Patents by Inventor Ayman E. Fatatry

Ayman E. Fatatry 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).

  • Optical multi-fibre switch
    Patent number: 4652081
    Abstract: A switch for switching a single fibre to any one of a plurality of fibres by aligning their end faces is composed of a funnel-shaped guide. The single fibre is mounted in the narrow end portion of the guide and the plurality of fibres are held in the wide end of the guide. Each of the plurality of fibres is independently movable longitudinally into the guide, for example using electromagnetic actuators, so that as a desired fibre moves further into the guide, its end is guided towards the narrow end where it will align with the end of the single fibre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: The General Electric Company, p.l.c.
    Inventor: Ayman E. Fatatry