Patents by Inventor Richard Edward Rebis

Richard Edward Rebis 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).

  • Method of splicing an optical fiber with holes in the cladding
    Patent number: 7458734
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed herein for joining a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, wherein at least one of the first and second optical fibers has an annular glass region, such as a cladding, which is provided with a plurality of holes. The methods are well suited for joining a first microstructured optical fiber, such as a first optical fiber having a plurality of holes having a maximum cross-sectional diameter on the order of 7 microns or less, to another second optical fiber. The second optical fiber could be another microstructured optical fiber or a non-microstructured optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dana Craig Bookbinder, Ming-Jun Li, Mark Alan McDermott, Richard Edward Rebis
  • Method of splicing an optical fiber with holes in the cladding
    Publication number: 20080110209
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed herein for joining a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, wherein at least one of the first and second optical fibers has an annular glass region, such as a cladding, which is provided with a plurality of holes. The methods are well suited for joining a first microstructured optical fiber, such as a first optical fiber having a plurality of holes having a maximum cross-sectional diameter on the order of 7 microns or less, to another second optical fiber. The second optical fiber could be another microstructured optical fiber or a non-microstructured optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Dana Craig Bookbinder, Ming-Jun Li, Mark Alan McDermott, Richard Edward Rebis