Patents Assigned to Times Fiber Communications, Inc.
  • Method for continuously monitoring the composition of glass particulate during the production of optical fiber
    Patent number: 4236905
    Abstract: A process for continuously monitoring the content of boron oxide in a stream of borosilicate particles as it is applied to a glass rod during the production of optical fiber is disclosed. Monitoring is accomplished by continuously measuring the infra-red absorption bands of the particles at or near the point of deposition on the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Assignee: Times Fiber Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin W. Dabby, Ronald B. Chesler
  • Telecommunication systems using optical waveguides
    Patent number: 4232938
    Abstract: A method for transmitting light signals through optical waveguides is disclosed. The method comprises passing light emitted from a source of light, such as a laser, through a plurality of individual, longitudinally connected optical waveguides having progressively greater core diameters. Telecommunications systems for implementing the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: Times Fiber Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin W. Dabby, Ronald B. Chesler
  • Apparatus and method for packaging optical fibers
    Patent number: 4219274
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus for optical fiber is disclosed. The apparatus allows the fiber to be tested while in the packaged condition.The apparatus comprises a cylindrical reel and means for mechanically reducing the circumference of the reel comprising a flexible sheath fastened longitudinally to a portion of the reel, thereby defining a longitudinal cavity bounded by said sheath and the surface of a portion of the reel and at least one longitudinally removable spacer member disposed with said sheath, abutting the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignee: Times Fiber Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin W. Dabby, Ronald B. Chesler