Patents by Inventor Jerry R. Volcy

Jerry R. Volcy 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).

  • Systems and methods for measuring the concentricity of a core to a ferrule
    Patent number: 6011616
    Abstract: Systems and methods for quickly and accurately measuring the concentricity of a core with respect to a ferrule are provided. A beam splitter arrangement is utilized to separately image both the core and the ferrule outer edge using separate imagers. The two images are combined through coordinate transformation so that the offset of the core with respect to the ferrule center can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry R. Volcy, Calvin J. Martin, Walter S. Konik