Patents by Inventor William Carl Hurley
William Carl Hurley 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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Patent number: 10393977Abstract: An optical communication cable is provided. The optical communication cable includes an outer cable layer and a plurality of optical fiber bundles surrounded by the outer cable laver. Each optical fiber bundle includes a bundle jacket surrounding a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage. The plurality of optical subunits are wrapped around each other within the bundle passage forming a wrapped pattern. Each optical fiber subunit includes a subunit jacket surrounding a elongate optical fiber located within the subunit passage. The cable jacket, bundle jacket and subunit jacket may be fire resistant, and strength strands of differing lengths may be located in the bundles and the subunits.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Cory Fritz Guenter, Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley, Rebecca Elizabeth Sistare
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Publication number: 20190250348Abstract: An optical communication cable bundle is provided. The cable bundle includes a bundle jacket having an inner surface defining a bundle passage and an outer surface defining an exterior surface of the cable bundle, and a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage and surrounded by the bundle jacket, each optical fiber subunit having a subunit jacket defining a subunit passage and a plurality of optical fibers located with the subunit passage. A thickness of the bundle jacket is less than a thickness of each of the subunit jackets and the bundle jacket is extruded tight around the subunit jackets to couple the subunits and the bundle jacket.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley
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Patent number: 10338332Abstract: An optical communication cable bundle is provided. The cable bundle includes a bundle jacket having an inner surface defining a bundle passage and an outer surface defining an exterior surface of the cable bundle, and a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage and surrounded by the bundle jacket, each optical fiber subunit having a subunit jacket defining a subunit passage and a plurality of optical fibers located with the subunit passage. A thickness of the bundle jacket is less than a thickness of each of the subunit jackets and the bundle jacket is extruded tight around the subunit jackets to couple the subunits and the bundle jacket.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley
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Patent number: 10288828Abstract: An optical communication cable bundle is provided. The cable bundle includes a bundle jacket having an inner surface defining a bundle passage and an outer surface defining an exterior surface of the cable bundle, and a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage and surrounded by the bundle jacket, each optical fiber subunit having a subunit jacket defining a subunit passage and a plurality of optical fibers located with the subunit passage. A thickness of the bundle jacket is less than a thickness of each of the subunit jackets and the bundle jacket is extruded tight around the subunit jackets to couple the subunits and the bundle jacket.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley
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Publication number: 20190101715Abstract: An optical communication cable is provided. The optical communication cable includes a cable jacket and a plurality of optical fiber subunits surrounded by the cable jacket. Each optical fiber subunit includes a subunit jacket and a plurality of optical fibers located within the subunit passage. Each optical fiber includes an outer polymer buffer coating, such as a tight buffer coating. The outer cable jacket and/or the outer polymer buffer coating of the optical fibers is formed from a halogen containing polymer material including a fire retardant material, and the subunit jacket is formed from a polyolefin polymer material including a fire retardant material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley
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Patent number: 10180551Abstract: Fiber optic bundles include helically stranded subunit cables. The assemblies have small cross sections and low bend radii while maintaining acceptable attenuation losses. Binders can be omitted to improve ease of processing and installation. Helically stranding of the subunit cables allows ease of access to the individual cables during installation.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley, Warren Welborn McAlpine, David Alan Seddon
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Patent number: 10156693Abstract: A multicore optical fiber with a reference section having a material defining a marked multicore glass optical fiber. The multicore fibers can be in groupings, for example, the groupings can be in the form of one of an optical fiber ribbon covered by a matrix, and a tight buffered cable. Fiber optic connectors can be assembled to the multicore optical fiber at either or both ends, and the colored portion can be associated with the optical fiber connector aligning the optical core elements with the optical connectors. The assembly can have at least one transceiver device with a transmit port and a receive port defining a two-way communication channel. Further aspects describe methods of manufacturing multicore fibers including application of curable coatings and reference sections.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Seldon David Benjamin, Kevin Wallace Bennett, Douglas Llewellyn Butler, William Carl Hurley
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Publication number: 20180306992Abstract: An optical communication cable bundle is provided. The cable bundle includes a bundle jacket having an inner surface defining a bundle passage and an outer surface defining an exterior surface of the cable bundle, and a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage and surrounded by the bundle jacket, each optical fiber subunit having a subunit jacket defining a subunit passage and a plurality of optical fibers located with the subunit passage. A thickness of the bundle jacket is less than a thickness of each of the subunit jackets and the bundle jacket is extruded tight around the subunit jackets to couple the subunits and the bundle jacket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley
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Publication number: 20180252885Abstract: An optical communication cable is provided. The optical communication cable includes an outer cable layer and a plurality of optical fiber bundles surrounded by the outer cable laver. Each optical fiber bundle includes a bundle jacket surrounding a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage. The plurality of optical subunits are wrapped around each other within the bundle passage forming a wrapped pattern. Each optical fiber subunit includes a subunit jacket surrounding a elongate optical fiber located within the subunit passage. The cable jacket, bundle jacket and subunit jacket may be fire resistant, and strength strands of differing lengths may be located in the bundles and the subunits.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Cory Fritz Guenter, Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley, Rebecca Elizabeth Sistare
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Patent number: 10025053Abstract: An optical communication cable bundle is provided. The cable bundle includes a bundle jacket having an inner surface defining a bundle passage and an outer surface defining an exterior surface of the cable bundle, and a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage and surrounded by the bundle jacket, each optical fiber subunit having a subunit jacket defining a subunit passage and a plurality of optical fibers located with the subunit passage. A thickness of the bundle jacket is less than a thickness of each of the subunit jackets and the bundle jacket is extruded tight around the subunit jackets to couple the subunits and the bundle jacket.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley
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Patent number: 9977209Abstract: An optical communication cable is provided. The optical communication cable includes an outer cable layer and a plurality of optical fiber bundles surrounded by the outer cable layer. Each optical fiber bundle includes a bundle jacket surrounding a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage. The plurality of optical subunits are wrapped around each other within the bundle passage forming a wrapped pattern. Each optical fiber subunit includes a subunit jacket surrounding a elongate optical fiber located within the subunit passage. The cable jacket, bundle jacket and subunit jacket may be fire resistant, and strength strands of differing lengths may be located in the bundles and the subunits.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Cory Fritz Guenter, Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley, Rebecca Elizabeth Sistare
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Publication number: 20180129010Abstract: An optical cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a plurality of subunits surrounded by an outer cable jacket, a furcation unit and optical connectors coupled to the end of each of the subunits. Each of the subunits includes an inner jacket, a plurality of optical fibers; and a tensile strength element. The first tensile strength element and the inner jackets of each subunits are coupled to the furcation unit, and the optical fibers and tensile strength elements of each subunit extend through the furcation unit without being coupled to the furcation unit. The subunit tensile strength element and optical fibers of each subunit are balanced such that both experience axial loading applied to the assembly and, under various loading conditions, the compression of the subunits is controlled and/or the axial loading of the optical fibers is limited to allow proper function of the optical connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: William Eric Caldwell, Terry Lee Ellis, William Carl Hurley, William Welch McCollough, Mark Tracy Paap
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Patent number: 9891397Abstract: Multi-fiber, fiber optic cables and cable assemblies providing constrained optical fibers within an optical fiber sub-unit are disclosed. The optical fiber sub-unit(s) comprises optical fibers disposed adjacent a sub-unit strength member(s) within a sub-unit jacket. Movement of optical fibers within a sub-unit jacket can be constrained. In this manner, the optical fibers in an optical fiber sub-unit can be held together within the optical fiber sub-unit as a unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: William Carl Hurley, Wesley Allan Yates
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Publication number: 20170269322Abstract: A multicore optical fiber with a reference section having a material defining a marked multicore glass optical fiber. The multicore fibers can be in groupings, for example, the groupings can be in the form of one of an optical fiber ribbon covered by a matrix, and a tight buffered cable. Fiber optic connectors can be assembled to the multicore optical fiber at either or both ends, and the colored portion can be associated with the optical fiber connector aligning the optical core elements with the optical connectors. The assembly can have at least one transceiver device with a transmit port and a receive port defining a two-way communication channel. Further aspects describe methods of manufacturing multicore fibers including application of curable coatings and reference sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Seldon David Benjamin, Kevin Wallace Bennett, Douglas LIewellyn Butler, William Carl Hurley
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Patent number: 9696513Abstract: A multicore optical fiber with a reference section having a material defining a marked multicore glass optical fiber. The multicore fibers can be in groupings, for example, the groupings can be in the form of one of an optical fiber ribbon covered by a matrix, and a tight buffered cable. Fiber optic connectors can be assembled to the multicore optical fiber at either or both ends, and the colored portion can be associated with the optical fiber connector aligning the optical core elements with the optical connectors. The assembly can have at least one transceiver device with a transmit port and a receive port defining a two-way communication channel. Further aspects describe methods of manufacturing multicore fibers including application of curable coatings and reference sections.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Kevin Wallace Bennett, Seldon David Benjamin, Douglas LLewellyn Butler, William Carl Hurley
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Patent number: 9690068Abstract: An optical cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a plurality of subunits surrounded by an outer cable jacket, a furcation unit and optical connectors coupled to the end of each of the subunits. Each of the subunits includes an inner jacket, a plurality of optical fibers; and a tensile strength element. The first tensile strength element and the inner jackets of each subunits are coupled to the furcation unit, and the optical fibers and tensile strength elements of each subunit extend through the furcation unit without being coupled to the furcation unit. The subunit tensile strength element and optical fibers of each subunit are balanced such that both experience axial loading applied to the assembly and, under various loading conditions, the compression of the subunits is controlled and/or the axial loading of the optical fibers is limited to allow proper function of the optical connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: William Carl Hurley, William Welch McCollough, Mark Tracy Paap, Terry Lee Ellis, William Eric Caldwell, Rebecca Elizabeth Sistare
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Patent number: 9690062Abstract: A flame-retardant fiber optic cable includes core elements, a film surrounding the core elements, and a jacket surrounding the film. The core elements include one or more optical fibers and at least one tube surrounding the one or more optical fibers. The material composition of the film differs from the jacket and the film is relatively thin.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLCInventors: William Carl Hurley, Ravinder Kumar Kinnera, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Joel Laine Parker, Christopher Mark Quinn
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Patent number: 9690061Abstract: A method of making a subunit cable includes providing at least two subunits along a process direction, each subunit comprising a plurality of optical fibers, compressing the subunits so that at least one of the subunits has a cross-section with a minor outside dimension and a major outside dimension, and the ratio of the minor dimension to the major dimension is less than 0.9, and extruding a subunit cable jacket around the subunits, wherein the subunits are compressed within the subunit cable jacket.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Corning Digital Communications LLCInventors: William Carl Hurley, Samuel Don Navé
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Patent number: 9671551Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a first optical fiber, a jacket, and a second optical fiber. The first optical fiber includes a glass core and cladding. The glass core is configured to provide controlled transmission of light through the fiber optic cable for high-speed data communication. The jacket has an interior surface that defines a conduit through which the first optical fiber extends. The jacket further has an exterior surface that defines the outside of the fiber optic cable. The second optical fiber is integrated with the exterior surface of the jacket.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: David Lee Dean, Jr., William Carl Hurley
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Publication number: 20170146759Abstract: An optical communication cable is provided. The optical communication cable includes an outer cable layer and a plurality of optical fiber bundles surrounded by the outer cable layer. Each optical fiber bundle includes a bundle jacket surrounding a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage. The plurality of optical subunits are wrapped around each other within the bundle passage forming a wrapped pattern. Each optical fiber subunit includes a subunit jacket surrounding a elongate optical fiber located within the subunit passage. The cable jacket, bundle jacket and subunit jacket may be fire resistant, and strength strands of differing lengths may be located in the bundles and the subunits.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Cory Fritz Guenter, Harold Edward Hudson, II, William Carl Hurley, Rebecca Elizabeth Sistare