Patents by Inventor Louis S. Saiia

Louis S. Saiia 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).

  • Mechanism for nesting an optical fiber in an optical coupler and providing positive stop opening and closing positions for the coupler
    Patent number: 5016969
    Abstract: An optical coupler for coupling light between an optical fiber core and an electrooptic transducer includes a pin and channel arrangement associated with a mechanism for opening and closing the coupler. At one position the pin engages an end of the channel whereat the coupler is open and safe insertion or removal of the fiber from the coupler is possible. At a second position, the pin engages another end of the channel and an optical fiber previously inserted into the coupler when in its open position is securely locked in the optical coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Raynet Corporation
    Inventors: Louis S. Saiia, Whitfield G. Halstead