Patents by Inventor Richard Lee Stone

Richard Lee Stone 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).

  • HOLLOW CORE OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20240150218
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a preform, the method including positioning at least one glass tube in a glass outer cladding to form a preform precursor, the glass tube comprising a first open end and a second open end, forming a preform from the preform precursor, and thermally treating at least one of the preform precursor and the preform. The thermally treating including sealing the first open end and the second open end of the glass tube to form a closed tube and heating and/or cooling the glass tube to manipulate gas pressure within the closed glass tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Paulo Clovis Dainese, JR., Matthew Ryan Drake, Richard Michael Fiacco, Brian Lee Harper, Ming-Jun Li, Silver Nyambo, Matthew John Rice, Jeffery Scott Stone, Matthew Artus Tuggle
  • Device and method for flaring tubing
    Patent number: 7018195
    Abstract: A device or method for flaring nylon or plastic tubings while on a tube-bending fixture, without the necessity of flaring in the assembly process so the tube can be inserted with a coupler or connector. A first embodiment includes a tapered post having a bi-metallic spring mounted thereon. A second embodiment includes a tapered movable piston for forming the flare in the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventor: Richard Lee Stone
  • Device and method for flaring tubing
    Publication number: 20040109912
    Abstract: A device or method for flaring nylon or plastic tubings while on a tube-bending fixture, without the necessity of flaring in the assembly process so the tube can be inserted with a coupler or connector. A first embodiment includes a tapered post having a bi-metallic spring mounted thereon. A second embodiment includes a tapered movable piston for forming the flare in the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Richard Lee Stone