Patents by Inventor Daniel Schotter

Daniel Schotter 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 cable composite-material bobbin with grooved base layer
    Patent number: 5211789
    Abstract: A composite bobbin (10) for use in an optical fiber canister has a surface with a spirally groove base layer (38) in which the first layer of an optical cable (42) is wound. The base layer (38) is prepared by coating the external surface of a central portion (12) of the bobbin (10) with an adhesive layer (16) of a curable two-stage epoxy, winding a tensioned wire (22) in a spiral pattern along the length of the central portion (12), and heating the bobbin (10) to cure the epoxy. The proper combination of tension and curing cycle permits the grooves of the base layer (38) to be formed to a depth of about 1/3 of the diameter of the optical cable (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: John F. Christian, Daniel Schotter, Gregory LoStracco