Patents by Inventor Colin Shutt

Colin Shutt 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).

  • Tool for stripping plastics coatings from optical fibres
    Patent number: 4386541
    Abstract: A pair of interlocking single filament or multifilament loops (6,7) are mounted on the opposed operating ends (4,5) of a pliers action type hand tool. An aperture is formed between the two loops through which an optical fibre (31) complete with soft plastics primary coating (32) is inserted. The loops are tensioned by operation of the tool, and while this tension is maintained the fibre is removed causing the coating to be stripped off by the tightened loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: International Standard Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J. Robertson, Colin Shutt