Patents by Inventor Bernd Lipka

Bernd Lipka 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-fiber connector and method of connection to the end of an optical-fiber-cable
    Patent number: 6715933
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical-fiber connector that consists of a ferrule (2) with a factory-fixed optical fiber cable element (2a) that can be detachably fixed in a ferrule support (9). The optical-fiber cable element (2a) is thermally spliced to the end (6) of the optical fiber cable (14) to be connected before the ferrule (2) is fixed in the seat (18) of the ferrule support (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: CCS Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rainer Zimmer, Bernd Lipka, Helmar Krupp