Patents by Inventor Wayne Lloyd Lewis

Wayne Lloyd Lewis 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).

  • Dust shutter for an optical adapter
    Patent number: 7676133
    Abstract: A dust shutter for an optical adapter, includes a collar, wherein the collar is capable of being provided around an end of the optical adapter; a cover; a hinge that connects the cover to the collar; the hinge configured such that the cover can be provided in an open position and a closed position with respect to the collar; and a latch provided on the cover that attaches the cover to the collar in the closed position; wherein the collar, the cover, the hinge, and the latch form a unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Roger Lampert, Wayne Lloyd Lewis
  • Dust shutter for an optical adapter
    Patent number: 7340146
    Abstract: A dust shutter for an optical adapter, includes a collar, wherein the collar is capable of being provided around an end of the optical adapter; a cover; a hinge that connects the cover to the collar; the hinge configured such that the cover can be provided in an open position and a closed position with respect to the collar; and a latch provided on the cover that attaches the cover to the collar in the closed position; wherein the collar, the cover, the hinge, and the latch form a unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Roger Lampert, Wayne Lloyd Lewis
  • Tunable optical fiber connector
    Patent number: 6663293
    Abstract: A tunable optical fiber connector has a barrel assembly within a housing in which a tubular member has mounted thereon a nut in a light press fit. The tubular member has a ferrule extending from the front thereof and, in a preferred embodiment, notches in its end for use with a tuning wrench. The outer dimensions of the nut are chosen to minimize float between the nut and the cavity that contains the nut within the housing. The connector is first roughly turned by rotation of the nut and tubular member together, and then precisely tuned by rotation of the tubular member relative to the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Fitel USA Corp.
    Inventors: Norman R. Lampert, Wayne Lloyd Lewis
  • Tunable optical fiber connector
    Publication number: 20020131722
    Abstract: A tunable optical fiber connector has a barrel assembly within a housing in which a tubular member has mounted thereon a nut in a light press fit. The tubular member has a ferrule extending from the front thereof and, in a preferred embodiment, notches in its end for use with a tuning wrench. The outer dimensions of the nut are chosen to minimize float between the nut and the cavity that contains the nut within the housing. The connector is first roughly turned by rotation of the nut and tubular member together, and then precisely tuned by rotation of the tubular member relative to the nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Norman R. Lampert, Wayne Lloyd Lewis