| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7555188 |
Method of cleaning and stripping an optical fiber using an electrical arc, and associated appara |
June 30, 2009 |
| A method and apparatus for processing an optical fiber includes generating a continuous or pulsed arc in a first area wherein the arc creates a plasma in one or more gasses in the first area. The method further includes positioning a portion of the fiber in a second area adjacent to |
| 7342198 |
Method and apparatus for generating an electrical arc |
March 11, 2008 |
| A method of generating an electrical arc includes steps of providing a first electrode and a second electrode, determining a dielectric strength of a gap region between the electrodes, determining a desired dielectric strength change based on the determined dielectric strength, injecting |
| 7317171 |
Method and apparatus for generating an electric arc |
January 8, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for reducing the gap resistance between two electrodes, such as the electrodes used fusion splicing one optical fiber to another, by injecting negative ions into the gas or gasses that are located between the electrodes. As a result, the voltage that is required |
| 7046886 |
Hydrogen concentration relocation in optical fiber |
May 16, 2006 |
| A system and method in accordance with the present invention applies short bursts of a high temperature fluid to a hydrogen-loaded fiber to relocate the hydrogen within the fiber in the proximity of the fiber's core--to achieve a fiber having significantly improved photosensitivity. A |
| 6799383 |
Multi-step fiber stripping |
October 5, 2004 |
| A system and method are provided for stripping one or more optical fibers having multiple coatings, accomplished with multiple stripping steps or passes. As an example, each coating may be stripped relatively independently. Such stripping may be accomplished with multiple bursts of a |
| 6607608 |
Translatable fiber stripper |
August 19, 2003 |
| A system for stripping an optical fiber includes a source of air and means for generating very short bursts of air. A heater heats the bursts of air to a temperature sufficient to remove the outer coating from an optical fiber, while maintaining the air isolated from the heat source. A s |
| 6583390 |
Sleeve shrinking system with forced fluid adjusted thermal profile |
June 24, 2003 |
| A system and method for quickly heating a shrinkable casing around a relatively non-shrinkable object. As one example, the present invention may be used to shrink a sleeve around a strand, such as fiber or copper. A contact approach to heating the a loaded sleeve is used wherein a pr |
