公开(公告)号：US20210349263A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17278165

申请日：2019-09-20

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Scott L. CARLSON ,  Jaime GONZALEZ BATISTA ,  Yu LU ,  Mandy Lea TRNKA ,  Kenneth Allen SKLUZACEK ,  Cyle D. PETERSEN ,  Burton J. HEDSTROM

IPC: G02B6/255

Abstract: Certain splice arrangements include first and second laminate structures bonded around a splice location at which two or more optical fibers are spliced (e.g., fusion spliced) together. The first and second laminate structures each include a flexible polymeric sheet and a heat activated adhesive layer carried by the flexible polymeric sheet. Other splice arrangements include a protective barrier disposed about an optical splice. The protective barrier includes first and second protective layers bonded around the optical splice. Each protective layer include a film carrying an adhesive. The protective barrier may be sufficiently flexible to not restrict flexing the optical fibers at the splice location. Example splice arrangements have thicknesses of less than or equal to 1000 microns, or 900 microns, or 800 microns, or 700 microns, or 600 microns or 500 microns.

公开(公告)号：US20230028782A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17788673

申请日：2020-12-21

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Mandy Lea TRNKA ,  Scott L. CARLSON ,  Jaime GONZALEZ BATISTA ,  Richard S. TIEV ,  Yu LU

IPC: G02B6/25 ,  G02B6/38 ,  G02B6/245

Abstract: Processing operations allow optical fibers to be efficiently installed in ferrules. An optical fiber holding device includes a clip having a length that extends between a first end and a second end. The clip includes a base and a cover that each extend between the first end and second ends. The clip includes a fiber passage that located between the cover and the base that extends between the first and second ends. The clip defines a ferrule boot receptacle at the first end.

公开(公告)号：US20220283374A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17630393

申请日：2020-07-22

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Mandy Lea TRNKA ,  Jaime GONZALEZ BATISTA ,  Scott L. CARLSON

IPC: G02B6/255 ,  G02B6/245

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method for processing an optical fiber. The coating is stripped from the cladding of the optical fiber using a stripping process. Direct heat is applied to the first side of the optical fiber and is not applied to the second side of the optical fiber. Then, the optical fiber is inserted into a fiber alignment structure with the second side of the optical fiber engaging a fiber alignment feature of the alignment structure. The first side of the optical fiber does not engage the fiber alignment feature.

公开(公告)号：US20250035845A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18773073

申请日：2024-07-15

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Scott L. CARLSON ,  Jaime GONZALEZ BATISTA ,  Yu LU ,  Mandy Lea TRNKA ,  Kenneth Allen SKLUZACEK ,  Cyle D. PETERSEN ,  Burton J. HEDSTROM

IPC: G02B6/255

Abstract: Certain splice arrangements include first and second laminate structures bonded around a splice location at which two or more optical fibers are spliced (e.g., fusion spliced) together. The first and second laminate structures each include a flexible polymeric sheet and a heat activated adhesive layer carried by the flexible polymeric sheet. Other splice arrangements include a protective barrier disposed about an optical splice. The protective barrier includes first and second protective layers bonded around the optical splice. Each protective layer include a film carrying an adhesive. The protective barrier may be sufficiently flexible to not restrict flexing the optical fibers at the splice location. Example splice arrangements have thicknesses of less than or equal to 1000 microns, or 900 microns, or 800 microns, or 700 microns, or 600 microns or 500 microns.

公开(公告)号：US20220252787A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17630464

申请日：2020-07-22

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Mandy Lea TRNKA ,  Scott L. CARLSON ,  Jaime GONZALEZ BATISTA ,  Richard S. TIEV

IPC: G02B6/25 ,  G02B6/255

Abstract: A fiber cleaving tool includes a cleaving component, a first mounting nest at a first end of the cleaving component, and a second mounting nest at an opposite second end of the cleaving component. Each mounting nest is configured to hold and orient a mounting clip to direct one or more optical fibers towards the cleaving component. The orientation of the mounting nests of the cleaving tool may correspond to the orientation of the mounting nests of a splice tool.

公开(公告)号：US20230358960A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18143657

申请日：2023-05-05

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Scott L. CARLSON ,  Jaime GONZALEZ BATISTA ,  Yu LU ,  Mandy Lea TRNKA ,  Kenneth Allen SKLUZACEK ,  Cyle D. PETERSEN ,  Burton J. HEDSTROM

IPC: G02B6/255

CPC classification number: G02B6/2558

Abstract: Certain splice arrangements include first and second laminate structures bonded around a splice location at which two or more optical fibers are spliced (e.g., fusion spliced) together. The first and second laminate structures each include a flexible polymeric sheet and a heat activated adhesive layer carried by the flexible polymeric sheet. Other splice arrangements include a protective barrier disposed about an optical splice. The protective barrier includes first and second protective layers bonded around the optical splice. Each protective layer include a film carrying an adhesive. The protective barrier may be sufficiently flexible to not restrict flexing the optical fibers at the splice location. Example splice arrangements have thicknesses of less than or equal to 1000 microns, or 900 microns, or 800 microns, or 700 microns, or 600 microns or 500 microns.

公开(公告)号：US20210255413A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17173664

申请日：2021-02-11

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Clair IBURG ,  Mandy Lea TRNKA

IPC: G02B6/44 ,  B25F1/00 ,  G02B6/25

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a handheld tool for scoring a jacket of a fiber optic cable. The handheld tool includes a U-shaped channel seat for supporting the fiber optic cable and a scoring head configured to support a cutting blade. The cutting blade can be fixed to the scoring head by a fastener and can be adjusted by utilizing a set screw. A blade setting block can be used to calibrate or adjust the cutting blade position prior to the operation of scoring the jacket of the fiber optic cable.

公开(公告)号：US20200348469A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16856885

申请日：2020-04-23

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Mandy Lea TRNKA ,  Scott L. Carlson ,  Jaime Gonzalez Batista ,  Yu Lu

IPC: G02B6/255

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a splice arrangement. The splice arrangement may include an elongate splice protection housing that defines a channel that extends lengthwise through the elongate splice protection housing from a first end of the splice protection housing to an opposite second end of the splice protection housing. The splice arrangement may also include a first fiber optic cable and a second fiber optic cable. First optical fibers of the first fiber optic cable and second optical fibers of the second fiber optic cable may be coupled together at a splice location positioned within the channel of the elongate splice protection housing.