Patents by Inventor Richard L. Niemeyer

Richard L. Niemeyer 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).

  • Method of preparing optical fiber for fusion splicing and method of forming a fusion splice
    Patent number: 6139196
    Abstract: A method of preparing an optical fiber for fusion splicing comprising the steps of providing an optical fiber having a fiber jacket and an end, removing a predetermined bulk of the fiber jacket from an area adjacent the end while one of substantially simultaneously moving gas over the area and exhausting gas from the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Honeywell, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Feth, Richard L. Niemeyer