Patents by Inventor Sam Aderogba

Sam Aderogba 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 cleaning and stripping an optical fiber using an electrical arc, and associated apparatus
    Patent number: 7555188
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing an optical fiber includes generating a continuous or pulsed arc in a first area wherein the arc creates a plasma in one or more gasses in the first area. The method further includes positioning a portion of the fiber in a second area adjacent to and outside of the plasma region, wherein coating material that is present on the optical fiber portion is removed when the plasma is present. Alternatively, in the case of a pulsed arc, the optical fiber portion may be positioned at least partially within the plasma region. The positioning step may be performed prior to or subsequent to the arc generating step. The method and apparatus may be utilized in a system that also strips and cleaves optical fibers. Also, a method for reducing the gap resistance between two electrodes by injecting negative ions into the area between the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: 3SAE Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Wiley, Donald Grasso, Steven A. Valle, Sam Aderogba, Jared Meitzler, Clyde Troutman, Christopher Williams
  • Method of cleaning and stripping an optical fiber using an electrical arc, and associated apparatus
    Publication number: 20070031098
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing an optical fiber includes generating a continuous or pulsed arc in a first area wherein the arc creates a plasma in one or more gasses in the first area. The method further includes positioning a portion of the fiber in a second area adjacent to and outside of the plasma region, wherein coating material that is present on the optical fiber portion is removed when the plasma is present. Alternatively, in the case of a pulsed arc, the optical fiber portion may be positioned at least partially within the plasma region. The positioning step may be performed prior to or subsequent to the arc generating step. The method and apparatus may be utilized in a system that also strips and cleaves optical fibers. Also, a method for reducing the gap resistance between two electrodes by injecting negative ions into the area between the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Wiley, Donald Grasso, Steven Valle, Sam Aderogba, Jared Meitzler, Clyde Troutman, Christopher Williams