Patents by Inventor Fred Hyland

Fred Hyland 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 for optical fibre manufacture
    Patent number: 4801324
    Abstract: In the manufacture of high quality optical fibre for telecommunications, a preform (1) is advanced towards a furnace (9) until a tip detector (5) automatically stops the preform (1) at a predetermined position (11) in front of the furnace to provide a reference datum for a second mode of operation in which the computer (12) can be initiated manually (12B) to advance (4) the preform (1) by a predetermined amount into the furnace to commence drawing the optical fibre. Preferably the tip detector is a paddle (6) pivotally mounted (7) and operates an optical sensor (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: STC PLC
    Inventor: Fred Hyland