Patents by Inventor Robert Travis Smith

Robert Travis Smith 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).

  • Flexible optical circuit appliques
    Patent number: 6427034
    Abstract: A preformed fiber optic applique having a backing layer is provided. The backing layer or film has an adhesive coating applied thereon. At least one optical fiber is routed and bonded to the adhesive layer providing a continuous optical signal path from one end to another. A releasable liner is releasably attached to the adhesive layer and positioned to cover the backing layer including the at least one optical fiber. Microstructures are provided on the backing layer in one embodiment. The microstructures are crushable structures that prevent the adhesive from immediately adhering to a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael Alan Meis, Gordon Dwight Henson, Terry Lee Smith, Robert Travis Smith, Dewain Robert Goff
  • Flexible optical circuit appliques
    Patent number: 5902435
    Abstract: A preformed fiber optic applique having a backing layer is provided. The backing layer or film, has an adhesive coating applied thereon. At least one optical fiber is routed and bonded to the adhesive layer providing a continuous optical signal path from one end to another. A releasable liner is releasably attached to the adhesive layer and positioned to cover the backing layer including the at least one optical fiber. Microstructures are provided on the backing layer in one embodiment. The microstructures are crushable structures that prevent the adhesive from immediately adhering to a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Michael Alan Meis, Gordon Dwight Henson, Terry Lee Smith, Robert Travis Smith, Dewain Robert Goff