Patents by Inventor Michael Bramson

Michael Bramson 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).

  • Method of polishing optical fiber
    Patent number: 5136818
    Abstract: An optical glass fiber polishing apparatus and method utilizing a slurry prised of water, CeO, glycerin and where needed, a base such as NaOH, to realize transmission loss in the fiber as it is polished towards the fiber core. The intensity of light introduced at one end of the fiber is measured at the opposite end, continuously and without interruption of the polishing, to determine polishing progress through the cladding towards the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Michael Bramson
  • Fiber optic polishing system
    Patent number: 5106394
    Abstract: An optical glass fiber polishing apparatus and method utilizing a slurry prised of water, CeO, glycerin and where needed, a base such as NaOh, to realize transmission loss in the fiber as it is polished towards the fiber core. The intensity of light introduced at one end of the fiber is measured at the opposite end, continuously and without interruption of the polishing, to determine polishing progress through the cladding towards the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Michael Bramson