Patents by Inventor Shirley M. Jenkins

Shirley M. Jenkins 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).

  • Fibre-optic cable assemblies
    Patent number: 5138682
    Abstract: Opposite ends of a fibre-optic cable have terminations including a metal diaphragm which is welded or brazed at its outer edge to the termination. The diaphragm has a central aperture into which extends the ends of a bundle of optical fibres, the fibres being hermetically sealed together at their end and sealed in the aperture by a glass seal. The diaphragm tapers in thickness from its outer edge to its central aperture where it is thinner and is flexible to accommodate relative displacement between the fibre bundle and the sheath of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: Smiths Industries Public Limited Company
    Inventor: Shirley M. Jenkins