Patents by Inventor Robert J. McPhee

Robert J. McPhee 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).

  • Tuned fiber optic connector and method
    Patent number: 6629782
    Abstract: A tunable fiber optic connector and method for assembling a tunable connector. The connector may include a ferrule mounted to an optical fiber and a hub. A front housing of the connector includes a bore for receiving a rear housing, an anti-rotation seat configured to engage the hub, and a cavity coupled to the anti-rotation seat. A length of an elongated cylindrical rear portion of the hub is sized so that the anti-rotation portion of the hub can be pushed completely into the cavity and rotated to tune the connector when the rear housing is partially inserted into the front housing, and an end of the elongated cylindrical rear portion of the hub abuts the rear housing so that the anti-rotation portion of the hub cannot be completely pushed back into the cavity and rotated when the rear housing is completely engaged with the front housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. McPhee, Ronald J. Drechnik
  • TUNED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20030147598
    Abstract: A tunable fiber optic connector and method for assembling a tunable connector. The connector may include a ferrule mounted to an optical fiber and a hub. A front housing of the connector includes a bore for receiving a rear housing, an anti-rotation seat configured to engage the hub, and a cavity coupled to the anti-rotation seat. A length of an elongated cylindrical rear portion of the hub is sized so that the anti-rotation portion of the hub can be pushed completely into the cavity and rotated to tune the connector when the rear housing is partially inserted into the front housing, and an end of the elongated cylindrical rear portion of the hub abuts the rear housing so that the anti-rotation portion of the hub cannot be completely pushed back into the cavity and rotated when the rear housing is completely engaged with the front housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Robert J. McPhee, Ronald J. Drechnik