Patents by Inventor Junlong Kou

Junlong Kou 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).

  • Slotted optical fibers and methods and apparatuses for the same
    Patent number: 8644652
    Abstract: The present application relates to optical fibers having at least one slot. The optical fiber may be used, for example, in various sensing application. In some embodiments, a cross-section of the optical fiber perpendicular to the longitudinal axis has a largest dimension less than or equal to about 4 ?m, and the slot has a width of about 5 nm to about 500 nm and a depth of at least about 10 nm. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the optical fibers and apparatuses including the optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventors: Fei Xu, Junlong Kou, Yanqing Lu, Wei Hu
  • SLOTTED OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130114923
    Abstract: The present application relates to optical fibers having at least one slot. The optical fiber may be used, for example, in various sensing application. In some embodiments, a cross-section of the optical fiber perpendicular to the longitudinal axis has a largest dimension less than or equal to about 4 ?m, and the slot has a width of about 5 nm to about 500 nm and a depth of at least about 10 nm. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the optical fibers and apparatuses including the optical fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Fei Xu, Junlong Kou, Yanqing Lu, Wei Hu