Patents by Inventor Paul E. McCreight

Paul E. McCreight 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).

  • Connector assemblies for fiber optic light cables and method of making same
    Patent number: 6733187
    Abstract: Connector assemblies for tightly compacting end portions of a bundle of optical fibers together include a plastic tube surrounding the optical fiber end portions and a metal ferrule surrounding the plastic tube. The metal ferrule is crimped to maintain a compression force on the optical fiber end portions while the plastic tube acts as a buffer to prevent damage to the optical fiber end portions by the metal ferrule and is stiff enough to prevent the compression force from causing the optical end portions to sink into the plastic tube blocking light entering the optical fiber end portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Lumitex, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Page, Paul E. McCreight
  • Connector assemblies for fiber optic light cables and method of making same
    Publication number: 20030039450
    Abstract: Connector assemblies for tightly compacting end portions of a bundle of optical fibers together include a plastic tube surrounding the optical fiber end portions and a metal ferrule surrounding the plastic tube. The metal ferrule is crimped to maintain a compression force on the optical fiber end portions while the plastic tube acts as a buffer to prevent damage to the optical fiber end portions by the metal ferrule and is stiff enough to prevent the compression force from causing the optical end portions to sink into the plastic tube blocking light entering the optical fiber end portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: David J. Page, Paul E. McCreight