Patents by Inventor Ronald Geoffrey Spiers

Ronald Geoffrey Spiers 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).

  • Severing apparatus
    Patent number: 4036419
    Abstract: A device for severing a dielectric optical waveguide comprising at least one dielectric optical waveguide clamping means for holding a portion of said dielectric optical waveguide against an anvil means, means for applying a constant force to said anvil means independent of displacement of said anvil means so that a pre-set tension is applied to said dielectirc optical waveguide, and knife means for engaging said dielectric optical waveguide and initiating a fracture through said dielectric optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: The Post Office
    Inventors: Paul Christopher Hensel, Ronald Geoffrey Spiers