Patents by Inventor Kristian R. Engberg

Kristian R. Engberg 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: 5732181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fanout device for separating and encapsulating glass fibers of a multi-fiber cable. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a fanout device. A multi-fiber cable from which part of the sheath (1, 21) has been removed is placed in a jig (5) with the glass fibers (3, 24) mutually separated in an optical coupling device and with one end of respective fibers encapsulated in a respective glass tube (8, 20). The inventive fanout is comprised of two plates (9, 10, 22, 23) provided on one side with an adhesive substance, and the adhesive side (14) of the first plate (9, 21) is pressed against the jig surface that contains the glass fibers (3, 24) in accordance with the above, so that these fibers fasten to the plates (9, 22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventors: Kristian R. Engberg, Anders N. Sjoberg