Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Matsukura

Hiroyasu Matsukura 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: 5007209
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector polishing apparatus is disclosed which comprises a polishing element rotated at high speed, a chuck for supporting an optical fiber connector in such a manner that the optical fiber connector is rotatable in a reciprocation mode, a swing arm which holds the chuck to swing the chuck, in a horizontal plane, between a first fixed position and a second fixed position, a positioning unit for positioning the swing arm selectively at the first or second fixed position on the swing locus thereof, a swinging unit for swinging the swing arm in a horizontal plane continuously while the end portion of the optical fiber connector being polished with the polishing element, and a reference member for positioning the end portion of the optical fiber connector at a reference position. The polishing element and the reference member are arranged at the first and second fixed positions of the swing arm, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignees: K.K. Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho, Nippon T&T Corp.
    Inventors: Kazuharu Saito, Hiroyasu Matsukura, Hiroshi Komase, Haruhiro Tsuneda, Junji Watanabe, Tadao Saito, Toshiroh Doy, Kazuo Matsunaga