Patents by Inventor William E. Beasley

William E. Beasley 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 of midspan and/or end entry to access selected optical fibers within an optical ribbon fiber
    Patent number: 5460682
    Abstract: A method of midspan or end entry accessing of one or more selected optical fibers carried by an optical ribbon fiber. The top and bottom surfaces of a first selected span of the optical ribbon fiber are friction abraded to initiate delamination of the bond between the optical fibers and the matrix encapsulant. The delamination is completed by applying a rolling force to the circumference of the first selected span, and the delamination is then propagated by introducing the first selected span into the bore of a die element and urging the die element along a relatively longer second selected span of the optical ribbon fiber. With the delamination completed, the tip of an elongated tool is inserted through the encapsulant within the second selected span and between one or more selected optical fibers and the remaining optical fibers within the optical ribbon fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp.
    Inventors: William E. Beasley, James W. Moran, Thomas A. Morrison, John P. Sarbell