Patents by Inventor Antonius H. E. Breuls

Antonius H. E. Breuls 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 manufacturing an optical fibre
    Patent number: 5320660
    Abstract: An optical fibre is manufactured by stretching a rod-shaped initial preform, after which a cladding tube is melted on the initial preform and the final preform thus obtained is drawn into an optical fibre. A narrow and hot softening zone is used to stretch the initial preform, which softening zone is obtained, for example, by means of a plasma torch 2. By virtue thereof, the stretching process can be controlled in a rapid and simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Antonius H. E. Breuls, Andries H. Van Bergen, Henrikus L. M. Jansen