Patents by Inventor Pamela A. Weber

Pamela A. Weber 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).

  • Low reflection optical fiber termination device and method using same
    Patent number: 5809198
    Abstract: A low reflection termination device comprised of a tubular glass housing having an interior cavity, an optical fiber having an end with a portion of the end being formed by the application of heat into a glass bead and extends into the glass housing with the glass bead positioned within the interior cavity, a clear cured epoxy disposed within the cavity of the housing surrounding the glass bead, and a light absorbing material which coats the tubular glass housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Gould Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela A. Weber, Zhongxuan Jiang, Vincent J. Tekippe
  • Broadband optical fiber coupler and method of making
    Patent number: 5644666
    Abstract: A fused optical fiber coupler comprising a first pair of axially elongated cylindrical fibers, each having a circular transverse cross-section of a first diameter, the first pair of fibers being in fused contact with each other along a continuous line and forming grooves on opposite sides of the line. A second pair of axially elongated cylindrical fibers each having a circular transverse cross-section of a second diameter different than the first diameter of the first pair of fibers, one fiber from the second pair of fibers being disposed in each of the grooves and fused to each of the first pair of fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Gould Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Campbell, Pamela A. Weber