Patents by Inventor Lars E. P. Lundstrom

Lars E. P. Lundstrom 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: 5372758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mold for simultaneously molding a plurality of ferrules onto a corresponding number of optical fibers. The mold preferably includes a runner plate, a first cavity plate, a second cavity plate, and a support plate, each of which is to be inserted between a movable top plate and a fixed bottom plate of a transfer molding machine. The plates to be inserted have a vertical inlet channel and primary and secondary runners for distributing molding compound. These runners lead to a plurality of first and second mutually coincidental mold cavities arranged in rows in the first and second cavity plates, respectively. In a preferred embodiment, each of the first and second mold cavities are made up of mutually coincidental, cylindrical coaxial parts and a larger coaxial, cylindrical bore formed in one or both cavity plates. The dividing plane between the first and second cavity plates coincides with the wider bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Telefonakitebolaget L M Ericsson
    Inventors: Lars E. P. Lundstrom, Dragutin Tretinjak, Paul A. Eriksen, Jan-Ake Engstrand, Hans-Christer Moll, Eva Ahlner, Ivan Jonas