Patents by Inventor Guenther W. Kammlott

Guenther W. Kammlott 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 and apparatus for fusion splicing optical fibers
    Patent number: 5487125
    Abstract: We have discovered that the strength of arc fusion splices in optical fiber can be adversely affected by particles (e.g., SiO.sub.2 particles) from the electrodes. Disclosed is a method of arc fusion splicing that can substantially increase the probability that a given fiber splice will meet a given strength requirement. The method comprises initiating the arc in a "cleaning" position selected such that the probability of incidence on the fibers of particles from the electrodes is relatively low, followed by changing the relative position between the electrodes with the arc therebetween and the fibers to the conventional "heating" position and forming the splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Guenther W. Kammlott, Sandra G. Kosinski, John T. Krause, Richard S. Riggs
  • Method and apparatus for fusion splicing optical fibers
    Patent number: 5414788
    Abstract: We have discovered that the strength of arc fusion splices in optical fiber can be adversely affected by particles (e.g., SiO.sub.2 particles) from the electrodes. Disclosed is a method of arc fusion splicing that can substantially increase the probability that a given fiber splice will meet a given strength requirement. The method comprises initiating the arc in a "cleaning" position selected such that the probability of incidence on the fibers of particles from the electrodes is relatively low, followed by changing the relative position between the electrodes with the arc therebetween and the fibers to the conventional "heating" position and forming the splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Guenther W. Kammlott, Sandra G. Kosinski, John T. Krause, Richard S. Riggs
  • Method for making patterned gold metallization
    Patent number: 4072768
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making patterned gold films in the manufacture of integrated circuit devices. The method calls for the deposition of a film of a gold compound whose heat of formation is in the range of from -20 to +10 Kcal/mole, selectively reducing the gold compound to elemental gold by irradiation, and chemically removing the unreduced portions of the gold compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1978
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventors: David B. Fraser, Guenther W. Kammlott