Patents by Inventor Geoff Fair

Geoff Fair 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).

  • Laser sintering of ceramic fibers
    Patent number: 8679378
    Abstract: A method and system for generating an optical fiber is provided. The method includes creating a green fiber consisting primarily of a ceramic material and sintering the green fiber with a laser by moving the green fiber through a beam of the laser to increase the density of the fiber after sintering. The system for creating a continuous optical fiber includes an extruder, a processing chamber and a laser. The extruder is configured to extrude a ceramic slurry as a green fiber. The processing chamber is configured to receive and process the green fiber. And, the laser is configured to direct a laser spot on the green fiber exiting the processing chamber to sinter the green fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Jonathan Goldstein, Geoff Fair, Heedong Lee, HyunJun Kim
  • Laser Sintering of Ceramic Fibers
    Publication number: 20130043606
    Abstract: A method and system for generating an optical fiber is provided. The method includes creating a green fiber consisting primarily of a ceramic material and sintering the green fiber with a laser by moving the green fiber through a beam of the laser to increase the density of the fiber after sintering. The system for creating a continuous optical fiber includes an extruder, a processing chamber and a laser. The extruder is configured to extrude a ceramic slurry as a green fiber. The processing chamber is configured to receive and process the green fiber. And, the laser is configured to direct a laser spot on the green fiber exiting the processing chamber to sinter the green fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Jonathan Goldstein, Geoff Fair, Heedong Lee, Hyun Jun Kim