Patents by Inventor R. Sykes Carter

R. Sykes Carter 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).

  • Lamp structure, having elliptical reflectors, for uniformly irradiating surfaces of optical fiber and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 6626561
    Abstract: A lamp for more uniformly irradiating surfaces of fibers (including ribbon-shaped fibers), such as optical fibers, and methods of using such lamp, are provided. The lamp has primary and secondary elliptical-shaped reflectors, forming an elliptical space therebetween with the fibers in the vicinity of one focal point of the elliptical space, on the major axis of the elliptical space. The lamp bulb is centered on this major axis of the elliptical space, in the vicinity of the other focal point to provide a dispersed ray pattern at the fiber for more uniformity over the surfaces of the fibers. Ends of the primary reflector can be provided with end reflectors which can have mounts for the lamp bulb. The lamp can be used to cure a light curable coating (e.g., ink, polymer) on the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Fusion UV Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Sykes Carter, Robert L. Rhoades, Charles H. Wood
  • Lamp structure, having elliptical reflectors, for uniformly irradiating surfaces of optical fiber and method of use thereof
    Publication number: 20020012252
    Abstract: A lamp for more uniformly irradiating surfaces of fibers (including ribbon-shaped fibers), such as optical fibers, and methods of using such lamp, are provided. The lamp has primary and secondary elliptical-shaped reflectors, forming an elliptical space therebetween with the fibers in the vicinity of one focal point of the elliptical space, on the major axis of the elliptical space. The lamp bulb is centered on this major axis of the elliptical space, in the vicinity of the other focal point to provide a dispersed ray pattern at the fiber for more uniformity over the surfaces of the fibers. Ends of the primary reflector can be provided with end reflectors which can have mounts for the lamp bulb. The lamp can be used to cure a light curable coating (e.g., ink, polymer) on the fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: R. Sykes Carter, Robert L. Rhoades, Charles H. Wood
  • Color coded optical fiber waveguides and method for coloring same
    Patent number: 4629285
    Abstract: To facilitate product identification and/or identification of individual optical glass fiber waveguides in a cable, the optical glass fiber waveguides are color coded with a relatively thin coating of color ultraviolet curable ink. The UV cured ink coating may cover the entire outer surface of the waveguide, or may be applied over less than the entire circumference or discontinuously along the length to form various patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Fusion UV Curing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: R. Sykes Carter, Earl M. Seagrave