Patents by Inventor Simon Toft

Simon Toft 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).

  • Tapered optical fiber for supercontinuum generation
    Patent number: 8977087
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tapered optical fiber and a method and drawing tower for producing such an optical fiber. The tapered optical fiber comprising a core region that is capable of guiding light along a longitudinal axis of said optical fiber and a cladding region surrounding said core region. The optical fiber comprises a tapered section arranged between a first longitudinal position and a second longitudinal position, said tapered section comprising a first taper section having a first length, L1, over which the optical fiber is tapered down to a taper waist, and a second taper section having a second length, L2, over which said optical fiber is tapered up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: NKT Photonics A/S
    Inventors: Christian Jacobsen, Ole Bang, Simon Toft Sørensen, Peter Morten Moselund, Carsten L. Thomsen
  • TAPERED OPTICAL FIBER FOR SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION
    Publication number: 20130182999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tapered optical fiber and a method and drawing tower for producing such an optical fiber. The tapered optical fiber comprising a core region that is capable of guiding light along a longitudinal axis of said optical fiber and a cladding region surrounding said core region. The optical fiber comprises a tapered section arranged between a first longitudinal position and a second longitudinal position, said tapered section comprising a first taper section having a first length, L1, over which the optical fiber is tapered down to a taper waist, and a second taper section having a second length, L2, over which said optical fiber is tapered up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: NKT Photonics A/S
    Inventors: Christian Jacobsen, Ole Bang, Simon Toft Sørensen, Peter Morten Moselund, Carsten l. Thomsen
  • Split wedge pillow
    Patent number: D872504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TOFT GLOBAL LIMITED T/A ZENESSE HEALTH
    Inventor: Simon Toft