Patents by Inventor Zaheer Rabi

Zaheer Rabi 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).

  • Sheathed optical ribbon cable assembly
    Patent number: 10969551
    Abstract: A cable assembly comprising: (a) a ribbon cable having a plurality of optical fibers having endfaces; (b) an elastomeric sheathing being disposed over at least a portion of the ribbon cable and terminating in a sheathing end near the endfaces such that the endfaces protrude beyond the sheathing end; (c) a ferrule having an mating surface presenting the endfaces, and a rear end having a rear opening through which the optical fibers pass, the rear end contacting the sheathing end to form an adhesive tight seal sufficient to prevent liquid adhesive in the ferrule from flowing out of the rear opening; and (d) adhesive disposed in the ferrule to secure the optical fibers to the ferrule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, TYCO ELECTRONICS UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Dwight David Zitsch, Zaheer Rabi
  • SHEATHED OPTICAL RIBBON CABLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200225431
    Abstract: A cable assembly comprising: (a) a ribbon cable having a plurality of optical fibers having endfaces; (b) an elastomeric sheathing being disposed over at least a portion of the ribbon cable and terminating in a sheathing end near the endfaces such that the endfaces protrude beyond the sheathing end; (c) a ferrule having an mating surface presenting the endfaces, and a rear end having a rear opening through which the optical fibers pass, the rear end contacting the sheathing end to form an adhesive tight seal sufficient to prevent liquid adhesive in the ferrule from flowing out of the rear opening; and (d) adhesive disposed in the ferrule to secure the optical fibers to the ferrule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Dwight David Zitsch, Zaheer Rabi