Patents by Inventor Peter Van Overmeir

Peter Van Overmeir 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).

  • Optical fibre sealing assembly
    Patent number: 7149403
    Abstract: An assembly for sealingly enclosing a space into which one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables is or are fed includes a container defining the space and a sealing member. The container has an opening therein. The sealing member sealingly encloses the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables positionable distinctly and separately from the container. The sealing member: (a) can be placed in the opening so that the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables extend through the opening into the container, and (b) can be heat and/or pressure sealed to the container to seal the opening around the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem N.V.
    Inventors: Sam Leeman, Jan Watte, Walter Mattheus, Peter Van Overmeir
  • Optical fibre sealing assembly
    Publication number: 20060182408
    Abstract: An assembly for sealingly enclosing a space into which one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables is or are fed includes a container defining the space and a sealing member. The container has an opening therein. The sealing member sealingly encloses the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables positionable distinctly and separately from the container. The sealing member: (a) can be placed in the opening so that the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables extend through the opening into the container, and (b) can be heat and/or pressure sealed to the container to seal the opening around the one or more optical fibres and/or optical cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Sam Leeman, Jan Watte, Walter Mattheus, Peter Van Overmeir
  • Optical fibre sealing
    Patent number: 7046901
    Abstract: A method is provided for sealing a container into which optical fibers are fed. A portion of the optical fibers is accommodated between two strips which are sealed together by applying heat and/or pressure. The strips are then placed in an opening of the container and the container is sealed. The strips, which may be made of plastic, support the fibers while providing an excellent seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem NV
    Inventors: Sam Leeman, Jan Watte, Walter Mattheus, Peter Van Overmeir
  • Optical fibre sealing
    Publication number: 20060008236
    Abstract: A method is provided for sealing a container into which optical fibres are fed. A portion of the optical fibres is accommodated between two strips which are sealed together by applying heat and/or pressure. The strips are then placed in an opening of the container and the container is sealed. The strips, which may be made of plastic, support the fibres while providing an excellent seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Sam Leeman, Jan Watte, Walter Mattheus, Peter Van Overmeir
  • Optical fiber sealing
    Patent number: 6968113
    Abstract: A method is provided for sealing a container into which optical fibers are fed. A portion of the optical fibers is accommodated between two strips which are sealed together by applying heat and/or pressure. The strips are then placed in an opening of the container and the container is sealed. The strips, which may be made of plastic, support the fibers while providing an excellent seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem NV
    Inventors: Sam Leeman, Jan Watte, Walter Mattheus, Peter Van Overmeir
  • Optical fibre sealing
    Publication number: 20040136678
    Abstract: A method is provided for sealing a container into which optical fibres (10) are fed. A portion of the optical fibres (10) is accommodated between two strips (3, 4) which are sealed together by applying beat and/or pressure. The strips are then placed in an opening of the container and the container is sealed. The strips (3, 4), which may be made of plastic, support the fibres (10) while providing an excellent seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Sam Leeman, Jan Watte, Walter Mattheus, Peter Van Overmeir
  • Methods and articles for enclosing an elongate substrate using polymeric sealing materials with different softening points and melt viscosities
    Patent number: 6395988
    Abstract: Articles and methods are provided for enclosing an elongate substrate. A container is provided which is configured to receive the elongate substrate. A first polymeric sealing material having a first softening point and a first melt viscosity is positioned in the container. A second polymeric sealing material is positioned in the container between the first sealing material and an end of the container. The second sealing material has a second softening point lower than the first softening point and a second melt viscosity lower at a defined temperature than the fist melt viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem NV
    Inventors: Noel Overbergh, Jean-Marie Etienne Nolf, Bart Van Meeuwen, Ralf Lietzke, Peter Van Overmeir