Patents by Inventor Nicholas Volinic

Nicholas Volinic 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).

  • Fiber optic connectors
    Patent number: 5142602
    Abstract: A fiber optic terminus assembly for use in a fiber optic connector is disclosed in which a gripper element and a radially deformable ferrule are compressed into gripping engagement with the optical fiber portion of an optical cable. A terminus body and a contact sleeve engage the outer layer of the optical cable and the ferrule and position the fiber at a preselected distance from a lens surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Labinal Components & Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nellie L. Cabato, LeRoy Tabb, Nicholas Volinic, Laurence N. Wesson
  • Fiber optic connectors
    Patent number: RE35935
    Abstract: A fiber optic terminus assembly for use in a fiber optic connector is disclosed in which a gripper element and a radially deformable ferrule are compressed into gripping engagement with the optical fiber portion of an optical cable. A terminus body and a contact sleeve engage the outer layer of the optical cable and the ferrule and position the fiber at a preselected distance from a lens surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Labinal Components and Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nellie L. Cabato, LeRoy Tabb, Nicholas Volinic, Laurence N. Wesson