Patents by Inventor Harumi Inaba
Harumi Inaba 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).
-
Patent number: 11237322Abstract: An optical fiber manufacturing method includes setting a first holding member and a rod inside a glass pipe, the first holding member made of glass and having plural holes formed, so that the rod is supported by the first holding member; filling glass particles between the rod and a glass pipe inner wall; holding the rod such that the rod and the filled glass particles are enclosed by the glass pipe inner wall and the first and second holding members, and sealing one end of the glass pipe and manufacturing an intermediate; and manufacturing an optical fiber from the intermediate, wherein a bulk density of the first and second holding members is set with reference to a bulk density of a filling portion made from the glass particles, and the predetermined range is determined according to a core diameter permissible variation range in its longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Arai, Harumi Inaba, Shigeto Matsumoto, Takeshi Yagi, Shinichi Aozasa, Kyozo Tsujikawa, Kazuhide Nakajima
-
Publication number: 20200012042Abstract: An optical fiber manufacturing method includes setting a first holding member and a rod inside a glass pipe, the first holding member made of glass and having plural holes formed, so that the rod is supported by the first holding member; filling glass particles between the rod and a glass pipe inner wall; holding the rod such that the rod and the filled glass particles are enclosed by the glass pipe inner wall and the first and second holding members, and sealing one end of the glass pipe and manufacturing an intermediate; and manufacturing an optical fiber from the intermediate, wherein a bulk density of the first and second holding members is set with reference to a bulk density of a filling portion made from the glass particles, and the predetermined range is determined according to a core diameter permissible variation range in its longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi ARAI, Harumi Inaba, Shigeto Matsumoto, Takeshi Yagi, Shinichi Aozasa, Kyozo Tsujikawa, Kazuhide Nakajima
-
Patent number: 8181487Abstract: An optical fiber preform manufacturing method includes: supporting a drilling jig in a radial direction of a preform that is cylinder-shaped; moving the drilling jig in a longitudinal direction of the preform; and forming a plurality of slits each extending in the longitudinal direction and each directed from an outer side of the preform toward a center the preform, and a plurality of holes each extending in the longitudinal direction and each connecting with an end of one of the plurality of slits in a depth direction of the one of the plurality of slits.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Ryuichi Sugizaki, Naomi Kumano, Iwao Shimotakahara, Harumi Inaba, Takeshi Yagi, Tomoya Shimizu, Toshio Kurashima, Kazuhide Nakajima
-
Patent number: 7878712Abstract: An optical fiber has a refractive index profile approximated by n(r)=n1[1-2(?1/100)(r/a)^?]1/2 when 0<r?a, and n(r)=n1[1-2(?1/100)]1/2 when a<r, where n1 is refractive index at the center of a core, ?1 is relative refractive index difference between the center of the core and a cladding, a is radius of the core, ? is refractive index profile parameter, and ^ represents an exponential. ? is 1.95 to 2.15. The relative refractive index difference is 1.5% or larger. A diameter of the core is 20 ?m to 45 ?m. A diameter of the cladding is 70 ?m to 90 ?m. A bending loss at 850 nm when bending the optical fiber with a curvature radius of 5 mm is 0.1 dB/turn or lower.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Iwao Shimotakahara, Harumi Inaba, Ryuichi Sugizaki
-
Publication number: 20100326139Abstract: An optical fiber preform manufacturing method includes: supporting a drilling jig in a radial direction of a preform that is cylinder-shaped; moving the drilling jig in a longitudinal direction of the preform; and forming a plurality of slits each extending in the longitudinal direction and each directed from an outer side of the preform toward a center the preform, and a plurality of holes each extending in the longitudinal direction and each connecting with an end of one of the plurality of slits in a depth direction of the one of the plurality of slits.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuichi SUGIZAKI, Naomi Kumano, Iwao Shimotakahara, Harumi Inaba, Takeshi Yagi, Tomoya Shimizu, Toshio Kurashima, Kazuhide Nakajima
-
Patent number: 7787732Abstract: An optical fiber, made of silica-based glass, comprising a core and a cladding, each of the optical fiber having a mode field diameter of 5.5 ?m or larger at a wavelength of 1100 nm, transmitting light with a wavelength of 1250 nm in a single mode, and having a bending loss of 1 dB/turn or smaller at a wavelength of 1100 nm when the optical fiber is bent with a curvature radius of 2 mm.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuichi Sugizaki, Iwao Shimotakahara, Harumi Inaba, Takeshi Yagi
-
Patent number: 7689080Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers, each includes a glass optical fiber coated with a fiber coating, that are arranged in parallel, and a ribbon coating that coats the optical fibers arranged in parallel. The optical fiber ribbon has a thickness equal to 300 ?m or less. The fiber coating is made of a non-flame-resistant ultraviolet curable resin. The ribbon coating has a thickness equal to 40 ?m or more and is made of a flame resistant resin.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Harumi Inaba, Ryuichi Sugizaki, Takeshi Yagi
-
Patent number: 7583878Abstract: An optical fiber is made of silica-based glass, and includes a core and a cladding. The optical fiber has a mode field diameter of 5.4 micrometers or larger at a wavelength of 1300 nanometers, transmits light with a wavelength of 1250 nanometers in a single mode, and has a bending loss of 1 dB/turn or smaller at a wavelength of 1300 nanometers when the optical fiber is bent with a curvature radius of 1 millimeter.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuichi Sugizaki, Iwao Shimotakahara, Harumi Inaba, Takeshi Yagi
-
Patent number: 7574088Abstract: An optical fiber, made of silica-based glass, comprising a core and a cladding. The optical fiber having a mode field diameter of 6.5 ?m or larger at a wavelength of 1300 nm, transmitting light with a wavelength of 1250 nm in a single mode, and having a bending loss of 1 dB/turn or smaller at a wavelength of 1300 nm when the optical fiber is bent with a curvature radius of 1.5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2008Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuichi Sugizaki, Iwao Shimotakahara, Harumi Inaba, Takeshi Yagi
-
Publication number: 20090086770Abstract: An optical fiber, made of silica-based glass, comprising a core and a cladding, each of the optical fiber having a mode field diameter of 5.5 ?m or larger at a wavelength of 1100 nm, transmitting light with a wavelength of 1250 nm in a single mode, and having a bending loss of 1 dB/turn or smaller at a wavelength of 1100 nm when the optical fiber is bent with a curvature radius of 2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuichi Sugizaki, Iwao Shimotakahara, Harumi Inaba, Takeshi Yagi
-
Publication number: 20090052848Abstract: An optical fiber has a refractive index profile approximated by n(r)=n1[1?2(?1/100)(r/a)??]1/2 when 0<r?a, and n(r)=n1[1?2(?1/100)]1/2 when a<r, where n1 is refractive index at the center of a core, ?1 is relative refractive index difference between the center of the core and a cladding, a is radius of the core, ? is refractive index profile parameter, and ? represents an exponential. ? is 1.95 to 2.15. The relative refractive index difference is 1.5% or larger. A diameter of the core is 20 ?m to 45 ?m. A diameter of the cladding is 70 ?m to 90 ?m. A bending loss at 850 nm when bending the optical fiber with a curvature radius of 5 mm is 0.1 dB/turn or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: THE FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Iwao SHIMOTAKAHARA, Harumi Inaba, Ryuichi Sugizaki
-
Publication number: 20080310805Abstract: An optical fiber is made of silica-based glass, and includes a core and a cladding. The optical fiber has a mode field diameter of 5.4 micrometers or larger at a wavelength of 1300 nanometers, transmits light with a wavelength of 1250 nanometers in a single mode, and has a bending loss of 1 dB/turn or smaller at a wavelength of nanometers when the optical fiber is bent with a curvature radius of 1 millimeter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuichi SUGIZAKI, Iwao Shimotakahara, Harumi Inaba, Takeshi Yagi
-
Publication number: 20080232750Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers, each includes a glass optical fiber coated with a fiber coating, that are arranged in parallel, and a ribbon coating that coats the optical fibers arranged in parallel. The optical fiber ribbon has a thickness equal to 300 ?m or less. The fiber coating is made of a non-flame-resistant ultraviolet curable resin. The ribbon coating has a thickness equal to 40 ?m or more and is made of a flame resistant resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: THE FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Harumi Inaba, Ryuichi Sugizaki, Takeshi Yagi
-
Publication number: 20080226241Abstract: An optical fiber, made of silica-based glass, comprising a core and a cladding. The optical fiber having a mode field diameter of 6.5 ?m or larger at a wavelength of 1300 nm, transmitting light with a wavelength of 1250 nm in a single mode, and having a bending loss of 1 dB/turn or smaller at a wavelength of 1300 nm when the optical fiber is bent with a curvature radius of 1.5 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuichi SUGIZAKI, Iwao SHIMOTAKAHARA, Harumi INABA, Takeshi YAGI