Patents by Inventor Ross K. Finlay

Ross K. Finlay 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).

  • Replacing optical fibre sheathing after fusion splicing
    Patent number: 4404010
    Abstract: When a pair of plastics sheathed glass optical fibres (1, 2) is joined by a fusion splice there is a length of bare fibre between where the original sheathing of one fibre terminates and where that of the other begins. This gap is filled with reinstatement sheathing (5, 5b) which is fused to the original sheathing using a length (4) of heat-shrink tubing as a mould. The heat-shrink tubing is then removed to leave a smooth profile for the spliced fibre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: International Standard Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Bricheno, Alexander J. Robertson, Ross K. Finlay