Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Fawcett, Jr.

Thomas R. Fawcett, Jr. 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 for maintaining plug assemblies of optical fiber connectors in a side by side relation with float therebetween
    Patent number: 5386487
    Abstract: An apparatus to form a duplex-like fiber optic connector by maintaining plug assemblies in a side-by-side relation to enable simultaneous mating with sleeves of a receptacle housing. The apparatus has a pair of separate housings, each housing having a chamber where one of the plug assemblies is retainably received. A retention member is incorporated into one of the housings and a clasp member is incorporated into the other of the housings. The clasp member and the retention member are retainably interconnected to hold the housings in a side-by-side relationship with float therebetween, whereby the float accommodates any misalignment between the plug assemblies and the sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Briggs, Thomas R. Fawcett, Jr., Randy M. Manning
  • Universal adapter for optical connectors
    Patent number: 5333221
    Abstract: A universal adapter including a generic fixed housing (10) capable of receiving diverse back panel assemblies (20-1, 20-2 . . . 20-n) each having a set of coupling elements (22-1, 22-2 . . . 22-n) which may differ according to industry standards. The adapter facilitates optical coupling of, for example, a Fiber Distributed-Data Interface (FDDI) style connector or an ESCON.TM. style connector with either an SC.TM. style connector, an ST.TM. style connector, an FC style connector, or any other type of optical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Briggs, Thomas R. Fawcett, Jr., Denis G. Mulholland, Steven P. Owens, Wallace R. Savitsky
  • Cable termination member for fiber optic connectors having improved strain relief
    Patent number: 5202942
    Abstract: A cable termination member (10) having improved strain relief features for isolating optical fiber members (21,22) in a terminated optical fiber cable (20) from external stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel R. Collins, Thomas R. Fawcett, Jr.