Patents by Inventor Noel Valentine Healy

Noel Valentine Healy 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 devices and methods of manufacture of optical devices
    Patent number: 8934744
    Abstract: A method for performing a multi-stage dilation of optical fibers is described, the method comprising performing successive dilation steps such that the adiabatic condition is maintained throughout the fiber. There is also described various optical devices employing such multi-stage dilated optical fibers, as well as methods of manufacture of the optical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignees: University of Limerick, Waterford Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Dominic Finnian Murphy, Noel Valentine Healy, Conleth Dennis Hussey, Ronan O'Byrne, Sergey Sergeyev
  • OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OF OPTICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120207435
    Abstract: A method for performing a multi-stage dilation of optical fibres is described, the method comprising performing successive dilation steps such that the adiabatic condition is maintained throughout the fibre. There is also described various optical devices employing such multi-stage dilated optical fibres, as well as methods of manufacture of the optical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK, WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dominic Finnian Murphy, Noel Valentine Healy, Conleth Dennis Hussey, Ronan O'Byrne, Sergey Sergeyev