Patents by Inventor Clarence E. Ford

Clarence E. Ford 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).

  • Direct bonding of optical components
    Publication number: 20030081906
    Abstract: Methods of bonding optical components are disclosed. Bonding is achieved without use of adhesives or high temperature fusion. The invention is useful for bonding optical fibers together and for bonding optical fiber arrays to lens arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: John F. Filhaber, Clarence E. Ford, Robert Sabia, Jackson P. Trentelman
  • Direct bonding of optical components
    Publication number: 20030081930
    Abstract: Methods of bonding optical components are disclosed. Bonding is achieved without use of adhesives or high temperature fusion. The invention is useful for bonding optical fibers together and for bonding optical fiber arrays to lens arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: John F. Filhaber, Clarence E. Ford, Teresa Ford, Robert Sabia, Jackson P. Trentelman
  • Extrusion method and apparatus for producing a body from powder material
    Patent number: 5213737
    Abstract: An improvement in a method and apparatus is provided in extruding a powder material to form an article, in which the material is passed through an extruder and then through a die, wherein the material is provided in the form of a mixture which includes a vehicle, the improvement comprising having one or more gear pumps in succession between the extruder and the die, so that the powder material passes through the gear pump(s) after it leaves the extruder and before it enters the die. The gear pump(s) can have one or more pair of gears which are arranged sequentially with respect to the flow of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Clarence E. Ford, Donald L. Guile, Lucretia R. Quatrini