Patents by Inventor Kunihiko TERADA

Kunihiko TERADA 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).

  • Fusion splicing apparatus and fusion splicing method
    Patent number: 9720175
    Abstract: A fusion splicing apparatus fusion-splices end faces 1a and 3a of a pair of optical fibers 1 and 3 to each other. The apparatus includes a mirror shaft 21 provided with a mirror 23 that is arranged between the end faces 1a and 3a of the pair of optical fibers 1 and 3 that are faced toward and spaced away from each other and is movable between a first position to reflect an image of the end face 1a and a second position to reflect an image of the end face 3a, a first camera 25 that takes the image of the end face 1a reflected in the first position, and a second camera 27 that takes the image of the end face 3a reflected in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Sasaki, Kunihiko Terada, Noriyuki Kawanishi, Kouichi Yokota
  • FUSION SPLICING APPARATUS AND FUSION SPLICING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130298610
    Abstract: A fusion splicing apparatus fusion-splices end faces 1a and 3a of a pair of optical fibers 1 and 3 to each other. The apparatus includes a mirror shaft 21 provided with a mirror 23 that is arranged between the end faces 1a and 3a of the pair of optical fibers 1 and 3 that are faced toward and spaced away from each other and is movable between a first position to reflect an image of the end face 1a and a second position to reflect an image of the end face 3a, a first camera 25 that takes the image of the end face 1a reflected in the first position, and a second camera 27 that takes the image of the end face 3a reflected in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Katsumi SASAKI, Kunihiko TERADA, Noriyuki KAWANISHI, Kouichi YOKOTA