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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172470 | Methods and apparatus for measuring insertion loss in a fiber optic cable connection A method and apparatus for measuring the insertion loss of a fiber optic connection is provided. The invention generally comprises a light source providing light to a test connector which contains a juncture of two fiber optic cables. The test connector has one or m... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8104978 | Optical fiber mechanical wedge splice A wedge-type mechanical optical fiber splice is provided in the present invention. The splice comprises a housing, a V-grooved block, a pushing block, and a first wedge. The housing is a hollow block, and has two openings for guiding optical fiber at two opposite si... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096712 | Fiber optic splice A splicing method and splicing kit are suitable for creating a multimode mechanical splice. The splice may be used, for example, in Aircraft Battle Damage Repair operations. The splice utilizes two cylindrical inner crimp sleeves and an outer crimping assembly. The ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8079763 | Optical assembly of a hollow core fibre gas cell spliced to fibre ends and methods of its production An optical assembly includes a gas cell and an optical fiber portion in which the gas cell is contiguously attached to the optical fiber portion. The gas cell can be made, for example from hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF). ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8025445 | Method of deployment for real time casing imaging A method for imaging a structure disposed in a borehole penetrating the earth, the method including: selecting a splice housing having a first port configured to seal the housing to a first fiber optic cable and a second port configured to seal the housing to a fibe... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8007186 | Method of constructing a normal joint structure of a superconducting cable Provided is a method of constructing a normal joint structure for connecting superconducting cables having a cable core and an optical fiber arranged along the cable core. With the method, which includes the steps of: pulling out an optical fiber from the end of eac... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7901147 | Splice protector installation tool and method of use An installation tool for installing and assembling a splice protector to a spliced region between a fiber optic connector and an optical fiber cable and a method of use are disclosed. Generally, the installation tool comprises a connector bay, a splice protector ass... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7690850 | Apparatus for splicing optical fibers An apparatus for splicing optical waveguides has a memory circuit in which data items which identify a state of the apparatus for splicing the optical waveguides are stored. The memory circuit is used to store data items which identify a state of the optical wavegui... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686523 | Information recording method, information recording medium, and information reproducing method, wherein information is stored on a data recording portion and a management information recording portion With this invention, at least one of a video file containing video information, a still picture file containing still picture information, and an audio file containing audio information and a management file having management information on a control method of repro... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7607840 | Tactical flexible fibre optic splice enclosure and method of installation The present invention relates to fibre optics and more particularly to flexible, durable, fibre optic splices, and methods of installing such splices. One embodiment of the invention comprises a fibre optic splice comprising: a flexible central tensile member; a fle... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600927 | Optical splicer, optical module, and method of producing optical splicer An optical splicer 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of optical fibers 6, and an optical splice member 8 having a plurality of fiber holes 14 in each of which a portion including one end 6a | 10/13/2009 |
| 7559706 | Light amplifying fiber arrangement A light-amplifying fiber arrangement including a pump fiber including glass and a bridge element. At least a portion of a side of the bridge element has been fused to at least a portion of a side of the pump fiber. An active fiber includes a light-amplifying core an... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7556441 | Optical connector and process for connecting optical fibers An optical connector configured to connect a pair of coated optical fibers, each of which includes an exposed leading end of optical fiber, and a process to connect a pair of coated optical fibers using the connector. The connector includes: a connector body includi... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7534055 | Low polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) optical fiber link, and method of making the same An optical fiber link has a plurality of optical fiber spans joined one to the other, the plurality of optical fiber spans including at least one first unidirectionally-spun optical fiber span and at least one second unidirectionally-spun optical fiber span having m... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7510339 | System for splicing fiber drop cables An splice enclosure for supporting a splice between the ends of a pair of fiber optic drop cables includes at least one longitudinally-extending flexible support member extending across the splice, a cover member which covers the splice and which overlaps the jacket... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7488125 | Optical fiber fusion splicer and covering device for high voltage part thereof A covering device for a high voltage part in an optical fiber fusion splicer includes a cover body, removably connectable to a support table, including an electrode holder adapted to removably hold an electrode rod. The covering device includes an electrode retainer... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7455464 | Optical fiber processing method The invention relates to a process of preparing an optical fiber joint, wherein an optical fiber or its undrawn precursor is brought into contact with a longitudinal element and attached to it via a ridge-groove fitting prior to drawing of the final optical fiber jo... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7440652 | Wavelength division multiplexed coupler A WDM coupler includes a first collimator including a single fiber pigtail, a first GRIN lens and a first glass holding tube; a second collimator including a dual fiber pigtail, a second GRIN lens and a second glass holding tube; an optical filter arranged on an end... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428365 | Retention and rotation clamp assembly for use with an angled optical fiber cleaver The present invention relates generally to an angled optical fiber cleaver that is used to cleave optical fibers prior to mechanical splicing and that provides a desired optical fiber endface angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to an angled optic... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425099 | Systems and methods for modifying selected portion of optical fiber microstructure An air-clad optical fiber is provided having a core that is surrounded by an inner cladding region, an air-clad region, and an outer region. A lead end of the air-clad optical fiber is prepared for splicing by removing the air-clad region and all fiber regions outsi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422378 | Fiber optic cable breakout configuration with excess fiber length The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications cable including a distribution cable and a tether that braches from the distribution cable at a mid-span breakout location. A flexible closure covers the mid-span breakout location. Within the closure, fibers ar... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412146 | Splice protection heater, fusion splicer including the splice protection heater, and fusion splicing method A splice protection heater capable of quickly and efficiently performing a fusion process without an excessive heating time, a fusion splicer including the splice protection heater, and a fusion splicing method are provided. The apparatus has a heating part for heat... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410308 | Fiber optic cable splice A new fiber optic cable splice for splicing optical fiber cables together and reconstructing fiber-optic cable that provide substantially enhanced reliability and broadened operating temperature range is disclosed. The disclosed cable splice offer reliable and user ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403686 | Fiber optic cable splicing technique The invention is a staggered splice and method for making the same. The staggered splice is used to join two multi-fiber optic cables. Each opposing pair of optic fibers is cleaved such that they all have substantially the same combined length and provide fully oper... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393148 | Optical fiber splicing closures and methods A splice enclosure assembly is provided for enclosing a splice between first and second fiber optic cables, the first and second fiber optic cables each having a jacket, an elongate optical fiber and at least one flexible, elongate strength member extending through ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7379649 | Fiber optic patch kit and method for using the same The present method and kit provide for effective and efficient patching of fiber optic cables. The kit comprises mechanical fiber optic splicers, a fiber optic patch, a splice housing, and a protective housing. The mechanical fiber optic splicers can be used to spli... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377703 | Flexible ferrule device for connection of optical fiber and use thereof The present invention is directed to a connector assembly for connecting optical fibers in optical communication systems, and particularly to flexible ferrule device for connecting optical fibers for such use. The present invention further relates to a method of con... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371019 | Method and apparatus for sensing light Disclosed is an optical apparatus including an optical fiber having a wavelength of operation, the optical fiber comprising a first length of the optical fiber joined to a second length of the optical fiber with a splice such that the first and second lengths are in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369334 | Optical device with alignment compensation An optical device is provided which includes a plurality of optical modules and an alignment compensation module. Each optical module includes an optical component fixedly coupled to a relative reference mount. The relative reference mount is configured to attach to... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369738 | Optical connector and fiber distribution unit An optical connector for terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the housing. The collar body includes a fiber stub disposed in a first portion of the collar body, the fiber stub including a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364375 | Method and apparatus for splicing a fiber optic cable A method for splicing fiber optic cables to each other utilizes a splice tube of a glass material having a passage extending through it. A technician inserts ends of each optical fiber into the glass tube and abuts the ends of the fibers against each other. The tech... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353602 | Installation of spliced electrical transmission cables A method of installing an electrical transmission cable includes providing an electrical transmission cable extending from a first end to a second end. The cable includes a flexible, full tension splice between the first end and the second end. Additionally, the ele... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352948 | Service blocker device and method A device and method of blocking customer access to a fiber optic distribution cable. A service blocker is positioned between a fiber distribution cable and a customer drop cable within a fiber optic adapter. The service blocker includes a body which does not permit ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343077 | Fiber optic drop wire splice kit The present invention features a system and method for securely holding a fiber optic drop cable splice in place and for creating a watertight splice by encapsulating two or more fiber optic cables having one or more spliced fiber optic strands in an enclosure with ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341386 | Optical fiber wire clip An optical fiber wire clip suitable for being fixed on a base for clipping an optical fiber wire is provided. The optical fiber wire clip has a through hole. The optical fiber wire is suitable for being disposed through the through hole and clipped by a wall of the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339965 | Optoelectronic device based on an antiwaveguiding cavity A semiconductor optoelectronic device includes at least one cavity and one multilayered interference reflector. The cavity is designed preferably to possess properties of an antiwaveguiding cavity, where no optical modes propagate in the lateral plane. The existing ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340145 | Fiber optic splice storage apparatus and methods for using the same A fiber optic splice storage apparatus includes a central segment defining a splice chamber configured to receive a plurality of fiber optic splices, a first slack fiber storage segment pivotally connected to a first end of the central segment and having an open pos... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333709 | Splice holder device A splice holder device includes a tray mountable in a telecommunications closure, the tray including a splice mounting mechanism configured to receive a splice device. The splice holder device also includes first and second fiber clamps disposed on the tray, wherein... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329049 | Splice connector for verifying an acceptable splice termination A splice connector for verifying an acceptable splice termination includes a ferrule having a stub optical fiber, a ferrule holder for receiving the ferrule, opposed splice components within the ferrule holder for receiving and aligning the stub optical fiber and a ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316513 | Optical-fiber mechanical splicing technique A portable optical-fiber cutter is used to slice a first optical-fiber at an advantageous angle to control reflections and at a suitable length to mate with a similar second optical-fiber that was pre-sliced at a complementary angle in the factory and configured as ... | 01/08/2008 |
