Patents by Inventor Vaughan C. Hogan

Vaughan C. Hogan 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).

  • Tool for connector member
    Patent number: 4155159
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector member having a removable front plate for protecting the faces of optical fibers mounted within the connector. The plate is retained within the connector shell by a resilient retention finger. The finger extends into a T-shaped slot formed on the outer surface of the plate. The slot opens at the front face of the plate. An extraction tool is disclosed which may be inserted into the slot to release the retention finger and grip shoulders formed on the sides of the slot allowing the plate to be withdrawn from the connector shell by pulling the tool forwardly of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
    Inventors: Vaughan C. Hogan, Eleanor A. Landgreen