body-to-coupler engaging portion and a radially inward body-to-cable engaging portion that may be configured to engage an outwardly facing cable portion of a cable, and a coupler portion that may include a coupler-to-body engaging portion that may be configured to engage the body-to-coupler engaging portion of the body portion when the connector assembly is terminated on a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony BLASIE, Nicholas V. CLAVER, Peter A. CARAPELLA
  • Publication number: 20230194796
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector includes a body portion and a coupling portion configured to be coupled with the body portion. The body portion is configured to receive a fiber optic cable, and the coupling portion is configured to radially compress a portion of the body portion onto an outer jacket of a fiber optic cable to clamp the outer jacket and to prevent relative axial movement between the fiber optic cable and the connector when the coupling portion is coupled with the body portion so as to mechanically couple the body portion with the fiber optic cable without having to use a crimping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas V. CLAVER, William CRAWFORD, Peter CARAPELLA, Brian HONSINGER
  • Patent number: 11579380
    Abstract: A connector includes a body and a cap configured to be threadedly coupled with the body. The body is configured to receive a fiber optic cable therein and to be coupled with a sub-assembly of a fiber optic connector, an inner surface of the body includes an annularly-extending ridge that protrudes radially inward, and the body is configured to be radially compressed on a jacket of the fiber optic cable when the cap is threadedly coupled with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas V. Claver, William Crawford, Peter Carapella, Brian Honsinger
  • Publication number: 20220196947
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes an outer surface, an axial groove and an additional annular groove. The outer surface includes an annular groove. The axial groove that extends in an axial direction of the fiber optic cable. The additional annular groove is configured to separates sections of the outer surface. The axial groove is configured to be gripped by a connector to prevent rotation of the fiber optic cable relative to the connector. The separate sections are configured to hinge against each other such that the fiber optic cable is bendable to a predetermined bend radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas V. CLAVER, Daniel DAOUST, Steve STANKOVSKI
  • Patent number: 11300743
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic connector. The fiber optic cable has an outer surface that includes a plurality of annular grooves spaced apart from one another in an axial direction of the fiber optic cable, and a plurality of axial grooves that extend in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas V. Claver, Daniel Daoust, Steve Stankovski
  • Publication number: 20210173156
    Abstract: A connector includes a body and a cap configured to be threadedly coupled with the body. The body is configured to receive a fiber optic cable therein and to be coupled with a sub-assembly of a fiber optic connector, an inner surface of the body includes an annularly-extending ridge that protrudes radially inward, and the body is configured to be radially compressed on a jacket of the fiber optic cable when the cap is threadedly coupled with the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas V. CLAVER, William CRAWFORD, Peter CARAPELLA, Brian HONSINGER
  • Publication number: 20200225433
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic connector. The fiber optic cable has an outer surface that includes a plurality of annular grooves spaced apart from one another in an axial direction of the fiber optic cable, and a plurality of axial grooves that extend in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas V. CLAVER, Daniel DAOUST, Steve STANKOVSKI