Patents by Inventor Ryan Neal Thornton

Ryan Neal Thornton 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WINDING TAIL SECTION OF OPTICAL FIBER CABLE ONTO A SPOOL
    Publication number: 20220371854
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method of collecting a tail section of a long product, such as an optical fiber cable, are provided. In the method, a lead wire from a tail spool is unwound, and the lead wire is fed through a flange of a main spool. The tail spool and the main spool have a common rotation axis. The lead wire is attached to the long product. The tail spool is rotated while holding the main spool stationary so as to wind the lead wire and the tail section onto the tail spool. The rotation of the tail spool is stopped, and the main spool and the tail spool are rotated together so as to wind the long product onto the main spool. Also provided are embodiments of a winding apparatus using the tail spool and a tail reel that includes the tail spool and a drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: David Andrew Bednarczyk, Korey Shad Hite, Randall Thomas Reilly, Gregory Bryan Teets, Ryan Neal Thornton
  • Apparatus and method for winding tail section of optical fiber cable onto a spool
    Patent number: 11434100
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method of collecting a tail section of a long product, such as an optical fiber cable, are provided. In the method, a lead wire from a tail spool is unwound, and the lead wire is fed through a flange of a main spool. The tail spool and the main spool have a common rotation axis. The lead wire is attached to the long product. The tail spool is rotated while holding the main spool stationary so as to wind the lead wire and the tail section onto the tail spool. The rotation of the tail spool is stopped, and the main spool and the tail spool are rotated together so as to wind the long product onto the main spool. Also provided are embodiments of a winding apparatus using the tail spool and a tail reel that includes the tail spool and a drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Andrew Bednarczyk, Korey Shad Hite, Randall Thomas Reilly, Gregory Bryan Teets, Ryan Neal Thornton
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WINDING TAIL SECTION OF OPTICAL FIBER CABLE ONTO A SPOOL
    Publication number: 20210163253
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method of collecting a tail section of a long product, such as an optical fiber cable, are provided. In the method, a lead wire from a tail spool is unwound, and the lead wire is fed through a flange of a main spool. The tail spool and the main spool have a common rotation axis. The lead wire is attached to the long product. The tail spool is rotated while holding the main spool stationary so as to wind the lead wire and the tail section onto the tail spool. The rotation of the tail spool is stopped, and the main spool and the tail spool are rotated together so as to wind the long product onto the main spool. Also provided are embodiments of a winding apparatus using the tail spool and a tail reel that includes the tail spool and a drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: David Andrew Bednarczyk, Korey Shad Hite, Randall Thomas Reilly, Gregory Bryan Teets, Ryan Neal Thornton