Patents by Inventor Michael Mucci

Michael Mucci 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).

  • Apparatus for shaping the end of an optical fiber
    Patent number: 8406598
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: kSARIA Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Christopher, John C. Briggs, Michael Mucci
  • Apparatus for shaping the end of an optical fiber
    Patent number: 7978950
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: kSARIA Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Christopher, John C. Briggs, Michael Mucci
  • APPARATUS FOR SHAPING THE END OF AN OPTICAL FIBER
    Publication number: 20110075982
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Anthony J. Christopher, John C. Briggs, Michael Mucci
  • APPARATUS FOR SHAPING THE END OF AN OPTICAL FIBER
    Publication number: 20110044600
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: KSARIA Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Christopher, John C. Briggs, Michael Mucci
  • Apparatus for shaping the end of an optical fiber
    Patent number: 7809230
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: kSARIA Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Christopher, John C. Briggs, Michael Mucci
  • Apparatus for shaping the end of an optical fiber
    Publication number: 20090080840
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: kSARIA Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony J. Christopher, John C. Briggs, Michael Mucci
  • Sound machine
    Patent number: D989737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: KIDS2, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Mucci