Patents by Inventor Michael Braunmiller

Michael Braunmiller 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).

  • Optical cable element, multiple-fiber tube unit, and optical cable
    Patent number: 4913515
    Abstract: An optical cable element (5) includes several optical fibers (1) arranged concentrically around a central thread (3) and surrounded by a common envelope (4). The envelope (4) is made of a plastic which adheres to the optical fibers (1), so that after the cable element (5) has been slit open along its longitudinal axis, the round cable element is transformable into a ribbon element in the slit area, which facilitates multiple splicing. Also disclosed are a multiple-fiber tube unit and optical cables containing several such cable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Assignee: Alcatel N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Braunmiller, Ferdinand Grogl, Thomas A. Klett