Patents by Inventor Bernard de Jong

Bernard de Jong has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Optical waveguide fiber with titania-silica outer cladding
    Patent number: 5140665
    Abstract: An optical waveguide fiber with a fatigue resistant TiO.sub.2 -SiO.sub.2 outer cladding including a cylindrical outermost layer with TiO.sub.2 concentration greater than 10.5 wt. % and thickness less than 3 .mu.m. The fiber may include a two layer outer cladding with higher TiO.sub.2 concentration in the outer layer. The outer cladding may include a plurality of inhomogeneities dispersed in a TiO.sub.2 -SiO.sub.2 matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Marcella R. Backer, Michael G. Blankenship, Ralston Cavender, Bernard de Jong, Melanie L. Elder, Gregory S. Glaesemann, Peter C. Jones