Patents by Inventor Timothy W. Anderson
Timothy W. Anderson 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).
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Publication number: 20240085949Abstract: An apparatus can include a display, a facial interface, and a connector between the display and the facial interface. The facial interface can at least translate or rotate relative to the display via the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Darshan R. Kasar, Samuel G. Smith, Jonathan M. Anderson, Erin M. Bosch, Muhammad F. Hossain, Liam R. Martinez, Andrew Gallaher, Ian A. Guy, Brian Baillargeon, Keith W. Kirkwood, Timothy J. Rasmussen
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Publication number: 20230283032Abstract: A compliant mechanism tool for connector termination can be used to seat a rear body portion of a connector against or within a forward housing portion of the connector. Seating the rear body portion causes conductors, which are coupled to the rear body portion, to electrically couple with respective ones of contacts positioned with the forwarding housing. The compliant mechanism tool includes first and second handles that can be subjected to a squeezing motion causing connected first and second arms to propel a ram toward a head portion of the tool. The ram interfaces with the forward housing portion of the connector causing the forward housing to be pushed against the rear body portion causing seating of the rear body portion; motion of the forward housing is limited by a stop within the head portion of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Timothy W. ANDERSON, Shawn Phillip TOBEY
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Publication number: 20230266541Abstract: A surface mount module distributes electrical power and fiber optic data connectivity from a power fiber cable. The surface mount module includes at least one port configured to provide fiber optic data connectivity with optical fibers that break out from the power fiber cable. The surface mount module further includes at least one port configured to distribute electrical power from electrical power wires of the power fiber cable. A power adapter is configured for fixation to the at least one port configured to distribute electrical power, and the power adapter is configured to receive an internal power connector at an interior side and to receive an external power connector at an exterior side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Timothy W. ANDERSON, Scott Martin KEITH, Jeffrey Allan OBERSKI
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Publication number: 20230105688Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Patent number: 11474309Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINAInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Publication number: 20220115807Abstract: A modular plug is disclosed as having a housing, a wire manager, an anti-snag protector, and a load bar each configured to snap-fit together to assemble the modular plug. The wire manager includes a front portion fitted within an internal cavity of the housing and a rear portion having an aperture configured to receive a terminal end of a telecommunications cable. The wire manager includes a plurality of channels, each channel having a gate configured to position a twisted pair of wires from the telecommunications cable in a stacked vertical arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Timothy W. ANDERSON, Jeffrey Allan OBERSKI, Brian J. FITZPATRICK, Shawn Phillip TOBEY
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Publication number: 20220026646Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Patent number: 11158980Abstract: A modular plug is disclosed as having a housing, a wire manager, a load bar, and a rear component each configured to snap-fit together to assemble the modular plug. The wire manager has a plurality of channels axially positioned about a central axis, each channel being configured to receive a twisted pair of wires from a telecommunications cable, and each channel having a first width and a gate having a second width smaller than the first width.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Jeffrey Allan Oberski, Brian J. Fitzpatrick, Shawn Phillip Tobey
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Patent number: 11112568Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Publication number: 20210132301Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Patent number: 10908363Abstract: A method and system for affixing multi-core fiber (MCF) within a ferrule includes a UV light source and a light guide. MCFs are placed into epoxy filled holders, e.g., channels or v-grooves, of a ferrule. A first MCF in a first holder is clocked to orient its cores to a desired position. The light source is activated, and the light from the light guide is launched into an outer layer of the first MCF, like the cladding layer or a dedicated light carrying layer. The light in the outer layer will stay in the outer layer until it reaches the portion of the first MCF in contact with the epoxy, even if the light is launched from the far end of the fiber remote from the holder. At the holder, the light will leak out due to the similarity in the index of refraction. The leaking light will at least partially cure the epoxy to affix the first MCF within the first holder. The process may then be repeated for the remaining MCFs, so that each MCF may be clocked and affixed selectively rather than collectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Jeffrey D. Nielson
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Patent number: 10859773Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINAInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Publication number: 20200257062Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Publication number: 20200176932Abstract: A modular plug is disclosed as having a housing, a wire manager, a load bar, and a rear component each configured to snap-fit together to assemble the modular plug. The wire manager has a plurality of channels axially positioned about a central axis, each channel being configured to receive a twisted pair of wires from a telecommunications cable, and each channel having a first width and a gate having a second width smaller than the first width.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Jeffrey A. Oberski, Brian J. Fitzpatrick, Shawn Phillip Tobey
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Patent number: 10578812Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINAInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Patent number: 10534141Abstract: A terminus for a fiber optic cable includes a ferrule. In one embodiment, an optical fiber of the cable passes through a central bore of the ferrule and is attached to a lens seated in a conical or cylindrical seat formed in an end surface of the ferrule by an epoxy. In a second embodiment, an optical fiber of the cable passes through the central bore of the ferrule. Next, a cap sleeve with a lens therein is slid over and attached to the ferrule such that the lens abuts or is attached to the optical fiber. In either embodiment, an inspection slot may optionally be formed in the ferrule and/or the cap sleeve to allow a technician to inspect the state of the attachment and/or abutment and/or spacing of the optical fiber and the lens.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Jeffrey D. Nielson, Gary F. Gibbs, Matthew Cruz, Timothy W. Anderson
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Publication number: 20190331863Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Patent number: 10302878Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINAInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case
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Publication number: 20190004253Abstract: A terminus for a fiber optic cable includes a ferrule. In one embodiment, an optical fiber of the cable passes through a central bore of the ferrule and is attached to a lens seated in a conical or cylindrical seat formed in an end surface of the ferrule by an epoxy. In a second embodiment, an optical fiber of the cable passes through the central bore of the ferrule. Next, a cap sleeve with a lens therein is slid over and attached to the ferrule such that the lens abuts or is attached to the optical fiber. In either embodiment, an inspection slot may optionally be formed in the ferrule and/or the cap sleeve to allow a technician to inspect the state of the attachment and/or abutment and/or spacing of the optical fiber and the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey D. NIELSON, Gary F. Gibbs, Matthew Cruz, Timothy W. Anderson
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Publication number: 20190004257Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes: an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers; at least one strength member; and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the at least one strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber bundle have a ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly and a loose, non-ribbonized configuration outside the rigid portion. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from the ribbonized configuration to the loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Timothy W. Anderson, Richard L. Case