Patents by Inventor Steven David Conover

Steven David Conover 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).

  • Polished fused optical fiber endface
    Patent number: 6415087
    Abstract: An endface configuration of an optical fiber has a frustum region which is produced by polishing the endface. In order to produce the optimal rounded tip, however, the polished fiber is then fused. To increase coupling efficiency, the vertex angle of the polished frustum region is acute, preferably between 16 and 20°. Further, to create a hyperbolic endface surface, an intermediate frustum region is preferably polished prior to fusing tip. This fused tip is preferably has a circular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Corning Laserton, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Chaodung Yang, Lee-Ching Hwu, Steven David Conover