Patents by Inventor Nicholas F. Yannoni

Nicholas F. Yannoni 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).

  • Portable optical fiber coupling device
    Patent number: 4199223
    Abstract: A portable device for coupling optical fibers consisting of an insulative block so designed as to allow a number of optical fibers to come together, a piezoelectric generating means secured to the block and connected to the piezoelectric generator so that optical fibers will be brought together at a point between the electrodes. Electricity generated causes an arc across the electrodes which generates sufficient heat to join the optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Nicholas F. Yannoni