Patents by Inventor Richard C. E. Durrant
Richard C. E. Durrant 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).
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Patent number: 11480739Abstract: Optical fiber stub having a first end and a second end, and a base on an outer surface of the stub body. A receptacle cap having a tubular body with a locking end and a receiving end, wherein an inner surface of the locking end includes an inner rim for receiving and securing a clip therein. A polymer insulating insert having a first plurality of clips on a first side and a second plurality of clips on the second side, wherein the first plurality of clips are configured to clip onto and secure the polymer insulating insert to the base of the stub body, and the second plurality of clips are configured to clip onto and secure the polymer insulating insert to the inner rim within the locking end of the receptacle cap.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Inventor: Richard C. E. Durrant
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Publication number: 20210208341Abstract: Optical fiber stub having a first end and a second end, and a base on an outer surface of the stub body. A receptacle cap having a tubular body with a locking end and a receiving end, wherein an inner surface of the locking end includes an inner rim for receiving and securing a clip therein. A polymer insulating insert having a first plurality of clips on a first side and a second plurality of clips on the second side, wherein the first plurality of clips are configured to clip onto and secure the polymer insulating insert to the base of the stub body, and the second plurality of clips are configured to clip onto and secure the polymer insulating insert to the inner rim within the locking end of the receptacle cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Optical Fiber Packaging, Ltd.Inventor: Richard C. E. Durrant
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Publication number: 20210096304Abstract: An optical fiber stub having a first end and a second end, wherein the outer surface of the first end has a threaded surface, and a stop surface at a base of the outer threaded surface, a receptacle cap having a tubular body with a base end and a receiving end, wherein an inner surface of the base end is similarly threaded to the outer threaded surface of the first end, so that the base end of the receptacle cap can be screwed over and around the first end of the optical fiber stub. The receiving end of the receptacle cap includes two opposing flat surfaces on an outer surface of the receiving end, so as to enable a tool to grip the outer surface of the receiving end of the receptacle cap and unscrew the receptacle cap from the optical fiber stub.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Optical Fiber Packaging, Ltd.Inventor: Richard C. E. Durrant
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Patent number: 10866366Abstract: An optical fiber stub having a first end and a second end, wherein the outer surface of the first end has a threaded surface, and a stop surface at a base of the outer threaded surface, a receptacle cap having a tubular body with a base end and a receiving end, wherein an inner surface of the base end is similarly threaded to the outer threaded surface of the first end, so that the base end of the receptacle cap can be screwed over and around the first end of the optical fiber stub. The receiving end of the receptacle cap includes two opposing flat surfaces on an outer surface of the receiving end, so as to enable a tool to grip the outer surface of the receiving end of the receptacle cap and unscrew the receptacle cap from the optical fiber stub.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Optical Fiber Packaging, Ltd.Inventor: Richard C. E. Durrant
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Patent number: 10761277Abstract: A vent or slot is provided between the ferrule and stub body that enables gases generated from the low melting glass sealing process of an optical fiber to the ferrule stub to escape, thus creating a stronger and more resilient and reliable seal between the optical fiber and low melting point glass and the stub body, creating the hermetic seal. Without such a vent, which is the conventional configuration, generated gases are forced into the molten glass during the sealing process, thus reducing the strength or resilience of the hermetic seal.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Optical Fiber Packaging, Ltd.Inventor: Richard C. E. Durrant
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Publication number: 20200150352Abstract: An optical fiber stub having a first end and a second end, wherein the outer surface of the first end has a threaded surface, and a stop surface at a base of the outer threaded surface, a receptacle cap having a tubular body with a base end and a receiving end, wherein an inner surface of the base end is similarly threaded to the outer threaded surface of the first end, so that the base end of the receptacle cap can be screwed over and around the first end of the optical fiber stub. The receiving end of the receptacle cap includes two opposing flat surfaces on an outer surface of the receiving end, so as to enable a tool to grip the outer surface of the receiving end of the receptacle cap and unscrew the receptacle cap from the optical fiber stub.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: Optical Fiber Packaging, Ltd.Inventor: Richard C. E. Durrant
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Publication number: 20200088957Abstract: A vent or slot is provided between the ferrule and stub body that enables gases generated from the low melting glass sealing process of an optical fiber to the ferrule stub to escape, thus creating a stronger and more resilient and reliable seal between the optical fiber and low melting point glass and the stub body, creating the hermetic seal. Without such a vent, which is the conventional configuration, generated gases are forced into the molten glass during the sealing process, thus reducing the strength or resilience of the hermetic seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Optical Fiber Packaging, Ltd.Inventor: Richard C. E. Durrant
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Patent number: 9726832Abstract: An optical plug having an anti-snag guide to prevent the plug from being caught on corners and edges when an attached cable is being pulled around corners and edges during installation and removal of the optical plug. The optical plug includes a unique arrangement of different width apertures corresponding to a removal tool having corresponding different width prongs to be received by the apertures to release the optical plug from an optical receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Optical Fiber Packaging Corp.Inventors: Richard C. E. Durrant, Darren J. M. Adams
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Patent number: 9588304Abstract: An optical fiber connector plug having an anti-snag guide to prevent the plug from being caught on corners and edges when an attached cable is being pulled around corners and edges during installation and removal of the optical fiber connector plug. The optical fiber connector plug includes a unique arrangement of different width apertures corresponding to a removal tool having corresponding different width prongs to be received by the apertures to release the optical fiber connector plug from a coupling adapter.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Optical Fiber Packaging Corp.Inventors: Richard C. E. Durrant, Darren J. M. Adams
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Publication number: 20160299299Abstract: An optical plug having an anti-snag guide to prevent the plug from being caught on corners and edges when an attached cable is being pulled around corners and edges during installation and removal of the optical plug. The optical plug includes a unique arrangement of different width apertures corresponding to a removal tool having corresponding different width prongs to be received by the apertures to release the optical plug from an optical receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Advanced Fiber Products, LLCInventors: Richard C. E. Durrant, Darren J. M. Adams
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Publication number: 20160266335Abstract: A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus configured to operate in harsh high-pressure differential environments, such as deep marine environments, and oil and gas. A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus is provided having a vessel forming an inner chamber that is hermetically sealed from surrounding ambient environment outside the vessel. Media conversion circuitry is contained within the inner chamber. At least one hermetic electrical feedthrough is mounted on the vessel enabling a transmit wire and a receive wire to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment. Similarly, a hermetic optical feedthrough also is mounted on the vessel enabling an optical fiber to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: Advanced Fiber Products, LLCInventors: Richard C.E. Durrant, Igor G. Stouklov, Mark C. Benton
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Patent number: 9331426Abstract: A modular connector is provided having a connector plug, which may be inserted into an associated socket in a first longitudinal direction, a resilient leg, depending at a first end thereof from the connector plug, and having a depressible part, distal therefrom, depressible towards the connector plug, and a guard cover, configured to prevent access to the depressible part of the resilient leg in its direction of depression, but to permit access to the resilient leg in the longitudinal direction through an access aperture, the access aperture being aligned with the depressible part of the resilient leg on an axis parallel with the longitudinal direction, to allow depression of the resilient leg through the access aperture directly. Corresponding extraction tool and methods, loopback connector, blanking plug, keyed protrusions and notches, security gasket, and blanking plate and patch panel also are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Optical Fiber Packaging CorporationInventors: Darren J. M. Adams, Richard C. E. Durrant
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Publication number: 20160116686Abstract: An optical fiber connector plug having an anti-snag guide to prevent the plug from being caught on corners and edges when an attached cable is being pulled around corners and edges during installation and removal of the optical fiber connector plug. The optical fiber connector plug includes a unique arrangement of different width apertures corresponding to a removal tool having corresponding different width prongs to be received by the apertures to release the optical fiber connector plug from a coupling adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicant: Advanced Fiber Products, LLCInventors: Richard C. E. Durrant, Darren J. M. Adams
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Patent number: 9176290Abstract: A miniature pluggable video module having a length less than one inch, and a width less than three quarters of an inch, and a plurality of pin connectors attached to the back of the housing. The pluggable video module can be mounted horizontally or vertically. Inputs and outputs of the module can be adapted to include various types of optical or electrical connectors. The inputs and outputs of the module can be modified into various combinations of optical or electrical configurations, and the combinations of inputs and outputs also can be modified.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Advanced Fiber Products, LLCInventors: Mark C. Benton, Richard C. E. Durrant, Markus H. Wahl
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Publication number: 20140334827Abstract: A miniature pluggable video module having a length less than one inch, and a width less than three quarters of an inch, and a plurality of pin connectors attached to the back of the housing. The pluggable video module can be mounted horizontally or vertically. Inputs and outputs of the module can be adapted to include various types of optical or electrical connectors. The inputs and outputs of the module can be modified into various combinations of optical or electrical configurations, and the combinations of inputs and outputs also can be modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Advanced Fiber Products, LLCInventors: Mark C. Benton, Richard C.E. Durrant, Markus H. Wahl
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Publication number: 20140193125Abstract: A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus configured to operate in harsh high-pressure differential environments, such as deep marine environments, and oil and gas. A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus is provided having a vessel forming an inner chamber that is hermitically sealed from surrounding ambient environment outside the vessel. Media conversion circuitry is contained within the inner chamber. At least one hermetic electrical feedthrough is mounted on the vessel enabling a transmit wire and a receive wire to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment. Similarly, a hermetic optical feedthrough also is mounted on the vessel enabling an optical fiber to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Advanced Fiber Products, LLCInventors: Richard C. E. Durrant, Igor G. Stouklov, Mark C. Benton
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Publication number: 20140057474Abstract: A modular connector is provided having a connector plug, which may be inserted into an associated socket in a first longitudinal direction, a resilient leg, depending at a first end thereof from the connector plug, and having a depressible part, distal therefrom, depressible towards the connector plug, and a guard cover, configured to prevent access to the depressible part of the resilient leg in its direction of depression, but to permit access to the resilient leg in the longitudinal direction through an access aperture, the access aperture being aligned with the depressible part of the resilient leg on an axis parallel with the longitudinal direction, to allow depression of the resilient leg through the access aperture directly. Corresponding extraction tool and methods, loopback connector, blanking plug, keyed protrusions and notches, security gasket, and blanking plate and patch panel also are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Advanced Fiber Products LimitedInventors: Darren J.M. Adams, Richard C. E. Durrant
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Patent number: 8244084Abstract: The device includes a body, a lens holder, a lens, a ferrule, a ferrule holder, an optical cable holder, a snap ring, and a spring. The lens holder retains the lens, and the lens holder accommodates the ferrule. The ferrule holder is mounted to the body. The spring is mounted between a spring seat of the ferrule holder and a spring seat of the optical cable holder. The snap ring is mounted to the optical cable holder so as to retain the optical cable holder to the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Stratos International, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. E. Durrant, Mark Waldron
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Publication number: 20120170890Abstract: A miniature pluggable video module having a length less than one inch, and a width less than three quarters of an inch, and a plurality of pin connectors attached to the back of the housing. The pluggable video module can be mounted horizontally or vertically. Inputs and outputs of the module can be adapted to include various types of optical or electrical connectors. The inputs and outputs of the module can be modified into various combinations of optical or electrical configurations, and the combinations of inputs and outputs also can be modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Advanced Fiber Products, LLCInventors: Mark C. Benton, Richard C E Durrant, Markus Wahl
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Publication number: 20110280538Abstract: A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus configured to operate in harsh high-pressure differential environments, such as deep marine environments, and oil and gas. A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus is provided having a vessel forming an inner chamber that is hermitically sealed from surrounding ambient environment outside the vessel. Media conversion circuitry is contained within the inner chamber. At least one hermetic electrical feedthrough is mounted on the vessel enabling a transmit wire and a receive wire to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment. Similarly, a hermetic optical feedthrough also is mounted on the vessel enabling an optical fiber to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Advanced Fiber Products, LLCInventors: Richard C. E. Durrant, Igor G. Stouklov