Patents by Inventor Alistair S. Dodds

Alistair S. Dodds 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).

  • Polymer claddings for optical fibre waveguides
    Patent number: 4968116
    Abstract: An optical fibre comprising a core coated with a cladding composition having a lower refractive index than the core, said cladding composition comprising a fluorinated mono-acrylate, a polyfunctional cross-linking acrylate being difunctional or higher, and a photoinitiator, said cladding composition comprising less than 0.3% by weight of a mono- or polyfunctional thiol and being cured or cross-linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Alan G. Hulme-Lowe, Alistair S. Dodds, Stefan A. Babirad, Patricia M. Savu