Patents by Inventor Douglas Edward Horgen

Douglas Edward Horgen 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).

  • Post-draw tower optical fiber coating curing
    Patent number: 10486194
    Abstract: Post-draw tower coating curing provides additional curing to an optical fiber coating after the fiber exits the bottom or output end of an optical fiber draw tower. A system may include a draw tower and a coating curing unit. The draw tower has at least one coating applicator. The coating curing unit may be located along a fiber path between the output end of the draw tower and a fiber takeup system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: OFS FITEL, LLC
    Inventors: Harry D Garner, Douglas Edward Horgen, Kariofilis Konstadinidis
  • Post-Draw Tower Optical Fiber Coating Curing
    Publication number: 20190176189
    Abstract: Post-draw tower coating curing provides additional curing to an optical fiber coating after the fiber exits the bottom or output end of an optical fiber draw tower. A system may include a draw tower and a coating curing unit. The draw tower has at least one coating applicator. The coating curing unit may be located along a fiber path between the output end of the draw tower and a fiber takeup system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: OFS Fitel, LLC
    Inventors: Harry D Garner, Douglas Edward Horgen, Kariofilis Konstadinidis