Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8041168 | Reduced-diameter ribbon cables with high-performance optical fiber Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses. The coating system fea... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036509 | Optical fiber cable having a deformable coupling element Disclosed is an optical fiber cable that includes optical fibers and a deformable coupling element enclosed within a buffer tube. The coupling element is formed from a deformable yet substantially incompressible material that is capable of releasably and intermitten... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036510 | Optical fiber cable having raised coupling supports Disclosed is an optical fiber cable that includes optical fibers and a deformable coupling element enclosed within a buffer tube. The coupling element is formed from a deformable yet substantially incompressible material and features a number of raised members proje... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7995887 | Liquid crystal display device and electronic device using the same The viewing angle dependence of the γ characteristic in a CPA mode liquid crystal display device is reduced in a desired direction. The liquid crystal display device is usable for a use in which a viewing angle characteristic in direction D1 parallel to a di... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7936958 | Production method for optical fiber coil An optical fiber coil and a production method therefor reduce the likelihood of optical transmission loss due to stress or temperature changes at low cost. Plural single optical fibers are arranged in parallel and are integrally covered with a covering portion so as... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7848605 | Method of making optical probes for non-invasive analyte measurements An optical probe for non-invasively measuring an analyte property in a biological sample of a subject, comprises a plurality of illumination fibers that deliver source light from an optical probe input to a sample interface, a plurality of collection fibers that del... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7840109 | Factory spliced cable assembly A telecommunications cable including a main cable having a central buffer tube enclosed within a cable jacket and a ribbon stack positioned within the buffer tube. The main cable includes a cut region where a slot has been cut through the cable jacket and the buffer... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7822307 | Optical fiber ribbon for wiring of equipment and connector-attached optical fiber ribbon for wiring of equipment When a glass fiber and an inner fiber coating layer are to be attached to a connector by removing an outer fiber coating layer while leaving the inner fiber coating layer as it is, a collective coating and the outer fiber coating layer can be removed at a stretch so... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7756374 | Cable assembly with access point A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having an optical ribbon stack therein, at least one network access location for accessing the ribbon stack, and at least one ERL insert assembly, which can include for example at least one resilient plug for holding o... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7747118 | Connectored optical fiber sheet and manufacturing method thereof In a connectored optical fiber sheet according to the present invention, a connector is fitted around both optical fibers and sheet base. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7729584 | Method of providing mid-span access to an optical fiber ribbon cable and the optical fiber ribbon cable A method of facilitating mid-span access of an optical fiber ribbon cable, and the resulting cable, that provides for redeveloping and/or modifying excess ribbon length with the accessed cable structure. The method includes the use of a form placed within the cable ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7689080 | Optical fiber ribbon An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers, each includes a glass optical fiber coated with a fiber coating, that are arranged in parallel, and a ribbon coating that coats the optical fibers arranged in parallel. The optical fiber ribbon has a th... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7606453 | Ribbon-like optical fiber core assembly, method for producing the same, tape core assembly-containing connector, tape core assembly-containing optical fiber array, and optical wiring system Tensile strength of a tape layer in the lengthwise direction is selected to be higher than adhesive force of the tape layer to optical fiber cores. Further, position limiting portions 111 by which the positions of a plurality of optical fibers 120 | 10/20/2009 |
| 7555183 | Optical fiber ribbon core and optical fiber cable There are provided an optical fiber ribbon and optical fiber cable which suppress the deterioration of polarization mode dispersion and contribute to the increase of communication capacity in wavelength division multiplexing. An optical fiber ribbon includes a plura... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7548676 | Apparatus and method for forming an optical converter An optical converter and method for making same is provided. In accordance with the method, the present invention provides an improved apparatus and methods for fabrication of an optical converter. In one aspect of the invention a method for forming an optical conve... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7542644 | Coated optical fiber and coated optical fiber with connector An object of the present invention is to provide a buffered optical fiber, which excels in environmental characteristics and mechanical characteristics and has high flame retardancy and excels in optical transmission characteristics, and to provide a buffered optica... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7536073 | Fiber optic cable having a dry insert and offset cavity A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within an offset cavity of the cable jacket. The at least one dry ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7532796 | Fiber optic ribbons having one or more predetermined fracture regions A fiber optic ribbon having one or more fracture locations for influencing the separation of the same at predetermined locations is disclosed. The fiber optic ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers held together by a primary matrix. The primary matrix include... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532795 | Radiation-curable liquid resin composition The invention relates to a radiation-curable liquid resin composition comprising: (A) 20-90 wt % of a urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer, and (B) 1-35 wt % of a monomer shown by the following formula ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7509009 | Optical fiber structure and method of manufacturing same The present invention provides an optical fiber structure that allows for reliable and easy branching of optical fibers, as well as a method of manufacturing such optical fiber structure. The optical fiber structure proposed by the present invention is characterized... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7502536 | Optical fiber tape core and production method therefor An optical fiber tape core comprises an optical fiber core assembly and a coating layer formed of silicone rubber and arranged on at least one side of the optical fiber core assembly. In the optical fiber core assembly, plural optical fiber cores two-dimensionally a... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7492997 | Fiber optic drop ribbon, system, and associated method A fiber optic drop ribbon is described that can be attached to structures, such as the walls of multi-dwelling units (MDUs), for connecting subscribers to a fiber optic communications network. A number of coated optical fibers are supported by a backing strip of the... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7466888 | Filler ribbons for ribbon stack A buffer tube having therein a ribbon stack formed of optical fiber ribbons, and at least one filler ribbon provided on at least a top or bottom surface of the ribbon stack. The filler ribbon is provided to increase coupling between the ribbon stack and the buffer t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7433564 | Optical device for optical communication An optical phase modulator made of lithium niobate or the like phase-modulates the output light of a single-wavelength laser light source 20 that emits CW light, and the phase-modulated light is inputted to a dispersion medium 22. The positive chirp an... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7418169 | Apparatus for controlling at least one of at least two sections of at least one fiber An apparatus for controlling at least one of at least two sections of at least one fiber can be provided. The apparatus can include an arrangement which may be provided between the first and second sections of a particular continuous fiber of the fibers. A particula... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412139 | Light transmission A fiber optic cable comprising at least one light transmitter extending longitudinally along the cable and a body encompassing the light transmitter. The body includes an exposed surface having an array of fastener elements extending therefrom. The fastener elements... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406233 | Fiber optic cable having a dry insert with a fold A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within a cavity of the cable jacket. The at least one dry insert h... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400810 | Tool and method for assembling linear elements into ribbon shape, and linear elements assembled into ribbon shape and terminal portion structure of the same A positioning of a plurality of optical fibers 11 is performed by a pair of position regulating members 12a and 12b. Then, the paired position regulating members 12a and 12b are moved along two guide mem... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400804 | Monolithic or ribbon-like multi-core photonic-crystal fibers and associated method A method and apparatus use a photonic-crystal fiber having a very large core while maintaining a single transverse mode. In some fiber lasers and amplifiers having large cores problems exist related to energy being generated at multiple-modes (i.e., polygamy), and o... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397992 | Tubeless fiber optic cables having strength members and methods therefor Disclosed are tubeless fiber optic cables having strength members, methods of making the cables, and methods for making strength members. Specifically, the concepts of the invention inhibit the distortion and/or influence the cross-sectional shape of the tubeless fi... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394957 | Fiberoptic cable bead mark system and method A plurality of fiberoptic strands is provided. Each fiberoptic strand has a free end. A plurality of groups is provided. Each group is formed of a plurality fiberoptic strands. A plurality of beads is provided. Each bead has a generally cylindrical configuration. Ea... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7373053 | Optical fiber array and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a high-density and high-precision optical fiber array which can stably be manufactured with excellent operability and which can maintain excellent characteristics while suppressing insertion loss with respect to optical parts by optimi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367715 | Medium containing optical paths and electrically conducting paths for applications in high speed data links A structure that possesses the combined properties of carrying signals through the provision of a series of electrical conductors, and by optical signals through the intermediary of a series of optical waveguides. This imparts a particular advantage thereto for the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370134 | System and method for memory hub-based expansion bus A system memory includes a memory hub controller, a memory module accessible by the memory hub controller, and an expansion module having a processor circuit coupled to the memory module and also having access to the memory module. The memory hub controller is coupl... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369729 | Optical fiber sheet and optical fiber sheet production method The invention is an optical fiber sheet obtained by adhering together at least two sheets with an optical fiber placed therebetween, and placing a reinforcing tube over a portion of the optical fiber extending from an edge of the sheets, wherein the reinforcing tube... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366386 | Optical fiber and optical interconnection system A mode field diameter of an optical fiber at a wavelength of 1300 nm is equal to or larger than 5.4 μm. A light of a wavelength of 1250 nm is propagated through the optical fiber in a single mode. A bending loss of the optical fiber with a bending radius of 1 mm at... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366920 | System and method for selective memory module power management A memory module includes a memory hub that monitors utilization of the memory module and directs devices of the memory module to a reduced power state when the module is not being used at a desired level. System utilization of the memory module is monitored by track... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363419 | Method and system for terminating write commands in a hub-based memory system A memory hub receives downstream memory commands and processes each received downstream memory command to determine whether the memory command includes a write command directed to the memory hub. The memory hub operates in a first mode when the write command is dire... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354202 | Fiber optic cable connector A fiber optic cable connector and method provides minimal adhesive wicking and eliminates damage to the cladding or coating on fiber optic cables or other damage caused by adhesive wicking. The fiber optic cable connector has a ferrule and a strain relief boot or an... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352921 | Multilayer optical fiber sheet, optical fiber sheet fabricating method, and optical fiber sheet In order to avoid a frequent multiple crossing in an optical fiber in a sheet and attach the optical connector near a marginal end of the sheet while maintaining a sufficient extra length and more extra length for attaching the optical fibers, in the optical fiber s... | 04/01/2008 |
