Patents by Inventor Shaun Hampton

Shaun Hampton 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).

  • Optical fiber splice encapsulated by a cladding light stripper
    Patent number: 11808973
    Abstract: Spliced multi-clad optical fibers with a cladding light stripper (CLS) encapsulating the splice. The splice may facilitate conversion between two optical fibers having different architectures, such as different core and/or cladding dimensions. The CLS may comprise a first length of fiber on a first side of the splice, and a second length of fiber on a second side of the splice, encapsulating the splice within the lengths of the CLS. The splice may abut one or more of the lengths of the CLS, or may be separated from one or more lengths of the CLS by an intermediate length of a first and/or second fiber joined by the splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Hawke, Teemu Kokki, Shaun Hampton, Chris Luetjen
  • OPTICAL FIBER SPLICE ENCAPSULATED BY A CLADDING LIGHT STRIPPER
    Publication number: 20220113468
    Abstract: Spliced multi-clad optical fibers with a cladding light stripper (CLS) encapsulating the splice. The splice may facilitate conversion between two optical fibers having different architectures, such as different core and/or cladding dimensions. The CLS may comprise a first length of fiber on a first side of the splice, and a second length of fiber on a second side of the splice, encapsulating the splice within the lengths of the CLS. The splice may abut one or more of the lengths of the CLS, or may be separated from one or more lengths of the CLS by an intermediate length of a first and/or second fiber joined by the splice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Hawke, Teemu Kokki, Shaun Hampton, Chris Luetjen
  • Optical fiber splice encapsulated by a cladding light stripper
    Patent number: 11009657
    Abstract: Spliced multi-clad optical fibers with a cladding light stripper (CLS) encapsulating the splice. The splice may facilitate conversion between two optical fibers having different architectures, such as different core and/or cladding dimensions. The CLS may comprise a first length of fiber on a first side of the splice, and a second length of fiber on a second side of the splice, encapsulating the splice within the lengths of the CLS. The splice may abut one or more of the lengths of the CLS, or may be separated from one or more lengths of the CLS by an intermediate length of a first and/or second fiber joined by the splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: NLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Hawke, Teemu Kokki, Shaun Hampton, Chris Luetjen
  • OPTICAL FIBER SPLICE ENCAPSULATED BY A CLADDING LIGHT STRIPPER
    Publication number: 20200081182
    Abstract: Spliced multi-clad optical fibers with a cladding light stripper (CLS) encapsulating the splice. The splice may facilitate conversion between two optical fibers having different architectures, such as different core and/or cladding dimensions. The CLS may comprise a first length of fiber on a first side of the splice, and a second length of fiber on a second side of the splice, encapsulating the splice within the lengths of the CLS. The splice may abut one or more of the lengths of the CLS, or may be separated from one or more lengths of the CLS by an intermediate length of a first and/or second fiber joined by the splice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: NLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Hawke, Teemu Kokki, Shaun Hampton, Chris Luetjen