Can Dinh Nguyen

6398423, Jun 4, 2002

Dec 15, 1999

09/464643

James Edward Novacoski - Yucaipa CA
Can Trong Nguyen - Garden Grove CA

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

G02B 636

385 78, 385 53, 385 55, 385 76, 385 77

An optical fiber connector is provided with a frame mount ( ) having a passage ( ) and a terminus ( ) which extends through the passage to position an optical fiber ( ) that extends through bores in the terminus, which enables the adjustment of terminus position for optimal coupling of the fiber tip ( ) to the tip ( ) of a fiber of a mating connector. The terminus has a pair of projections ( ) and the walls of the passage have a plurality of recesses to fix the rotational position of the terminus at any of a plurality of rotational positions. The terminus is accurately oriented so its axis extends in a desired direction, by forming a largely forwardly-facing conical surface ( ) in the terminus and a corresponding rearwardly-facing conical surface ( ) in the walls of the passage, the conical surfaces serving to accurately position the terminus.

6443629, Sep 3, 2002

Feb 22, 2000

09/507929

James Edward Novacoski - Yucaipa CA
Can Trong Nguyen - Garden Grove CA

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

G02B 636

385 77, 385 70, 385 76, 385 55

An optical fiber terminus body has a helical spring ( ) trapped between front and rear shoulders, with the rear shoulder formed by a thin flange ( ) that facilitates mounting of the spring on a one-piece body ( ). The thin flange has front and rear surfaces that are angled by no more than about 30Â from a radial direction, and the base of the flange has an axial length substantially no greater than the radial length of the flange, to facilitate installation of the spring by turning the spring to thread it past the flange.

6572273, Jun 3, 2003

Nov 7, 2000

09/707093

Can Trong Nguyen - Garden Grove CA

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

G02B 638

385 59, 385 58, 385 60, 385 71

A fiber optic connector includes a plurality of alignment sleeves ( ) that each lies in one of the passages ( ) of a connector body ( ), with each alignment sleeve being easily replaceable. Each alignment sleeve lies in a mount sleeve ( ), with each mount sleeve having a front end with an inner flange ( ) that prevents forward movement of the alignment sleeve. Each mount sleeve has a more rearward outer flange ( ) forming a forwardly-facing shoulder ( ). A retainer ( ) includes resilient tines ( ) that abut the forwardly-facing flange shoulder to prevent forward movement of the mount sleeve, but with the tines being expandable by a special tool ( ) so the mount sleeve and alignment sleeve can be removed and replaced.

6604864, Aug 12, 2003

Apr 17, 2001

09/837774

Can Trong Nguyen - Garden Grove CA

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

G02B 638

385 59, 439700

A retainer ( ) at the rear of each passage ( ) that holds an optical fiber terminus ( ), abuts the rear end ( ) of a spring to normally retain the terminus while allowing its removal, with the retainer being rugged, easily manipulated, and of small diameter to allow numerous passages to lie close together. Each retainer has a primarily cylindrical outer surface ( ) but with a pair of projections ( ). The rear portion of the passage has a first part ( ) through which the retainer can be slid forwardly while the retainer is in an initial rotational orientation. A third passage part ( ) receives the retainer and allows it to be turned from the initial orientation ( A) to a lock rotational orientation ( B). A second passage part ( ) that lies between the first and third passage parts, allows the projections to move rearwardly into recesses ( ) that prevent rotation of the retainer and that have forwardly-facing shoulders ( ) that abut the retainer to limit its rearward movement.

6722789, Apr 20, 2004

Dec 12, 2001

10/020818

Peter Joseph Hyzin - Trabuco Canyon CA
James Edward Novacoski - Yucaipa CA
Can Trong Nguyen - Garden Grove CA

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

G02B 636

385 78

An optical fiber connector ( ) has a terminus ( ) lying in a housing passage ( ) and biased forwardly by a spring ( ), which enables removal of the terminus while the spring remains in the passage, in a compact arrangement. The terminus body has a groove ( ) that forms a rearwardly-facing shoulder ( ). A retainer ( ) includes a clip ( ) with tines ( ) that engage the shoulder to push the terminus forwardly, the clip being pushed forwardly by a front end ( ) of the spring. The retainer includes a sleeve member ( ) which is slideable in the terminus passage and has a rear end ( ) that abuts the front end of the spring to push the sleeve forwardly, the spring having a forwardly-facing shoulder ( ) that abuts the rear end of the clip to push it forwardly. Each of two mating connectors ( ) has a spring that biases its terminus toward the other terminus to enable installation of a replacement terminus.

6746159, Jun 8, 2004

Feb 9, 2001

09/781887

Peter Joseph Hyzin - Trabuco Canyon CA
Can Trong Nguyen - Garden Grove CA
James Edward Novacoski - Yucaipa CA

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

G02B 636

385 80

First and second connector housings ( ) each hold a corresponding set ( ) of numerous fibers, that are coupled when their tips ( ) abut, in a low-cost and rugged arrangement. The housings are identical and each has numerous bores ( ) extending to a mating face ( ). Each fiber is fixed in position in one of the bores, by potting material ( ). The diameters of the bores are only slightly greater than the diameters of the fibers, so the potting material helps center the fiber in the end of the bore that lies adjacent to the mating face.

7073526, Jul 11, 2006

Mar 30, 2004

10/813477

Can Trong Nguyen - Garden Grove CA, US

Robertshaw Controls Company - Richmond VA

F23N 5/10

137 66, 439320

A gas control valve is provided for a gas appliance that includes an electrical cut-off (ECO) switch, and a thermocouple having an electrical terminal. The gas control valve includes a control valve housing having a bore therein, an automatic pilot valve magnet disposed the bore and having an electrical terminal, and a connector apparatus for connecting the ECO switch in a series circuit relationship between the electrical terminals of the thermocouple and the pilot valve magnet. The connector apparatus includes a spacer abutting the pilot valve magnet in the bore, a connector for engaging the spacer through a window in the control valve housing and connecting the ECO switch to electrical terminals of the thermocouple and pilot valve magnet, and a retainer for clamping the spacer against the pilot valve magnet and receiving the thermocouple.

7145107, Dec 5, 2006

Mar 30, 2005

10/907356

Can Trong Nguyen - Anaheim CA, US
Raymond-Paul Joubran - Pasadena CA, US

Robertshaw Controls Company - Richmond VA

H05B 1/02

219491, 219494, 74553, 292347

An adjustment interface for adjusting a controller teaches a novel apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of a heating device comprising a controller cover panel having a rotatable controller dial; a ring member mounted to axially extend beyond and away from the exterior surface, wherein the ring member has projections radially extending from an exterior perimeter of the ring member; and said rotatable controller is operatively connectable to a rotatable controller adjustment and said control dial operable to effect rotation of the rotatable adjustment member when said control dial is grasped and turned and said control dial having a deflection pin extending therefrom having sufficient length and orientation to crossingly engage the projections extending from the exterior perimeter of the ring member such that the deflection pin resistively engages the projections and flexes to travel radially over and disengaging the projections when the control member is turned.