Patents by Inventor Eugene Merzlyak

Eugene Merzlyak 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).

  • Method of fusion splicing thermally dissimilar glass fibers
    Patent number: 6921216
    Abstract: Thermally dissimilar glass fibers are fusion spliced by pretreating the cleaved end surface of the high-temperature fiber to provide a smooth surface for making good contact with the low-temperature fiber. The fibers are heated to a temperature that is high enough to soften the low-temperature fiber but not the high-temperature fiber and brought in contact to form the fusion joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: NP Photonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Weijiong Li, Arturo Chavez-Pirson, Eugene Merzlyak, Gary Paysnoe, Bryan Steward, Wenyan Tian, Shibin Jiang