Patents by Inventor Tony Blackwell

Tony Blackwell 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).

  • Entry tool and methods for use for tubes or cables
    Patent number: 9184575
    Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for gaining access to optical fibers contained within a fiber optic cable. Specifically, a cable entry tool can include a first jaw that can have a substantially V-shaped first channel formed therein, a first cutting element extending into the first channel and movable to any of a variety of depths, a second jaw positioned opposing the first jaw and that can have a substantially V-shaped second channel formed therein, and a second cutting element extending into the second channel and movable to any of a variety of depths. The first channel and the second channel can be movable with respect to each other for receiving therebetween a buffer tube having any of a variety of tube diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp., Ripley Tools LLC
    Inventors: Tony Blackwell, David Squires, Manuel A. Santos
  • ENTRY TOOL AND METHODS FOR USE FOR TUBES OR CABLES
    Publication number: 20130152758
    Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for gaining access to optical fibers contained within a fiber optic cable. Specifically, a cable entry tool can include a first jaw that can have a substantially V-shaped first channel formed therein, a first cutting element extending into the first channel and movable to any of a variety of depths, a second jaw positioned opposing the first jaw and that can have a substantially V-shaped second channel formed therein, and a second cutting element extending into the second channel and movable to any of a variety of depths. The first channel and the second channel can be movable with respect to each other for receiving therebetween a buffer tube having any of a variety of tube diameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp.
    Inventors: Tony Blackwell, David Squires