Patents by Inventor Frederick L. Brinlee

Frederick L. Brinlee 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).

  • Multicore optical fiber cable strain enhancement
    Patent number: 9964698
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable assembly which includes an optical fiber cable which includes at least a first core and a second core positioned spaced apart from one another within a cladding material, wherein the at least first core and the second core and the cladding material extend in a direction of a length of the optical fiber cable. The assembly further includes material positioned at a predetermined location along the length of the optical fiber cable, wherein the material is associated with the optical fiber cable such that when the material is exposed to an environment change, the material transmits a force onto the optical fiber cable, changing a shape of the optical fiber cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Noddings, Frederick L. Brinlee, Brian J. Fujimori
  • MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE STRAIN ENHANCEMENT
    Publication number: 20180120500
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable assembly which includes an optical fiber cable which includes at least a first core and a second core positioned spaced apart from one another within a cladding material, wherein the at least first core and the second core and the cladding material extend in a direction of a length of the optical fiber cable. The assembly further includes material positioned at a predetermined location along the length of the optical fiber cable, wherein the material is associated with the optical fiber cable such that when the material is exposed to an environment change, the material transmits a force onto the optical fiber cable, changing a shape of the optical fiber cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Noddings, Frederick L. Brinlee, Brian J. Fujimori