Patents by Inventor Scott Richard Hopper

Scott Richard Hopper 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: 10502903
    Abstract: A fiber optic adapter with a housing defining an open-ended through-channel having a first port at one end and a second port at another end. The first and second ports being configured to receive first and second fiber optic connectors, respectively. The adapter may include a shutter door and a biasing member. The shutter door automatically transitions to an open position when the first connector is inserted into the first port and is automatically transitioned to the closed position by the biasing member when the first connector is removed from the first port. The adapter may include a cover and an alignment sleeve. The cover has a cylinder positioned inside the through-channel of the housing. The cylinder has a bore in which the alignment sleeve is positioned. The alignment sleeve has an open-ended through-channel configured to receive first and second ferrules of the first and second connectors, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hua Wang, Scott Richard Hopper
  • Patent number: 10139572
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for a fiber optic connector assembly configured for polarity reversal in accordance with some embodiments. An assembly may include a housing to receive a fiber optic cable, at least one back post connected with the housing, a ferrule including at least an optical fiber of the fiber optic cable, insertable into the back post, and a connector component comprising a front housing. The front housing may hold at least a portion of the ferrule and detachably couple with the back post. The back post may include a retaining element to provide rotatable coupling of the front housing relative to the ferrule, the back post and the housing. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Richard Hopper, Evan Gustafson
  • Publication number: 20170293090
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for a fiber optic connector assembly configured for polarity reversal in accordance with some embodiments. An assembly may include a housing to receive a fiber optic cable, at least one back post connected with the housing, a ferrule including at least an optical fiber of the fiber optic cable, insertable into the back post, and a connector component comprising a front housing. The front housing may hold at least a portion of the ferrule and detachably couple with the back post. The back post may include a retaining element to provide rotatable coupling of the front housing relative to the ferrule, the back post and the housing. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Richard Hopper, Evan Gustafson