Patents by Inventor Koki Shimohira

Koki Shimohira 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 fiber fixing structure, laser transmission cable using optical fiber fixing structure, and laser device
    Patent number: 11828988
    Abstract: An optical fiber fixing tool includes: a fiber accommodating body having a fiber accommodating groove that accommodates: at least a part of an uncovered bare portion of an optical fiber and a boundary part between the uncovered bare portion and a covered portion of the optical fiber, a cover being removed to expose a bare fiber in the uncovered bare portion; and a fixing resin that fills an inside of the fiber accommodating groove and fixes at least the part of the uncovered bare portion and the boundary part. In a cross-sectional view of the fiber accommodating groove viewed from a cross section of the optical fiber, the entire uncovered bare portion and the entire boundary part are accommodated in the fiber accommodating groove, and the fixing resin covers an entire outer circumference of the uncovered bare portion and an entire outer circumference of the boundary part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Koki Shimohira
  • OPTICAL FIBER FIXING STRUCTURE, LASER TRANSMISSION CABLE USING OPTICAL FIBER FIXING STRUCTURE, AND LASER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220107464
    Abstract: An optical fiber fixing tool includes: a fiber accommodating body having a fiber accommodating groove that accommodates: at least a part of an uncovered bare portion of an optical fiber and a boundary part between the uncovered bare portion and a covered portion of the optical fiber, a cover being removed to expose a bare fiber in the uncovered bare portion; and a fixing resin that fills an inside of the fiber accommodating groove and fixes at least the part of the uncovered bare portion and the boundary part. In a cross-sectional view of the fiber accommodating groove viewed from a cross section of the optical fiber, the entire uncovered bare portion and the entire boundary part are accommodated in the fiber accommodating groove, and the fixing resin covers an entire outer circumference of the uncovered bare portion and an entire outer circumference of the boundary part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Koki Shimohira