Patents by Inventor Marius A. F. Klop

Marius A. F. Klop 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).

  • Coating apparatus for manufacturing optical fibers
    Patent number: 4314834
    Abstract: Method of and apparatus for manufacturing optical fibers in which a preform is heated in a furnace which is provided with a graphite heating element and a fiber is drawn from the heated preform. The fiber is subsequently cooled, provided with a coating, and, after drying of the coating, the fiber is wound onto a reel.For applying a coating to the fiber, the fiber is passed through a nozzle which has a polygonal nozzle opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1982
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Johannes Feenstra, Marius A. F. Klop, Wilhelmus C. P. M. Meerman, Jan G. J. Peelen, Hermanus N. Tuin
  • Method of and apparatus for manufacturing optical fibres
    Patent number: 4309201
    Abstract: Method of and apparatus for manufacturing optical fibers in which a preform is heated in a furnace which is provided with a graphite heating element and a fiber is drawn from the heated preform. The fiber is subsequently cooled, provided with a coating, and, after drying of the coating, the fiber is wound onto a reel.During drawing of the fiber, the preform and fiber are flushed with a gas. According to the invention the gas with which the fiber is flushed is passed along a condensation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Marius A. F. Klop, Wilhelmus C. P. M. Meerman, Jan G. J. Peelen, Hermanus N. Tuin