Patents
US 9417421 B2: Optical fiber assemblies, and methods and apparatus for the manufacture thereof
- Granted
- 2016-08-16
- Filed
- 2011-02-03 application 13020174
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods for manufacturing cables and cables assemblies include providing particulate matter within a tube extruded about optical fiber. The particles may be accelerated so that as they strike the tube they mechanically attach to the tube.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160816.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Cable Systems LLC 477 patents | US company or organization | Hickory, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Maurice Burns | Conover, NC | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrey V. Filippov | Corning, NY | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Riley Saunders Freeland | Newton, NC | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel Warren Hawtof | Corning, NY | 42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Warren Welborn McAlpine | Hickory, NC | 54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Catharina L. Tedder | Catawba, NC | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B6/4486 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C48/05 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29D | Producing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state | B29D11/00663 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29K | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for ; moulds, ; reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts | B29K2023/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29L | Indexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles | B29L2011/0075 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | Name change Change of name | CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC signed 2014-01-14 | CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC HICKORY, NC | 40126/818 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-02-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FILIPPOV, ANDREY V. signed 2011-01-26 BURNS, RODNEY M. signed 2011-01-28 FREELAND, RILEY S. signed 2011-01-28 HAWTOF, DANIEL W. signed 2011-01-28 MCALPINE, WARREN W. signed 2011-01-28 TEDDER, CATHARINA L. signed 2011-01-28 | CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC HICKORY, NC | 25738/511 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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