Patents by Inventor Stuart L. Saikkonen

Stuart L. Saikkonen 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 and apparatus for recoating optical waveguide fibers
    Patent number: 4662307
    Abstract: A split recoating mold for use in recoating optical waveguide fibers with a UV-curable resin is provided wherein: (1) the mold, when closed, forms a cavity for receiving the portion of the fiber which is to be recoated, the cross-sectional size and shape of the cavity being essentially equal to the cross-sectional size and shape of the original fiber; (2) the mold includes an injection port for introducing a UV-curable resin into the cavity; and (3) the mold includes means for introducing ultraviolet light into the cavity so that resin located in regions of the cavity remote from the injection port will cure prior to resin located in regions of the cavity near the injection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: Lynn G. Amos, Stuart L. Saikkonen, Donald R. Young