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Assignee profile:

AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC

City:

Duncan, South Carolina

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

231

Last publication date:

2025-03-06

Patent Grants:

203

Last grant date:

2026-03-24

Quarterly AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC Patent Applications

Top Inventors for applications by AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC:

Joseph Cignarale 22 Greer, SC United States
Shirley Ball 21 Greer, SC United States
Wilfred Courchaine 20 Moore, SC United States
Ted Lichoulas 19 Simpsonville, SC United States

Eddie Kimbrell 17 Dacula, GA United States
Scott PRESCOTT 16 Belmont, NH United States
Roger Vaughn 16 Greer, SC United States
Brett Villiger 15 Simpsonville, SC United States

Wenxin Zheng 13 Moore, SC United States
Vahid EBRAHIMI 12 Simpsonville, SC United States
Brian HERBST 11 Easley, SC United States
Lou Guzzo 10 Inman, SC United States

Wilfred J. Courchaine 10 Moore, SC United States
Yoshio Hashimoto 10 Greer, SC United States
David Wittmeier 9 Greer, SC United States
Sean Patrick Adam 9 Wrentham, MA United States

Justin Quinn 8 Boiling Springs, SC United States
William Miller 8 Easley, SC United States
Raymond George Thompson 7 Hoover, AL United States
Dustin Kyle Nolen 7 Mount Olive, AL United States

Dale EDDY 7 Gilford, NH United States
Mark Vogel 7 Greenville, SC United States
Joe Cignarale 7 Greer, SC United States
Bin Liu 7 Chestnut Hill, MA United States

Joseph Fitzgerald 6 Concord, NH United States
Ken Osato 6 Sakura, Japan
Hiroshi Sugawara 5 Greenville, SC United States
Selvum Pillay 5 Hoover, AL United States

Toshirou Mizushima 5 Greer, SC United States
Steven KRANZ 5 Moore, SC United States
Matsuhiro Miyamoto 5 Greenville, SC United States
Doug Baker 5 Spartanburg, SC United States

John Toth 4 Clermont, FL United States
Mohamed Amine Jebali 4 Greer, SC United States
Rajesh Kamath 4 Greenville, SC United States
Kyle Marchek 4 Greer, SC United States

Patrick E. Dobbins 4 Greer, SC United States
James David LOGAN 4 Greer, SC United States
Steve Polidan 4 Simpsonville, SC United States
Michael Houck 4 Greenville, SC United States

David Eric PARSONS 4 Simpsonville, SC United States
Anthony Nieves 4 Fountain Inn, SC United States
Mark A. Vogel 4 Greenville, SC United States
Michael Leighton 3 Deerfield, NH United States

Wayne Quesnel 3 Moore, SC United States
Craig Stratton 3 Spartanburg, SC United States
Kheng Hwa SENG 3 Greer, SC United States
Phillip Turner 3 Greenville, SC United States

David PAYNE 3 Moore, SC United States
Zidi Ye 3 Shenzhen, China
Daigo Saito 3 Port Coquitlam, Canada
Ken OSATO 3 Chiba, Japan

Matthew Johnston 3 Simpsonville, SC United States
David Reeve 3 Taylors, SC United States
Kelvin TURNER 3 Duncan, SC United States
David Lane 3 Chesnee, SC United States

Shawn P. Collins 3 Pembroke, NH United States
Chris Donaldson 3 Greenville, SC United States
Scott H. PRESCOTT 3 Belmont, NH United States
William Henry Thompson 3 Westborough, MA United States

Kelvin Turner 3 Williamston, SC United States
Matthew Johnson 2 Greenville, SC United States
Xiujiang Huang 2 Westford, MA United States
Richard Megill 2 Taylors, SC United States

Cecilia Stout 2 Taylors, SC United States
Apollo Arce 2 Moore, SC United States
David J. Lane 2 Chesnee, SC United States
Fang Xu 2 Newton, MA United States

Kelly Laffere 2 Greer, SC United States
Samuel Berry 2 Greenville, SC United States
David James Lane 2 Chesnee, SC United States
Dustin NOLEN 2 Mount Olive, AL United States

Michael John Leighton 2 Deerfield, NH United States
Gongwen Zhu 2 Duncan, SC United States
Andru Bramblett 2 Montrose, AL United States
Raymond G. Thompson 2 Hoover, AL United States

Erick CROSBY 2 Magnolia Springs, AL United States
Scotty Osment 2 Woodruff, SC United States
Michael SCHOLTEN 2 Westford, MA United States
Rajesh Kamath 2 Kent, WA United States

Daigo Saito 2 Greer, SC United States
Cecilia L. Stout 2 Greer, SC United States
Wink Courchaine 2 Moore, SC United States
AFL Telecommunications LLC 2 , United States

Cecilia Stout 2 Greer, SC United States
Dan Nettles 2 Greenville, SC United States
Magdy Sadek 2 Nashua, NH United States
Artur Bureacov 2 Tacoma, WA United States

Steven E. Kranz 2 Moore, SC United States
Bobby Branks 2 Fletcher, NC United States
Bryan MALINSKY 2 Simpsonville, SC United States
Matthew G. Welborn 2 Greenville, SC United States

Dale Channing Eddy 2 Gilford, NH United States
Ryo Hasehawa 1 Greer, SC United States
Joseph P. Mercurio 1 Nashua, NH United States
Lalitkumar BANSAL 1 Greenville, SC United States

Edward Lindsey KIMBRELL 1 Dacula, GA United States
Brian HERBST 1 , United States
Masami Miyachi 1 Chiba, Japan
Matthew G. Wellborn 1 Greenville, SC United States

Recent patent applications by AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC

AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC based in Duncan, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2025-03-06 ✅ Patent 12,585,077 granted on 2026-03-24

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Physics

FIBER OPTIC HOUSING AND CLIP

#2 | 2024-11-28 ✅ Patent 12,613,391 granted on 2026-04-28

US20240393558A1

Physics

BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR FIBER OPTIC CLOSURES AND ORGANIZER ASSEMBLIES

#3 | 2024-08-08 ✅ Patent 12,345,938 granted on 2025-07-01

US20240264401A1

Physics

Fiber Optic Tray Systems

#4 | 2024-06-27 ✅ Patent 12,487,427 granted on 2025-12-02

US20240210648A1

Physics

CABLE MOUNTING CLAMPS

#5 | 2024-06-06 ✅ Patent 12,105,335 granted on 2024-10-01

US20240184071A1

Physics

Optical fiber cable

#6 | 2024-04-11 ✅ Patent 12,306,452 granted on 2025-05-20

US20240118511A1

Physics

Systems and methods of managing cables in telecommunication systems

#7 | 2024-03-21 ✅ Patent 12,348,023 granted on 2025-07-01

US20240097422A1

Electricity

FLARED HINGED-FOLDING UTILITY VAULT DEVICE

#8 | 2024-02-01 ✅ Patent 12,265,275 granted on 2025-04-01

US20240036283A1

Physics

High density patch panel with modular cassettes

#9 | 2024-01-04 ✅ Patent 12,379,560 granted on 2025-08-05

US20240004156A1

Physics

FIBER OPTIC CASSETTES AND SPLICE MODULES

#10 | 2023-10-19 ✅ Patent 12,169,319 granted on 2024-12-17

US20230333344A1

Physics

Patch panel with lifting cassette removal

#11 | 2023-10-12 ✅ Patent 12,560,768 granted on 2026-02-24

US20230324628A1

Physics

ADAPTOR AND METHOD FOR MATING A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR

#12 | 2023-10-05 ✅ Patent 12,130,486 granted on 2024-10-29

US20230314745A1

Physics

Reduced diameter ruggedized fiber optic distribution cables

#13 | 2023-08-17 ✅ Patent 12,523,836 granted on 2026-01-13

US20230258898A1

Physics

LOCALIZED INTELLIGENT EDGE FOR FIBER DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS

#14 | 2023-08-10 ✅ Patent 12,388,241 granted on 2025-08-12

US20230253767A1

Electricity

Foldable and/or Collapsible Plastic/Composite Utility Enclosure

#15 | 2023-07-20 ✅ Patent 11,994,732 granted on 2024-05-28

US20230228961A1

Physics

Fiber optic tray systems

#16 | 2023-03-09 ✅ Patent 12,078,844 granted on 2024-09-03

US20230076590A1

Physics

Optical fiber mass splice methods and assemblies

#17 | 2023-02-16 ✅ Patent 11,862,957 granted on 2024-01-02

US20230047792A1

Electricity

Flared hinged-folding utility vault device

#18 | 2023-02-09 ✅ Patent 12,298,581 granted on 2025-05-13

US20230040946A1

Physics

Terminal enclosure for a telecommunications system

#19 | 2023-02-09 ✅ Patent 12,174,442 granted on 2024-12-24

US20230037796A1

Physics

Butt closures and bases therefor

#20 | 2023-02-02 ✅ Patent 12,362,551 granted on 2025-07-15

US20230036946A1

Physics

BUTT CLOSURES AND BASES THEREFOR

#21 | 2023-01-19 ✅ Patent 12,181,725 granted on 2024-12-31

US20230014214A1

Physics

Butt closures and organizer assemblies therefor

#22 | 2022-12-22 ✅ Patent 11,811,211 granted on 2023-11-07

US20220407300A1

Electricity

Cable mounting clamps

#23 | 2022-12-22 ✅ Patent 11,619,791 granted on 2023-04-04

US20220404573A1

Physics

Fiber optic tray systems

#24 | 2022-12-15 ✅ Patent 12,044,897 granted on 2024-07-23

US20220397735A1

Physics

Fiber optic closure and adapter for receptacle

#25 | 2022-12-01 ✅ Patent 11,693,202 granted on 2023-07-04

US20220382009A1

Physics

Fiber optic tray systems

#26 | 2022-11-17 ✅ Patent 12,235,502 granted on 2025-02-25

US20220365304A1

Physics

Organizer assemblies for fiber optic closures

#27 | 2022-11-10 ✅ Patent 12,164,165 granted on 2024-12-10

US20220357539A1

Physics

Round and small diameter optical cables with a ribbon-like optical fiber structure

#28 | 2022-10-13 ✅ Patent 11,892,699 granted on 2024-02-06

US20220326465A1

Physics

Cable mounting clamps

#29 | 2022-09-15 ✅ Patent 11,670,918 granted on 2023-06-06

US20220294193A1

Electricity

Foldable and/or collapsible plastic/composite utility enclosure

#30 | 2022-09-15 ✅ Patent 11,886,029 granted on 2024-01-30

US20220291471A1

Physics

Systems and methods of managing cables in telecommunication systems

#31 | 2022-08-11 ✅ Patent 11,670,917 granted on 2023-06-06

US20220255299A1

Electricity

Foldable and/or collapsible plastic/composite utility enclosure

#32 | 2022-08-11 ✅ Patent 11,766,834 granted on 2023-09-26

US20220250332A1

Performing operations; transporting

Method of forming a foldable or collapsible plastic/composite utility enclosure

#33 | 2022-07-28 ✅ Patent 12,019,297 granted on 2024-06-25

US20220236510A1

Physics

Fiber optic tray systems

#34 | 2022-06-02 ✅ Patent 11,374,386 granted on 2022-06-28

US20220173579A1

Electricity

Foldable and/or collapsible plastic/composite utility enclosure

#35 | 2022-06-02 ✅ Patent 12,078,846 granted on 2024-09-03

US20220171136A1

Physics

Butt closures and bases therefor

#36 | 2022-06-02 ✅ Patent 11,762,148 granted on 2023-09-19

US20220171130A1

Physics

Control systems and methods for aligning multicore fiber optic cables

#37 | 2022-05-12 ✅ Patent 11,349,281 granted on 2022-05-31

US20220149601A1

Electricity

Foldable and/or collapsible plastic/composite utility enclosure

#38 | 2022-05-12 ✅ Patent 11,338,524 granted on 2022-05-24

US20220145612A1

Fixed constructions

Method of forming a foldable or collapsible plastic and/or composite utility enclosure

#39 | 2022-04-28 ✅ Patent 11,462,897 granted on 2022-10-04

US20220131358A1

Electricity

Cable mounting clamps

#40 | 2022-04-28 ✅ Patent 11,726,288 granted on 2023-08-15

US20220128785A1

Physics

Patch panel with lifting cassette removal

#41 | 2022-02-03 ✅ Patent 11,789,227 granted on 2023-10-17

US20220035113A1

Physics

Fiber optic cassettes and splice modules

#42 | 2022-01-27 ✅ Patent 11,822,140 granted on 2023-11-21

US20220026654A1

Physics

High density patch panel with modular cassettes

#43 | 2022-01-13 ✅ Patent 11,898,928 granted on 2024-02-13

US20220011194A1

Physics

Large core apparatus for measuring optical power in multifiber cables

#44 | 2022-01-06 ✅ Patent 11,747,581 granted on 2023-09-05

US20220003953A1

Physics

Reduced diameter ruggedized fiber optic distribution cables

#45 | 2021-10-21 ✅ Patent 11,703,148 granted on 2023-07-18

US20210324971A1

Mechanical engineering

Aerial cable management device

#46 | 2021-10-07 ✅ Patent 11,506,852 granted on 2022-11-22

US20210311274A1

Physics

Fiber pistoning solution

#47 | 2021-09-30 ✅ Patent 11,573,381 granted on 2023-02-07

US20210302666A1

Physics

Optical fiber connectors and methods of connecting optical fibers

#48 | 2021-09-30 ✅ Patent 11,585,983 granted on 2023-02-21

US20210302655A1

Physics

Optical fiber mass splice methods and assemblies

#49 | 2021-09-23 ✅ Patent 11,500,170 granted on 2022-11-15

US20210294054A1

Physics

Butt closures and bases therefor

#50 | 2021-08-19 ✅ Patent 11,169,051 granted on 2021-11-09

US20210255056A1

Physics

Optical testing devices and related methods

#51 | 2021-07-22 ✅ Patent 11,487,071 granted on 2022-11-01

US20210223494A1

Physics

Butt closures and organizer assemblies therefor

#52 | 2021-06-17 ✅ Patent 11,243,366 granted on 2022-02-08

US20210181445A1

Physics

Rack routing guide

#53 | 2021-05-20 ✅ Patent 11,194,110 granted on 2021-12-07

US20210149139A1

Physics

Cable support devices and assemblies

#54 | 2021-05-13 ✅ Patent 11,536,096 granted on 2022-12-27

US20210140248A1

Fixed constructions

Downhole cables having extruded aluminum encapsulation layers

#55 | 2021-04-08 ✅ Patent 11,353,081 granted on 2022-06-07

US20210102594A1

Mechanical engineering

Anywhere damper

#56 | 2021-03-11 ✅ Patent 11,561,354 granted on 2023-01-24

US20210072481A1

Physics

Butt closures and bases therefor

#57 | 2021-01-21 ✅ Patent 11,169,346 granted on 2021-11-09

US20210018711A1

Physics

Fiber optic cassettes and splice modules

#58 | 2020-12-03 ✅ Patent 11,402,597 granted on 2022-08-02

US20200379201A1

Physics

Cable mounting clamps

#59 | 2020-11-24 ✅ Patent 10,845,542 granted on 2020-11-24

US16544273

Physics

Cable node transition assemblies

#60 | 2020-11-24 ✅ Patent 10,845,561 granted on 2020-11-24

US16456558

Physics

Fiber optic cassettes and splice modules

#61 | 2020-11-12 ✅ Patent 11,630,268 granted on 2023-04-18

US20200355879A1

Physics

Optical traceable patch cord

#62 | 2020-11-12 ✅ Patent 10,996,397 granted on 2021-05-04

US20200355878A1

Physics

Control systems and methods for aligning multimode optical fibers

#63 | 2020-10-08 ✅ Patent 11,217,983 granted on 2022-01-04

US20200321764A1

Electricity

Galloping motion disruptors and methods for reducing conductor galloping

#64 | 2020-10-08 ✅ Patent 11,150,426 granted on 2021-10-19

US20200319418A1

Physics

Reduced diameter ruggedized fiber optic distribution cables

#65 | 2020-10-08 ✅ Patent 11,150,425 granted on 2021-10-19

US20200319417A1

Physics

Downhole strain sensing cables

#66 | 2020-10-01 ✅ Patent 10,969,554 granted on 2021-04-06

US20200310060A1

Physics

Fiber optic tray systems

#67 | 2020-09-22 ✅ Patent 10,782,500 granted on 2020-09-22

US16664110

Physics

Fiber optic furcation units, kits, and methods

#68 | 2020-06-25 ✅ Patent 11,169,347 granted on 2021-11-09

US20200200988A1

Physics

High density patch panel with modular cassettes

#69 | 2020-05-14 ✅ Patent 10,802,235 granted on 2020-10-13

US20200150369A1

Physics

Communications module housing

#70 | 2020-05-12 ✅ Patent 10,649,150 granted on 2020-05-12

US16220451

Physics

Fiber optic connectors and interfaces

#71 | 2020-04-16 ✅ Patent 10,637,166 granted on 2020-04-28

US20200119466A1

Electricity

Modular conductor connector assemblies and connecting methods

#72 | 2020-04-16 ✅ Patent 10,830,975 granted on 2020-11-10

US20200116965A1

Physics

Fiber optic terminal enclosure

#73 | 2020-04-07 ✅ Patent 10,613,287 granted on 2020-04-07

US16196584

Physics

Methods for forming fiber optic cables and fiber optic cables having helical buffer tubes

#74 | 2020-03-26 ✅ Patent 10,712,516 granted on 2020-07-14

US20200096719A1

Physics

Optical connection terminals for fiber optic communications networks

#75 | 2020-02-06 ✅ Patent 11,243,367 granted on 2022-02-08

US20200041744A1

Physics

Multiple cable size fiber optic transition assemblies

#76 | 2020-01-30 ✅ Patent 10,771,153 granted on 2020-09-08

US20200036441A1

Electricity

Optical power measurement apparatus

#77 | 2020-01-23 ✅ Patent 10,901,156 granted on 2021-01-26

US20200026006A1

Physics

Optical fiber adapters and connectors having wavelength filtering components

#78 | 2019-11-28 ✅ Patent 10,823,927 granted on 2020-11-03

US20190361190A1

Physics

Communications module housing

#79 | 2019-11-28 ✅ Patent 10,754,114 granted on 2020-08-25

US20190361184A1

Physics

Reduced diameter ruggedized fiber optic distribution cables

#80 | 2019-10-22 ✅ Patent 10,451,828 granted on 2019-10-22

US16185252

Physics

Communications module housing

#81 | 2019-10-17 ✅ Patent 11,047,766 granted on 2021-06-29

US20190316987A1

Physics

Systems and methods for identification and testing of optical fibers

#82 | 2019-09-17 ✅ Patent 10,416,040 granted on 2019-09-17

US16028046

Physics

Methods for characterizing an optical loss test set and determining optical loss

#83 | 2019-09-05 ✅ Patent 10,416,406 granted on 2019-09-17

US20190271823A1

Physics

Communications module housing

#84 | 2019-08-29 ✅ Patent 10,784,023 granted on 2020-09-22

US20190267159A1

Electricity

Downhole cables with both fiber and copper elements

#85 | 2019-08-20 ✅ Patent 10,389,095 granted on 2019-08-20

US16233795

Electricity

Network interface devices

#86 | 2019-08-01 ✅ Patent 10,618,429 granted on 2020-04-14

US20190232816A1

Performing operations; transporting

Contact wire clamps

#87 | 2019-07-25 ✅ Patent 11,531,161 granted on 2022-12-20

US20190227235A1

Physics

Methods and apparatus for cleaving optical fibers

#88 | 2019-07-18 ✅ Patent 10,825,584 granted on 2020-11-03

US20190221334A1

Electricity

Downhole logging cables with core conductor and optical units

#89 | 2019-07-18 ✅ Patent 10,545,304 granted on 2020-01-28

US20190219784A1

Physics

Fiber optic terminal enclosure

#90 | 2019-07-16 ✅ Patent 10,353,160 granted on 2019-07-16

US16007452

Physics

Optical connection apparatus and assemblies

#91 | 2019-07-04 ✅ Patent 10,761,285 granted on 2020-09-01

US20190204522A1

Physics

Cable mounting clamps

#92 | 2019-06-27 ✅ Patent 10,330,881 granted on 2019-06-25

US20190196129A1

Physics

Optical fiber furcation assemblies

#93 | 2019-06-27 ✅ Patent 10,564,376 granted on 2020-02-18

US20190196126A1

Physics

Fiber optic interior distribution cabinets

#94 | 2019-06-20 ✅ Patent 11,448,825 granted on 2022-09-20

US20190187381A1

Physics

Methods for forming side-pumped optical fiber combiners

#95 | 2019-05-21 ✅ Patent 10,297,942 granted on 2019-05-21

US15883682

Electricity

Grounding connectors

#96 | 2019-05-09 ✅ Patent 10,567,076 granted on 2020-02-18

US20190140739A1

Electricity

Methods for calibrating OLTS and determining optical loss

#97 | 2019-04-11 ✅ Patent 10,899,249 granted on 2021-01-26

US20190106015A1

Performing operations; transporting

Strut insulators

#98 | 2019-03-14 ✅ Patent 10,612,998 granted on 2020-04-07

US20190078973A1

Physics

Method and apparatus for performing interrelation profile analysis

#99 | 2019-03-12 ✅ Patent 10,230,226 granted on 2019-03-12

US16026871

Electricity

Network interface devices

#100 | 2019-02-14 ✅ Patent 11,385,129 granted on 2022-07-12

US20190049338A1

Physics

Merging technique for OTDR traces captured by using different settings

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