Patents by Inventor James G. Fagan

James G. Fagan 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 for making capillary splice
    Patent number: 6925839
    Abstract: A method of making a capillary splice includes applying pressure to a bore in a tube, applying heat to a portion of the tube to soften the portion of the tube, and forming a bubble within the bore in the heated portion under the influence of the pressure and heat. While forming the bubble, a diameter of the bore at the heated portion is measured to determine when the bubble has enlarged to a target size. When the bubble has enlarged to the target size, a force is applied along an axial axis of the tube to shape the bubble to a desired size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Hoa Dempsey, James G. Fagan, William J. Miller, Stephen R. Ormbsy, Terry L. Taft
  • Automated method and system for making capillary splice
    Publication number: 20040000167
    Abstract: A method of making a capillary splice includes applying pressure to a bore in a tube, applying heat to a portion of the tube to soften the portion of the tube, and forming a bubble within the bore in the heated portion under the influence of the pressure and heat. While forming the bubble, a diameter of the bore at the heated portion is measured to determine when the bubble has enlarged to a target size. When the bubble has enlarged to the target size, a force is applied along an axial axis of the tube to shape the bubble to a desired size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Hoa Dempsey, James G. Fagan, William J. Miller, Stephen R. Ormbsy, Terry L. Taft
  • Process for preparing a bulk textured superconductive material
    Patent number: 5523284
    Abstract: In accordance this invention, there is provided a process for making a bulk superconductive material. In the first step of this process, a diffusion couple is formed from superconductor oxide and impurity oxide. Thereafter, the diffusion couple is heated to a temperature in excess of 800 degrees Centigrade, cooled at a controlled rate, and annealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Alfred University
    Inventors: James G. Fagan, Jr., Vasantha R. W. Amarakoon