Patents by Inventor Bernard H. Jefferson

Bernard H. Jefferson 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).

  • Bonding operation for fabricating fiber optic terminus
    Patent number: 6007258
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fiber optic terminus (10) having an optical fiber (12) disposed within and supported by a ferrule assembly (22). The method includes the steps of: stripping a fiber optic cable (8) to expose the optical fiber (12), bonding the stripped-end of the fiber optic cable (8) to a ferrule assembly (22), cleaving the optical fiber (12) in close proximity to a face surface (28) of the ferrule assembly (22), polishing the cleaved-end of the optical fiber (12) to achieve a terminus end profile, and inspecting the polished-end of the optical fiber (12) to determine whether the terminus end profile conforms to predefined acceptance criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Louis M. Marchitto, Mark W. Rowland, Stephen S. Shulick, Jr., Bernard H. Jefferson