Patents by Inventor Surendar K. Bhan

Surendar K. Bhan 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).

  • Fiber optic lighting system
    Patent number: 5669692
    Abstract: A lighting system utilizing an optical fiber is provided. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, light rays from a light source are focused into an outer end of the optical fiber wound in a spiral shape. The light rays are focused in by a ball lens. In one embodiment, the spiral shape optical fiber is enclosed by a casing having a reflective inner surface along the periphery and the bottom; however, there is an aperture in the casing to permit light rays from the light source to reach the outer end of the spiral shape optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Timex Corporation
    Inventors: Harold Thorgersen, Jose Santana, Andrew C. Ledesma, Surendar K. Bhan, Lyman Daigle