Patents by Inventor Beth A. Buzzio

Beth A. Buzzio 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).

  • Fiber optic coupler using frit
    Patent number: 4793674
    Abstract: A fiber optic coupler (15) is constructed by inserting optical fibers (11, 12) into a glass tube (23). Glass frit is placed in the glass tube (23) to fill-in the space between the optical fibers (11, 12) and the glass tube (21). The tube (23) is heated at a center portion (21), which fuses the glass frit and thereby strengthens the fiber optic coupler (15) at its critical cross-section. The coupler has high efficiency and structural stability, both of which are advantageous when used with fiber optic gyroscopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Beth A. Buzzio, Eugenia M. Viera, Christine M. Flaherty, Arlene C. Isea, Herbert T. Califano, Joseph P. Pierry