Patents by Inventor Harry Farrar

Harry Farrar 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).

  • Snap-on connector system for coupling light from an illuminator to a fiber optic
    Patent number: 6626582
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connector assembly comprising (1) a first adapter that releasably connects to light source and transmits optical energy received from the light source along a first optical waveguide; (2) a second adapter that releasably connects to first adapter to receive and transmit optical energy along a second optical waveguide; and (3) an output optical waveguide that receives the transmitted optical energy from the second waveguide and has a proximal connector adapted to fixedly engage the second adapter. In one embodiment, the proximal connector has a slot that allows for the insertion of a clip, and the second adapter has a detente that mechanically engages the clip when it is inserted into the slot in the proximal connector. In this way, the second adapter is fixedly coupled to the proximal connector but may also rotate in relation to the output connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Cogent Light Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Farrar, Kenneth K. Li
  • Snap-on connector system for coupling light from an illuminator to a fiber optic
    Publication number: 20020012502
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connector assembly comprising (1) a first adapter that releasably connects to light source and transmits optical energy received from the light source along a first optical waveguide; (2) a second adapter that releasably connects to first adapter to receive and transmit optical energy along a second optical waveguide; and (3) an output optical waveguide that receives the transmitted optical energy from the second waveguide and has a proximal connector adapted to fixedly engage the second adapter. In one embodiment, the proximal connector has a slot that allows for the insertion of a clip, and the second adapter has a detente that mechanically engages the clip when it is inserted into the slot in the proximal connector. In this way, the second adapter is fixedly coupled to the proximal connector but may also rotate in relation to the output connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: Cogent Light Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Farrar, Kenneth K. Li