Patents by Inventor Masao Tachikura
Masao Tachikura 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).
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Patent number: 8915100Abstract: An optical fiber end processing method includes the steps of: an optical fiber fixing step of fixing two parts of the optical fiber; a first heating step of heating a tip end side part of the optical fiber between two fixed parts fixed in the optical fiber fixing step, and melting the optical fiber of the tip end side heating part; a second heating step of heating a part on a base end side of the optical fiber between the fixed parts away from the tip end side heating part in a state that two parts of the optical fiber are fixed, and making the holes of the optical fiber disappear; and a removing step of removing the tip end side heating part after the second heating step.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masao Tachikura, Yoshiyuki Hiramoto
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Patent number: 8800323Abstract: An optical fiber which, at an optical fiber connecting end having a plurality of voids around the periphery of a core, has a light-permeable substance, such as a resin or glass whose refractive index is lower than that of quartz type substances, filled in the voids adjacent to the connecting end. An optical fiber connecting section where an optical fiber having a plurality of voids in a clad around the periphery of a core is connected to another optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is connected end-to-end to aforesaid another optical fiber through a refractive index matching agent whose refractive index at the minimum temperature in actual use is lower than that of the core.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Kurosawa, Bing Yao, Kazumasa Ohsono, Masao Tachikura, Hisanori Nakai, Toshio Kurashima, Eiji Araki, Katumi Hiramatu
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Optical fiber end processing method and optical fiber end processing apparatus and optical fiber end
Patent number: 8764317Abstract: An optical fiber end processing method includes fixing two portions of an optical fiber, heating and fusing the optical fiber between the two fixed portions, to form a first heat fusion region, heating and fusing the optical fiber fixed between the two fixed portions unit while fixing the two fixed portions, moving a heat fusion unit from a side of the first heat fusion region toward a base end side of the optical fiber, and pushing a heat fusion portion of the optical fiber in a direction of shortening a length of the heat fusion portion, to form a second heat fusion region continuous to the first heat fusion region and in which the air holes of the optical fiber disappear; and removing the first heat fusion region by cutting the optical fiber within the second heat fusion region after the second heat fusion forming.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masao Tachikura, Noribumi Shiina, Tatsuo Teraoka, Yoshiyuki Hiramoto, Mitsumasa Zobuchi, Fumi Miyata -
Publication number: 20130292859Abstract: There is provide an optical fiber end processing method, for processing an end portion of an optical fiber having a core and a clad surrounding the core, comprising: fixing two places of the optical fiber; firstly heating a part at a tip end side of the optical fiber between fixed parts fixed at two places, thereby melting the optical fiber at the heated part at the tip end side; secondly heating a part at a base end side of the optical fiber between the fixed parts away from the heated part at the tip end side in a state that the optical fiber is fixed at two places, thereby forming an expanded core region which is formed by expanding a diameter of the core by diffusing the dopant included in the optical fiber; and removing at least the heated part at the tip end side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Masao TACHIKURA, Hiroyuki OHKUBO
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Patent number: 8490435Abstract: There is provide an optical fiber end processing method, for processing an end portion of an optical fiber having a core and a clad surrounding the core, comprising: fixing two places of the optical fiber; firstly heating a part at a tip end side of the optical fiber between fixed parts fixed at two places, thereby melting the optical fiber at the heated part at the tip end side; secondly heating a part at a base end side of the optical fiber between the fixed parts away from the heated part at the tip end side in a state that the optical fiber is fixed at two places, thereby forming an expanded core region which is formed by expanding a diameter of the core by diffusing the dopant included in the optical fiber; and removing at least the heated part at the tip end side.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Masao Tachikura, Hiroyuki Ohkubo
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Patent number: 8472769Abstract: An optical fiber that has no bubbles in the ultraviolet ray curable resin filled inside the air holes to seal the end parts thereof, an end part processing method of the optical fiber, and an end part processing apparatus of the optical fiber, are provided. In an end part processing method of an optical fiber that is comprised of a core and a cladding formed around the core, the cladding having a refraction index lower than that of the core and has a plurality of air holes formed therein along the axis of the core, wherein the end part process of the optical fiber is to form sealed portions on the ends of the air holes by sealing them with ultraviolet ray curable resin, the method is characterized in that the sealed portion is formed by heating the end of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Masao Tachikura, Kazumasa Ohsono, Noribumi Shiina, Kanako Suzuki, Yoshikazu Namekawa, Kyoji Osozawa, Toshihiko Ishikawa, Masaru Ishikawa, Motoyoshi Nakamura
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OPTICAL FIBER END PROCESSING METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER END PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL FIBER END
Publication number: 20120170901Abstract: An optical fiber end processing method includes fixing two portions of an optical fiber, heating and fusing the optical fiber between the two fixed portions, to form a first heat fusion region, heating and fusing the optical fiber fixed between the two fixed portions unit while fixing the two fixed portions, moving a heat fusion unit from a side of the first heat fusion region toward a base end side of the optical fiber, and pushing a heat fusion portion of the optical fiber in a direction of shortening a length of the heat fusion portion, to form a second heat fusion region continuous to the first heat fusion region and in which the air holes of the optical fiber disappear; and removing the first heat fusion region by cutting the optical fiber within the second heat fusion region after the second heat fusion forming.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Masao Tachikura, Noribumi Shiina, Tatsuo Teraoka, Yoshiyuki Hiramoto, Mitsumasa Zobuchi, Fumi Miyata -
Publication number: 20120073331Abstract: There is provide an optical fiber end processing method, for processing an end portion of an optical fiber having a core and a clad surrounding the core, comprising: fixing two places of the optical fiber; firstly heating a part at a tip end side of the optical fiber between fixed parts fixed at two places, thereby melting the optical fiber at the heated part at the tip end side; secondly heating a part at a base end side of the optical fiber between the fixed parts away from the heated part at the tip end side in a state that the optical fiber is fixed at two places, thereby forming an expanded core region which is formed by expanding a diameter of the core by diffusing the dopant included in the optical fiber; and removing at least the heated part at the tip end side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.Inventors: Masao TACHIKURA, Hiroyuki OHKUBO
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Publication number: 20120073330Abstract: An optical fiber end processing method includes the steps of: an optical fiber fixing step of fixing two parts of the optical fiber; a first heating step of heating a tip end side part of the optical fiber between two fixed parts fixed in the optical fiber fixing step, and melting the optical fiber of the tip end side heating part; a second heating step of heating a part on a base end side of the optical fiber between the fixed parts away from the tip end side heating part in a state that two parts of the optical fiber are fixed, and making the holes of the optical fiber disappear; and a removing step of removing the tip end side heating part after the second heating step.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Masao TACHIKURA, Yoshiyuki Hiramoto
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Publication number: 20110142402Abstract: An optical fiber that permits, even when the cladding outer diameter thereof is smaller than 125 ?m, an eased splicing with other optical fiber using a general-purpose ferrule, is provided. The optical fiber comprises: a first optical fiber having a first core and a first cladding having a cladding outer diameter smaller than 125 ?m, wherein the first cladding has a plurality of air holes that extend longitudinally along the axis of the first core; a second optical fiber having a second core to be spliced to the first core, and a second cladding having a cladding outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the first cladding, wherein the second cladding is to be spliced to the first cladding; and a fusion splice formed between the end of the first optical fiber and the end of the second optical fiber by fusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.Inventors: Masao TACHIKURA, Kazumasa OHSONO, Noribumi SHIINA, Yoshikazu NAMEKAWA
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Publication number: 20110110637Abstract: An optical fiber that has no bubbles in the ultraviolet ray curable resin filled inside the air holes to seal the end parts thereof, an end part processing method of the optical fiber, and an end part processing apparatus of the optical fiber, are provided. In an end part processing method of an optical fiber that is comprised of a core and a cladding formed around the core, the cladding having a refraction index lower than that of the core and has a plurality of air holes formed therein along the axis of the core, wherein the end part process of the optical fiber is to form sealed portions on the ends of the air holes by sealing them with ultraviolet ray curable resin, the method is characterized in that the sealed portion is formed by heating the end of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.Inventors: Masao TACHIKURA, Kazumasa OHSONO, Noribumi SHIINA, Kanako SUZUKI, Yoshikazu NAMEKAWA, Kyoji OSOZAWA, Toshihiko ISHIKAWA, Masaru ISHIKAWA, Motoyoshi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 7658550Abstract: An optical fiber which, at an optical fiber connecting end having a plurality of voids around the periphery of a core, has a light-permeable substance, such as a resin or glass whose refractive index is lower than that of quartz type substances, filled in the voids adjacent to the connecting end. An optical fiber connecting section where an optical fiber having a plurality of voids in a clad around the periphery of a core is connected to another optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is connected end-to-end to aforesaid another optical fiber through a refractive index matching agent whose refractive index at the minimum temperature in actual use is lower than that of the core.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignees: Hitachi Cable Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Kurosawa, Bing Yao, Kazumasa Ohsono, Masao Tachikura, Hisanori Nakai, Toshio Kurashima, Eiji Araki, Katumi Hiramatu
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Publication number: 20080253726Abstract: An optical fiber which, at an optical fiber connecting end having a plurality of voids around the periphery of a core, has a light-permeable substance, such as a resin or glass whose refractive index is lower than that of quartz type substances, filled in the voids adjacent to the connecting end. An optical fiber connecting section where an optical fiber having a plurality of voids in a clad around the periphery of a core is connected to another optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is connected end-to-end to aforesaid another optical fiber through a refractive index matching agent whose refractive index at the minimum temperature in actual use is lower than that of the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicants: HITACHI CABLE, LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Kurosawa, Bing Yao, Kazumasa Ohsono, Masao Tachikura, Hisanori Nakai, Toshio Kurashima, Eiji Araki, Katumi Hiramatu
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Publication number: 20080250816Abstract: An optical fiber which, at an optical fiber connecting end having a plurality of voids around the periphery of a core, has a light-permeable substance, such as a resin or glass whose refractive index is lower than that of quartz type substances, filled in the voids adjacent to the connecting end. An optical fiber connecting section where an optical fiber having a plurality of voids in a clad around the periphery of a core is connected to another optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is connected end-to-end to aforesaid another optical fiber through a refractive index matching agent whose refractive index at the minimum temperature in actual use is lower than that of the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicants: HITACHI CABLE, LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Kurosawa, Bing Yao, Kazumasa Ohsono, Masao Tachikura, Hisanori Nakai, Toshio Kurashima, Eiji Araki, Katumi Hiramatu
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Patent number: 7376315Abstract: An optical fiber which, at an optical fiber connecting end having a plurality of voids around the periphery of a core, has a light-permeable substance, such as a resin or glass whose refractive index is lower than that of quartz type substances, filled in the voids adjacent to the connecting end. An optical fiber connecting section where an optical fiber having a plurality of voids in a clad around the periphery of a core is connected to another optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is connected end-to-end to aforesaid another optical fiber through a refractive index matching agent whose refractive index at the minimum temperature in actual use is lower than that of the core.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignees: Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.Inventors: Yoshinori Kurosawa, Bing Yao, Kazumasa Ohsono, Masao Tachikura, Hisanori Nakai, Toshio Kurashima, Eiji Araki, Katumi Hiramatu
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Patent number: 7349610Abstract: An optical fiber coiled cord having a coil construction in which an optical fiber cord is spirally bent to obtain lengthwise stretchability, wherein the fiber coiled cord is provided with a stretch length control member which restricts lengthwise elongation.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignees: Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Kazumasa Ohsono, Masao Tachikura, Yoshinori Kurosawa, Yoshikazu Namekawa, Kenji Kawase, Toshio Kurashima, Eiji Araki, Katumi Hiramatu
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Patent number: 7153570Abstract: An optical fiber cord which is a single core optical fiber cord having an outer diameter of 1.2 mm or less, and has a structure in which an optical fiber core wire having a resin coating is provided at the center, a tensile-strength-fiber layer is provided around the outer periphery of the optical fiber core wire, and a coating layer is further provided around the outer periphery of the tensile-strength-fiber layer, wherein the coating layer is composed of a non-halogen fire-retardant resin, is disclosed. This optical fiber cord has excellent fire retardant, mechanical and handling properties, although the outer diameter thereof is made smaller.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fuminori Nakajima, Nobuhisa Ishii, Masao Tachikura, Shigenori Uruno, Hisashi Izumita, Hitoshi Ishimaru, Kuniaki Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20060257086Abstract: An optical fiber coiled cord having a coil construction in which an optical fiber cord is spirally bent to obtain lengthwise stretchability, wherein the fiber coiled cord is provided with a stretch length control member which restricts lengthwise elongation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2004Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicants: HITACHI CABLE, LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Kazumasa Ohsono, Masao Tachikura, Yoshinori Kurosawa, Yoshikazu Namekawa, Kenji Kawase, Toshio Kurashima, Eiji Araki, Katumi Hiramatu
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Publication number: 20060204195Abstract: An optical fiber which, at an optical fiber connecting end having a plurality of voids around the periphery of a core, has a light-permeable substance, such as a resin or glass whose refractive index is lower than that of quartz type substances, filled in the voids adjacent to the connecting end. An optical fiber connecting section where an optical fiber having a plurality of voids in a clad around the periphery of a core is connected to another optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is connected end-to-end to aforesaid another optical fiber through a refractive index matching agent whose refractive index at the minimum temperature in actual use is lower than that of the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2004Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventors: Yoshinori Kurosawa, Bing Yao, Kazumasa Ohsono, Masao Tachikura, Hisanori Nakai, Toshio Kurashima, Eiji Araki, Katumi Hiramatu
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Patent number: 6893719Abstract: A single core optical fiber cord having an outer diameter of 1.2 mm or less, and having a structure in which an optical fiber core wire having a resin coating provided at the center, a tensile-strength-fiber layer around the periphery of the optical fiber core wire, and a coating layer around the outer periphery of the tensile-strength-fiber layer is provided. The coating layer can be composed of a non-halogen fire-retardant resin. The optical fiber cord has excellent fire retardant, mechanical and handling properties, although the outer diameter thereof is 1.2 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2000Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignees: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Okano Electric Wire Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fuminori Nakajima, Nobuhisa Ishii, Masao Tachikura, Shigenori Uruno, Hisashi Izumita, Hitoshi Ishimaru, Kuniaki Yamaguchi