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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369254 | System and method for measuring dimension of patterns formed on photomask A system for measuring dimension of photomasks comprises a light source emitting measuring light having a wavelength, a transmission detector for receiving the measuring light, a stage on which a photomask having circuit patterns is placed, the stage being disposed ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7207732 | Coated optical fiber and curable compositions suitable for coating optical fiber The present invention provides materials suitable for use as secondary coatings of optical fibers or the re-coating of spliced optical fiber junctions. With regard to the latter use, the coating materials a preferably characterized by a Young's modulus that is at le... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7164841 | Reel to reel manufacturing line The invention relates to a line for processing an optical fiber having first and second ends, the line comprising a support for receiving a reel with the fiber wounded thereon; a de-winder for unwinding the fiber without substantial rotation of the reel; and a proce... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7113626 | Automated UV recoat inspection system and method A camera system and automated translation system allows automatic image capture of a recoat of a fiber which has undergone a number of processes. These images may be used to automatically inspect the recoat of the fiber in accordance with objective criteria. A stabi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6978071 | Apparatus for cleaving optical fiber An apparatus to cleave an optical fiber includes a base plate, a jig slidably provided on the base plate and holding the optical fiber, a stripper provided near the jig, and including a hot plate heating a sheath of the optical fiber, a sheath cutter cleaving the sh... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964288 | Apparatus and method for automated preparation of an optical fiber An automated fiber preparation system and method for automatically fabricating an optical fiber. One or more fabrication processes associated with fiber preparation may be performed on an optical fiber without requiring active user input. The fiber preparation syste... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6843075 | Method for controlling process variables and an optical temperature sensor assembly A method of controlling process variables, for a fiberizing assembly including a rotary fiberizing disk in the manufacture of fibers from a high temperature, molten, clear or translucent, thermoplastic, fiberizable material, utilizes an optical sensor assembly. The ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6722162 | Automatic quartz tube levelling device in optical fiber preform manufacturing system using modified chemical vapor deposition technique An automatic quartz-tube leveling device for automatically measuring the leveling state of an optical-fiber preform on an on-line basis using a modified-chemical-vapor deposition (MCVD) technique is disclosed. A quartz tube is disposed in a horizontal supporting ele... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6724963 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing partially diffusing optical fibers The present invention provides for an apparatus and method to manufacture optical fiber in a way that produces controlled and patterned diffusion of optical radiation along its length. The novelty of the described invention is that the patterns of diffusion are prod... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6571583 | Device for drawing an optical fiber including a more accurate diameter measuring sensor A device draws an optical fiber from one end of a preform melted by a furnace, an optical sensor being disposed a the exit from the furnace to measure the diameter of the optical fiber for the purpose of adjusting the tension with which the optical fiber ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6516635 | Apparatus and method for making a joint-free Mach-Zehnder interferometer Method and system for constructing and testing integrity of a combination of first and second spaced apart optical fiber couplers that each receive and hold two fibers. A segment of each fiber in a separation region between the couplers is heated, twisted... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6275631 | Apparatus for manufacturing long-period optical fiber grating An apparatus for fabricating a long-period fiber grating, including a laser source, a first lens for adjusting the focal point of laser generated by the laser source, a dispersing portion for dispersing laser passed through the first lens so that the size... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6237370 | Apparatus for automated production, and/or packaging and/or testing of fiber optic devices including optical fiber system components and optical fibers A system for automated production of a fiber optic device includes a chamber regulating an environment and/or atmosphere within for the automated production of the fiber optic device. The system also includes a sealable input port, communicating with the ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6202448 | Making mineral fibers including adjustment of the position of a stream of glass and a rotor The production of mineral fibers by centrifuging on rollers (3, 4, 5, 6) with horizontal axes from a stream (1) of molten material includes determining the relative position of the stream (1) of molten material in relation to the first roller (3), and con... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6203214 | Alignment system for splicing of polarization-maintaining single mode optical fiber Asymmetric stress in the tip of a polarization-maintaining optical fiber is measured using the photoelastic effect to determine the fiber polarization axes of two fibers appointed to be joined. The fibers are rotated to align their respective polarization... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6122936 | Apparatus for integrating steps of a process for interconnecting optical fibers An apparatus for integrating steps of a process for interconnecting optical fibers. The apparatus contains a planar surface having a plurality of openings. A plurality of optical fiber processing modules are suspended within the plurality of openings, wit... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6109066 | Device for manufacturing a composite yarn The subject of the invention is a device for manufacturing a composite yarn formed by the combination of continuous glass filaments and continuous filaments of a thermoplastic organic substance, comprising, on the one hand, at least one bushing which is f... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109064 | Process for treating optical fibers by cryogenic tempering The transmission properties of an optical fiber are enhanced by cooling the fiber gradually to temperatures of at least -300° Fahrenheit, maintaining the fiber at such reduced temperature for a time suitable to stabilize the transmission properties of th... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6012305 | Apparatus for producing an optical fiber porous glass preform An apparatus for producing an optical fiber porous glass preform using the VAD method which can stably produce a high quality optical fiber porous glass preform, wherein a target bar is only rotatably supported by a chuck and is not pulled upward, a lower... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6003341 | Device for making fiber couplers automatically A system for automated production of a fiber optic device includes a chamber regulating an environment and/or atmosphere within for the automated production of the fiber optic device. The system also includes a sealable input port, communicating with the ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5942019 | Elongating apparatus and method for glass preform and furnace body for elongating apparatus A furnace body for a glass preform elongating apparatus which makes an elongated body by passing the glass preform through the furnace body and elongating the glass preform while heating the glass preform, the furnace body comprising a furnace core tube s... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5843199 | Method and device for fire-polishing a lengthwise extended glass body During the fire-polishing of a lengthwise extended glass body (3), for example a preform for drawing optical fibers, the glass body (3) is held by a holding device (5, 7), and is heated by a burner (23) moving at a variable advancing speed parallel to the... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5841524 | Compact device for monitoring the coating of a moving filamentary product An apparatus for monitoring a moving filamentary product having a device for monitoring the centering of the filamentary product relative to the coating, and a device for monitoring the quality of the coating. The centering monitoring device includes two ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5558692 | Optical waveguide preform measurement during manufacture An apparatus and method for measuring preform diameter and runout during manufacture of the preform. A Keyence LB1201 displacement gauge is used to determine distance between a sensing unit and the surface of an optical waveguide preform. It was found tha... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5512078 | Apparatus for making linearly tapered bores in quartz tubing with a controlled laser Method and apparatus for providing a linearly tapered bore in quartz/glass tubing includes a laser and elements for focusing the laser onto the glass tubing. The glass/quartz tubing is rotated in the laser beam and is moved vertically in the laser beam to... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5417733 | Alignment system and method for splicing of polarization-maintaining single mode optical fiber Asymmetric stress in the tip of a polarization-maintaining optical fiber is measured using the photoelastic effect to determine the fiber polarization axes of two fibers appointed to be joined. The fibers are rotated to align their respective polarization... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5401290 | Apparatus for VAD with a vibration detector to eliminate natural vibrations An apparatus for producing a glass preform by VAD, includes a rotational drive device for rotating soot material, a detection device for detecting vibrations of the soot material, and a control device for controlling rotational speed of the rotational dri... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5346521 | Apparatus and method for fabricating optical fiber coupler An apparatus for fabricating an optical fiber coupler having a well-controlled quality and an improved packaged strength is provided. The apparatus includes a holding device holding thereon a quartz tube sleeving therein an optical fiber strand having a s... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5176731 | Device for performing measurements on a transparent object, method of manufacturing a fiber and fiber manufactured by means of said method In a device for performing measurements on at least partly transparent objects such as optical fibres a radiation beam is directed on the object. The radiation deflected by the object is imaged by means of a lens system (321, 322) on a radiation-sensitive... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5030265 | Optical fiber coupler manufacturing device A optical fiber coupler manufacturing device is disclosed for the manufacture of fused-elongated type optical fiber couplers. The disclosed invention provides an optical fiber coupler manufacturing device having a chassis, a pair of movable stands provide... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4902327 | Monitoring fiber bend loss characteristics during manufacture Forming an optical fiber so as to have a relatively constant bend loss characteristic includes apparatus for continuously bending the optical fiber downstream from a preform from which it is drawn and continuously detecting light withdrawn from the fiber ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4878933 | Apparatus for fusion splicing optical fibers A pair of V-shaped slot blocks mounted movably on a base in both the X and Y directions and a microscope for observing the opposed state of optical fibers contained on the blocks, are provided in an apparatus for fusion splicing optical fibers. The micros... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4692615 | Apparatus and method for monitoring tension in a moving fiber by Fourier transform analysis A non-contact system for monitoring the tension in an optical waveguide fiber during drawing is provided. The system comprises: (a) means for sensing the motion of the fiber in a direction transverse to the direction in which the fiber is moving; (b) mean... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4419116 | Process for producing optical fiber preform and apparatus therefor A process and apparatus for producing an optical fiber preform by oxidizing a gaseous glass forming material with a flame from a burner and depositing the resulting soot in a rod form are described, wherein two signal beams, supplied by splitting a light ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4357106 | Process and device for the optical measurement of temperature and process for the production of a suitable probe The disclosed invention concerns a process for the optical measurement of temperature, a probe device for the carrying out of the process, and a process for producing probe. The probe device contains a pellet of liquid crystals which is contained within a... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4343637 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the diameter of fibers A method and apparatus for monitoring the average diameter of a plurality of glass fibers, comprising illuminating the fibers with electromagnetic radiation, sensing radiation scattered by the fibers and generating a signal responsive to the amount of rad... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4342579 | Method and apparatus for collecting strand A method and apparatus for collecting strand are provided comprising: supplying a first strand segment; rotating a member to collect the first strand on the member; varying the speed of the rotatable member according to a predetermined pattern; sensing th... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4326870 | Process and device for fusion joining of fiber-optics fibers A process for fusion joining the ends of optical fibers includes aligning the ends of the two fiber cores to be joined facing each other such that at least one of the ends is free to be displaced laterally and there is no axial force between the two ends.... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4321072 | Method for automatic centering of an optical fiber within a primary protective cladding and a device employed for carrying out said method Highly accurate centering of an optical fiber within a primary cladding deposited by a coating device is carried out by automatic regulation during the fiber-drawing process in order to optimize the mechanical properties of the fiber. The position of the ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4294601 | Apparatus and process for automatic control of the production of optical fiber Apparatus and process for automatic control of the production of optical fiber are disclosed. The process comprises continuously depositing and sintering borosilicate glass particles on a fused silica rod or a graded index rod in such a manner that the gl... | 10/13/1981 |
