Patents by Inventor Leslie B. Hodges

Leslie B. Hodges 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).

  • Single mode bend insensitive fiber for use in fiber optic guidance applications
    Patent number: 4838643
    Abstract: A double-clad single mode optical fiber with a depressed inner cladding exhibits increased resistance to attenuation increases resulting from small radius bends and lower attenuation sensitivity to temperature changes when the mode field diameter is less than 7 um and the ratio of the radius of the inner cladding to the radius of the core is at least 6.5 to one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Alcatel NA, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie B. Hodges, Roger Charlton, James H. Bowen