Patents by Inventor Phillip R. MacCormack

Phillip R. MacCormack 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).

  • Methods of securing an optical fiber within an optical fiber connector using a heating apparatus
    Patent number: 10488600
    Abstract: Methods of securing an optical fiber within an optical fiber connector include applying heat to a front-end section of a ferrule through a heating sleeve. The heating sleeve at least partially surrounds the front-end section of the ferrule and heats a bonding agent that resides within the ferrule a securing temperature. The optical fiber is inserted into the optical fiber connector and through the bonding agent. The optical fiber is secured in the ferrule axial bore by the bonding agent when the bonding agent reaches the securing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: William Edward Lock, Phillip R. MacCormack, Cameron John Tovey, Todd Marshall Wetherill
  • METHODS OF SECURING AN OPTICAL FIBER WITHIN AN OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR USING A HEATING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180059335
    Abstract: Methods of securing an optical fiber within an optical fiber connector include applying heat to a front-end section of a ferrule through a heating sleeve. The heating sleeve at least partially surrounds the front-end section of the ferrule and heats a bonding agent that resides within the ferrule a securing temperature. The optical fiber is inserted into the optical fiber connector and through the bonding agent. The optical fiber is secured in the ferrule axial bore by the bonding agent when the bonding agent reaches the securing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: William Edward Lock, Phillip R. MacCormack, Cameron John Tovey, Todd Marshall Wetherill