Patents by Inventor William D. Johnson, Jr.

William D. Johnson, Jr. 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).

  • Method and cutting blade for accessing optical fibers within a buffer tube
    Patent number: 6023844
    Abstract: An improved method and cutting blade having two cutting prongs with sharpened cutting tips attached thereto, for accessing optical fibers contained in a buffer tube is provided. When the cutting blade is mounted in an optical fiber access tool, relative movement of the tool with respect to the buffer tube causes the sharpened cutting tips to score the buffer tube so that a section of the buffer tube can be separated from the buffer tube to provide access to the optical fibers contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel NA Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred L. Hinson, II, William D. Johnson, Jr.