Patents by Inventor Byron James Cronk

Byron James Cronk 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).

  • Filament recoating apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20020172777
    Abstract: A filament coating apparatus comprising a frame for releasably securing a filament, and a carriage mounted on the frame to oscillate between a first position and a second position. There is a first filament holding fixture mounted on the carriage and a second filament holding fixture also mounted on the carriage in axial alignment with the first filament holding fixture to secure a measured filament portion, preferably of an optical fiber, including a bare portion thereof, located inside a first boundary and a second boundary, between the first filament holding fixture and the second filament holding fixture. At least one spray head is attached to the frame at the first position with at least one radiation source attached to the frame at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron James Cronk, David L. Kordecki, Christopher B. Walker, Brian John Gates