Patents by Inventor Ron Hammer

Ron Hammer 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 for installing fiber optic cable in a building having a gas riser
    Patent number: 6947647
    Abstract: A method for installing a fiber optic cable in a building having a gas riser includes the steps of routing a first translating member from a riser entry location, through the riser, and out a riser exit location. A fiber optic cable near the riser exit location is engaged by the first translating member, and is retracted into the riser past a branch in the riser, so the fiber optic cable hangs down past the branch. A second translating member is routed from a branch entry location, through the branch, and into the riser. The fiber optic cable is engaged by the second translating member, and the first translating member is disengaged from the fiber optic cable. The second translating member, along with the fiber optic cable, is retracted through the branch and out the branch entry location. The fiber optic cable may then be connected to an end-user system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Sempra Fiber Links
    Inventors: Scott Beals, Kevin Leeds, Ron Hammer
  • Methods for installing fiber optic cable in a building having a gas riser
    Publication number: 20040247264
    Abstract: A method for installing a fiber optic cable in a building having a gas riser includes the steps of routing a first translating member from a riser entry location, through the riser, and out a riser exit location. A fiber optic cable near the riser exit location is engaged by the first translating member, and is retracted into the riser past a branch in the riser, so the fiber optic cable hangs down past the branch. A second translating member is routed from a branch entry location, through the branch, and into the riser. The fiber optic cable is engaged by the second translating member, and the first translating member is disengaged from the fiber optic cable. The second translating member, along with the fiber optic cable, is retracted through the branch and out the branch entry location. The fiber optic cable may then be connected to an end-user system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Sempra Fiber Links
    Inventors: Scott Beals, Kevin Leeds, Ron Hammer