Patents by Inventor Roger Vaughn

Roger Vaughn 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).

  • Patent number: 10830975
    Abstract: A terminal enclosure with a terminal base with a hole; a terminal lid with an adapter mounting face and a mounting hole in the mounting face; a right angle transition body with first and second ends; an adapter which passes through the mounting hole and is mounted to the mounting face; and a fiber optic cable, attached to the second end of the right angle transition body, with an optical fiber with a connector at one end. The mounting face is formed at an angle ?, between 0 and 180 degrees, front a plane framed where the terminal lid and base meet. The optical fiber connector is connected to the adapter. The first end of the right angle transition body passes through the terminal base hole. The terminal base and terminal lid are configured to be attached together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Roger Vaughn, Ted Lichoulas, Wilfred Courchaine
  • Patent number: 10718919
    Abstract: A cable adapter module includes a cable tray that holds a plurality of cables and an adapter tray removably attached to the cable tray. The adapter tray includes a plurality of adapters configured to connect the plurality of cables. The cable adapter module may also include a plurality of cable clips configured to secure the plurality of cables to the cable tray. The cable tray of the cable adapter module may also include a plurality of steps configured to hold the plurality of cables. The cable tray of the cable adapter module may also include a plurality of splice slots extending from the base wall towards the top of the cable tray, and at least one splice holder removably attached to the plurality of splice slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Wilfred J. Courchaine, Steve Polidan, Phillip Turner, Matthew Johnston, Roger Vaughn
  • Patent number: 10712516
    Abstract: An optical connection terminal for a fiber optic communications network includes a base, the base comprising an exterior wall. The terminal further includes a cover connected to the base, wherein an interior cavity is defined between the base and the cover. The cover includes a bottom panel, a first end wall, a second opposing end wall, a first sidewall, and a second opposing sidewall, wherein the bottom panel extends between the first end wall and opposing second end wall and between the first side wall and second opposing sidewall. The terminal further includes an exterior channel defined in the bottom panel, and a stub cable port defined in the bottom panel within the exterior channel of the cover. The terminal further includes a plurality of connector ports defined in the exterior wall of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Wink Courchaine, Roger Vaughn, Vahid Ebrahimi
  • Publication number: 20200116965
    Abstract: A terminal enclosure with a terminal base with a hole; a terminal lid with an adapter mounting face and a mounting hole in the mounting face; a right angle transition body with first and second ends; an adapter which passes through the mounting hole and is mounted to the mounting face; and a fiber optic cable, attached to the second end of the right angle transition body, with an optical fiber with a connector at one end. The mounting face is formed at an angle ?, between 0 and 180 degrees, front a plane framed where the terminal lid and base meet. The optical fiber connector is connected to the adapter. The first end of the right angle transition body passes through the terminal base hole. The terminal base and terminal lid are configured to be attached together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: ROGER VAUGHN, Ted Lichoulas, Wilfred Courchaine
  • Patent number: 10613286
    Abstract: A cable adaptor case for sorting a first plurality of cables and adapting a plurality of types of cables comprising a cable tray for holding cables, an adaptor tray for adapting a first plurality of cables to a second plurality of cables, and a lid which is removably attached and hingably attached to the cable tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Wilfred J. Courchaine, Steve Polidan, Phillip Turner, Matthew Johnston, Roger Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20200096719
    Abstract: An optical connection terminal for a fiber optic communications network includes a base, the base comprising an exterior wall. The terminal further includes a cover connected to the base, wherein an interior cavity is defined between the base and the cover. The cover includes a bottom panel, a first end wall, a second opposing end wall, a first sidewall, and a second opposing sidewall, wherein the bottom panel extends between the first end wall and opposing second end wall and between the first side wall and second opposing sidewall. The terminal further includes an exterior channel defined in the bottom panel, and a stub cable port defined in the bottom panel within the exterior channel of the cover. The terminal further includes a plurality of connector ports defined in the exterior wall of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Wink Courchaine, Roger Vaughn, Vahid Ebrahimi
  • Patent number: 10545304
    Abstract: A terminal enclosure with a terminal base with a hole; a terminal lid with an adapter mounting face and a mounting hole in the mounting face; a right angle transition body with first and second ends; an adapter which passes through the mounting hole and is mounted to the mounting face; and an fiber optic cable, attached to the second end of the right angle transition body, with an optical fiber with a connector at one end. The mounting face is formed at an angle ?, between 0 and 180 degrees, from a plane formed where the terminal lid and base meet. The optical fiber connector is connected to the adapter. The first end of the right angle transition body passes through the terminal base hole. The terminal base and terminal lid are configured to be attached together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Roger Vaughn, Ted Lichoulas, Wilfred Courchaine
  • Patent number: 10520692
    Abstract: An optical connection terminal for a fiber optic communications network includes a base, the base comprising an exterior wall. The terminal further includes a cover connected to the base, wherein an interior cavity is defined between the base and the cover. The cover includes a bottom panel, a first end wall, a second opposing end wall, a first sidewall, and a second opposing sidewall, wherein the bottom panel extends between the first end wall and opposing second end wall and between the first side wall and second opposing sidewall. The terminal further includes an exterior channel defined in the bottom panel, and a stub cable port defined in the bottom panel within the exterior channel of the cover. The terminal further includes a plurality of connector ports defined in the exterior wall of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Wink Courchaine, Roger Vaughn, Vahid Ebrahimi
  • Publication number: 20190219784
    Abstract: A terminal enclosure with a terminal base with a hole; a terminal lid with an adapter mounting face and a mounting hole in the mounting face; a right angle transition body with first and second ends; an adapter which passes through the mounting hole and is mounted to the mounting face; and an fiber optic cable, attached to the second end of the right angle transition body, with an optical fiber with a connector at one end. The mounting face is formed at an angle ?, between 0 and 180 degrees, from a plane transition body passes through the terminal base hole. The terminal base and terminal lid are configured to be attached together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Roger Vaughn, Ted Lichoulas, Wilfred Courchaine
  • Patent number: 10281670
    Abstract: A terminal enclosure with a terminal base with a hole; a terminal lid with an adapter mounting face and a mounting hole in the mounting face; a right angle transition body with first and second ends; an adapter which passes through the mounting hole and is mounted to the mounting face; and a fiber optic cable, attached to the second end of the right angle transition body, with an optical fiber with a connector at one end. The mounting face is formed at an angle ?, between 0 and 180 degrees, from a plane formed where the terminal lid and base meet. The optical fiber connector is connected to the adapter. The first end of the right angle transition body passes through the terminal base hole. The terminal base and terminal lid are configured to be attached together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Roger Vaughn, Ted Lichoulas, Wilfred Courchaine
  • Publication number: 20190004267
    Abstract: A cable adapter module includes a cable tray that holds a plurality of cables and an adapter tray removably attached to the cable tray. The adapter tray includes a plurality of adapters configured to connect the plurality of cables. The cable adapter module may also include a plurality of cable clips configured to secure the plurality of cables to the cable tray. The cable tray of the cable adapter module may also include a plurality of steps configured to hold the plurality of cables. The cable tray of the cable adapter module may also include a plurality of splice slots extending from the base wall towards the top of the cable tray, and at least one splice holder removably attached to the plurality of splice slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Wilfred J. Courchaine, Steve Polidan, Phillip Turner, Matthew Johnston, Roger Vaughn
  • Patent number: 10156692
    Abstract: An optical fiber transition assembly comprises a cable having a first terminal end from which extends an optical fiber. A furcation tube is also provided, having a second terminal end near the first terminal end of the cable into which the optical fiber of the cable is received. A polymeric transition element surrounds the first and second terminal ends to protect and secure the optical fiber in transition from the cable to the furcation tube, the polymeric transition element being configured to be retained in an entry port of an enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Edward Morris, Roger Vaughn, Vahid Ebrahimi, Daigo Saito, Wilfred Courchaine
  • Publication number: 20180348462
    Abstract: A cable adaptor case for sorting a first plurality of cables and adapting a plurality of types of cables comprising a cable tray for holding cables, an adaptor tray for adapting a first plurality of cables to a second plurality of cables, and a lid which is removably attached and hingably attached to the cable tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Wilfred J. Courchaine, Steve Polidan, Phillip Turner, Matthew Johnston, Roger Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20180314021
    Abstract: An optical connection terminal for a fiber optic communications network includes a base, the base comprising an exterior wall. The terminal further includes a cover connected to the base, wherein an interior cavity is defined between the base and the cover. The cover includes a bottom panel, a first end wall, a second opposing end wall, a first sidewall, and a second opposing sidewall, wherein the bottom panel extends between the first end wall and opposing second end wall and between the first side wall and second opposing sidewall. The terminal further includes an exterior channel defined in the bottom panel, and a stub cable port defined in the bottom panel within the exterior channel of the cover. The terminal further includes a plurality of connector ports defined in the exterior wall of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Wink Courchaine, Roger Vaughn, Vahid Ebrahimi
  • Publication number: 20180267262
    Abstract: A wedge device for use with a fiber optic connector comprises an insert body comprising a light transmissive material. The insert body defines a wedge portion integrally extending into a light pass structure, the light pass structure terminating in a single upper face distal from the wedge portion. For example, wedge device may be a unitary member formed entirely of the light transmissive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Daigo Saito, Roger Vaughn
  • Patent number: 10048460
    Abstract: A cable adaptor case for sorting a first plurality of cables and adapting a plurality of types of cables comprising a cable tray for holding cables, an adaptor tray for adapting a first plurality of cables to a second plurality of cables, and a lid which is removably attached and hingably attached to the cable tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Wilfred J. Courchaine, Steve Polidan, Phillip Turner, Matthew Johnston, Roger Vaughn
  • Patent number: 10036860
    Abstract: A connector assembly for a fiber optic cable comprises a multi-part inner housing adapted to support an optical fiber splice connection structure. A cable clamp is located at a proximal end of the inner housing and is adapted to engage an outer sheath of a fiber optic cable. Preferably, the cable clamp is rotatable with respect to the inner housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Daigo Saito, Roger Vaughn
  • Patent number: 10007067
    Abstract: A wedge device for use with a fiber optic connector comprises an insert body comprising a light transmissive material. The insert body defines a wedge portion integrally extending into a light pass structure, the light pass structure terminating in a single upper face distal from the wedge portion. For example, wedge device may be a unitary member formed entirely of the light transmissive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Daigo Saito, Roger Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20180059337
    Abstract: A connector assembly for a fiber optic cable comprises a multi-part inner housing adapted to support an optical fiber splice connection structure. A cable clamp is located at a proximal end of the inner housing and is adapted to engage an outer sheath of a fiber optic cable. Preferably, the cable clamp is rotatable with respect to the inner housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Daigo Saito, Roger Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20170371120
    Abstract: An optical fiber distribution terminal assembly comprises a housing having a rear housing portion and a front housing portion moveable between an open position and a closed position defining an interior. The housing further defines at least one port for passage of a optical fiber distribution cable. A rotatable reel is located in the interior of the housing, the reel carrying a length of optical fiber distribution cable. A distribution module, also located in the housing, is operative to distribute source fibers of the optical fiber distribution cable to individual subscriber cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Edward MORRIS, Roger VAUGHN