Patents by Inventor Robert D. Nichols

Robert D. Nichols 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).

  • Apparatus and method for winding optical fiber onto reels
    Patent number: 6666398
    Abstract: A method and appartus for sandwiching the loose end of the optical fiber. A disk assembly is disclosed which includesa first disk capable of being mounted on the shaft proximate the first flange of the reel and a second disk capable of being mounted on the shaft proximate the first disk, wherein the first and second disks are capable of being spaced apart to accept the loose end of the optical fiber, and the first and second disks are capable of being moved together to sandwich the loose end of the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Allen E. Allegretto, Richard E. Blazek, Robert D. Nichols
  • Apparatus and method for winding optical fiber onto reels
    Publication number: 20030141401
    Abstract: A method and appartus for sandwiching the loose end of the optical fiber. A disk assembly is disclosed which includes a first disk capable of being mounted on the shaft proximate the first flange of the reel and a second disk capable of being mounted on the shaft proximate the first disk, wherein the first and second disks are capable of being spaced apart to accept the loose end of the optical fiber, and the first and second disks are capable of being moved together to sandwich the loose end of the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Allen E. Allegretto, Richard E. Blazek, Robert D. Nichols