BRYAN THOMAS EDWARDS
Engineers in Camp Hill, PA

6457878, Oct 1, 2002

May 9, 2001

09/851632

Bryan Edwards - Camp Hill PA
Kenneth Hall - Lafayette Hill PA
Robert Briggs - Newport PA
Shelly Buchter - East Berlin PA
Craig Kegerise - Middletown PA

The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE

G02B 6255

385 96

A duplex fiber optic splice has a fiber-receiving element, two clamping elements covering opposite faces of the fiber-receiving element, and a spring element. A bearing key may be inserted into a bearing channel in the fiber-receiving element and rotated resulting in resilient disengagement of each of said clamping faces from said fiber-receiving element face. The resilient disengagement of the clamping elements are independent of each other. The splice assembly may be used alone or in conjunction with an array ferrule, pre-terminated with a fiber stub, and a housing to provide an adhesiveless field terminable connector.

5091991, Feb 25, 1992

Feb 25, 1991

7/660507

Robert C. Briggs - Newport PA
Bryan T. Edwards - Camp Hill PA
David D. Sonner - Harrisburg PA
Robert N. Weber - Hummelstown PA

Amp Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

G02B 626

385 82

A connector (7) for joining light transmitting fiber cables (9) to a transmitter and/or receiver device (3) comprises a plug half connector (6) and a yoke half connector (5). The plug half connector (6) comprises a plug (8) having axial extending bore (35) for receiving an optical fiber, a transceiver adapter (10) adapted to axially receive the plug (8) and extending axially for aligning the plug (8) relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device (3). Further the transceiver adapter (10) has a forward mating face (27). A pin (13) is beveled at its end (47) and is fixed to the forward mating face (27) of the tranceiver adapter (10) and extends forward of the plug half connector (6). The yoke half connector (5) is attached to and is integral with the transmitter and/or receiver device (3) and has an aperture (19) therein beveled (20) to receive the pin (13) to be guided into the aperture (19) by the beveling (20).

5073046, Dec 17, 1991

Apr 17, 1991

7/686896

Bryan T. Edwards - Camp Hill PA
Steven L. Flickinger - Hummelstown PA
James D. Kevern - Wellsville PA
David D. Sonner - Harrisburg PA
Robert N. Weber - Hummelstown PA
Jeffrey A. Zeiders - Middletown PA

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

G02B 626

385 90

A connector for joining light transmitting fiber cables through a cover (14) to a transmitter and/or receiver device (3) comprises a plug connector half (6) and a retention frame (48). The plug connector half (6) comprises a plug (8) having profiled passageway (43) for receiving an optical fiber, a transceiver adapter (10) adapted to axially receive the plug (8) through the cover (14) and extending axially for aligning the plug (8) forward relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device (3). The retention frame (48) is mounted to the cover (14) and captivates the transceiver adapter (10) with play so as to permit free floating of the transceiver adapter (10) relative to the cover within the retention frame (48). The transceiver adapter (10) is an integral two-part structure comprising a transceiver shroud (11) adapted to axially receive the plug (8) and extending axially (38) for aligning the plug (8) relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device( 3), and further having a latching beam mechanism (12) having forward extending latching beams (13).

5138680, Aug 11, 1992

Jun 12, 1991

7/713908

Robert C. Briggs - Newport PA
Bryan T. Edwards - Camp Hill PA
David D. Sonner - Harrisburg PA

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

G02B 626, H01J 516

385 90

A connector for joining light transmitting fiber cables through a cover (14) to a transmitter and/or receiver device (3) comprises a plug connector half (6) and a retention frame (48). The plug connector half (6) comprises a plug (8) having profiled passageway (43) for receiving an optical fiber, a transceiver adapter (10) adapted to axially receive the plug (8) through the cover (14) and extending forward axially (38) for aligning the plug (8) relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device (3). The retention frame (48) is mounted to the cover (14) and captivates the transceiver adapter (10) with play so as to permit free floating of the transceiver adapter (10) relative to the cover within the retention frame (48). The connector (7) is characterized by an elastomeric grommet body (64) interposed between the cover (14) and the captivated transceiver adapter (10). The body (64) substantially encompasses the outer perimeter of the adapter ( 10) and flexibly maintains the adapter (10) at a first specific orientation, but with reorientation capability, relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device (3).

5138679, Aug 11, 1992

Jun 12, 1991

7/713910

Bryan T. Edwards - Camp Hill PA
Steven L. Flickinger - Hummelstown PA
David D. Sonner - Harrisburg PA
Jeffrey A. Zeiders - Middletown PA

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

G02B 626, H01J 516

385 90

A connector for joining light transmitting fiber cables through a cover (14) to a transmitter and/or receiver device (3) comprises a plug connector half (6) and a retention frame (48). The plug connector half (6) comprises a plug (8) having profiled passageway (43) for receiving an optical fiber, a transceiver adapter (10 ) adapted to axially receive the plug (8) through the cover (14) and extending forward axially (38) for aligning the plug (8) relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device (3). The retention frame (48) is mounted to the cover (14) and captivates the transceiver adapter (10) with play so as to permit free floating of the transceiver adapter (10) relative to the cover within the retention frame (48). The connector (7) is spring loaded by means of a flexion body (64) positioned between the cover (14) and the captivated transceiver adapter (10). The body (64) substantially encompasses the outer perimeter of the adapter (10) and flexibly maintains the adapter (10) at a first specific orientation, but with reorientation capability, relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device (3).

5926596, Jul 20, 1999

Jan 28, 1998

9/014209

Bryan Thomas Edwards - Camp Hill PA
Robert Leon Mansberger - Middletown PA

The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE

G02B 636

385 78

An overmolded alignment ferrule for a fiber optic device used to couple a plurality of optical fibers contained therein to an other fiber optic device. The overmolded alignment ferrule comprises a precision portion for aligning the optical fibers with the other fiber optic device, and an overmolded body portion extending rearward from the precision portion for incorporating the alignment ferrule into the fiber optic device. The precision portion may define a plurality of first guide pin channels for receiving guide pins and a plurality of first fiber channels for receiving the optical fibers. The overmolded body portion may define a plurality of second guide pin channels in communication with the first guide pin channels and at least two second fiber channels. Each second fiber channel is in communication with a respective one of the first fiber channels. In producing the precision portion, the first guide pin channels are desirably used as datum in defining with precision the first fiber channels.

6247850, Jun 19, 2001

Nov 2, 1998

9/183983

Bryan Edwards - Camp Hill PA
Kenneth Hall - Lafayette Hill PA
Robert Briggs - Newport PA
Shelly Buchter - East Berlin PA
Craig Kegerise - Middletown PA

The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE

G02B 638, G02B 6255, G02B 600

385 56

A fiber optic splice assembly comprising: (a) a fiber-receiving element having opposite faces, first and second ends, and first and second sides, each the face having at least one elongate fiber channel and an elongate bearing channel, (b) two clamping elements, each the clamping element having a clamping face and an opposite spring face, first and second sides, the clamping elements covering at least a portion of each elongate fiber and bearing channel, and (c) a splice spring for imparting opposing normal forces on the spring faces of the clamping elements and along the first side of the fiber-receiving element, the spring permitting independent resilient disengagement of each the clamping faces from the fiber-receiving element face.

5109453, Apr 28, 1992

Mar 11, 1991

7/667724

Bryan T. Edwards - Camp Hill PA
Steven L. Flickinger - Hummelstown PA
David D. Sonner - Harrisburg PA
Jeffrey A. Zeiders - Middletown PA

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

G02B 626

385 90

A connector for joining light transmitting fiber cable through a cover (14) to a transmitter and/or receiver device (3) comprises a plug connector half (6) comprising a plug (3) and a transceiver adapter (10). The plug (8) has profiled passageway (43) for receiving an optical fiber. The transceiver adapted (10) is an integral two-part structure comprising a transceiver shroud (11) adapted to axially receive the plug (8) and extending axially (38) for forwardly aligning the plug (8) relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device (3). The adapter (10) further comprises a latching beam mechanism (12) having forward extending latching beams (13).

5140663, Aug 18, 1992

Jun 24, 1991

7/720122

Bryan T. Edwards - Camp Hill PA
Steven L. Flickinger - Hummelstown PA
James D. Kevern - Wellsville PA
David D. Sonner - Harrisburg PA
Robert N. Weber - Hummelstown PA
Jeffrey A. Zeiders - Middletown PA

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

G02B 626

385 90

A connector for joining light transmitting fiber cables through a cover (14) to a transmitter and/or receiver device (3) comprises a plug half connector (6) comprising a plug (8) and a transceiver adapter (10). The plug (8) has profiled passageway (43) for receiving an optical fiber. The transceiver adapter (10) is an integral two-part structure comprising a transceiver shroud (11) adapted to axially receive the plug (8) and extending axially (38) for aligning the plug (8) forward relative to the transmitter and/or receiver device (3). The adapter (10) further comprises a latching beam mechanism (12) having forward extending latching beams (13), the latching beam mechanism (12) characterized by a wedge shaped plug stop (64) along each of the extending latching beams (13).

6200040, Mar 13, 2001

Nov 2, 1998

9/184126

Bryan Thomas Edwards - Camp Hill PA
Rodney Gallagher - Middletown PA
Shelly Ann Buchter - East Berlin PA
Robert Carl Briggs - Newport PA
David Donald Erdman - Hummelton PA

Tyco Electronics - Wilmington DE

G02B 636

385 78

A pin keeper for use in a transition between a multiple fiber ferrule holding at least two fibers and having a fiber to fiber spacing substantially equal to a first lateral dimension and a fiber optic body having a fiber to fiber spacing substantially equal to a second lateral dimension which is different from said first lateral dimension. The pin keeper is disposed between the ferrule and the fiber optic body. The fibers pass through the pin keeper, which splays the fibers from the first lateral dimension to the second lateral dimension.