Patents by Inventor Xavier Meersseman

Xavier Meersseman 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 for curing glass-fiber coatings
    Patent number: 9067241
    Abstract: A UVLED apparatus and method provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating onto a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus and method employ one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to effect improved curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Draka Comteq, B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Antoon Hartsuiker, Bob J. Overton, Xavier Meersseman
  • Method for Curing Glass-Fiber Coatings
    Publication number: 20140097361
    Abstract: A UVLED apparatus and method provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating onto a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus and method employ one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to effect improved curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Draka Comteq, B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Antoon Hartsuiker, Bob J. Overton, Xavier Meersseman
  • UVLED apparatus for curing glass-fiber coatings
    Patent number: 8604448
    Abstract: A UVLED apparatus and method provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating onto a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus and method employ one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to effect improved curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Draka Comteq, B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Antoon Hartsuiker, Bob J. Overton, Xavier Meersseman
  • UVLED apparatus for curing glass-fiber coatings
    Patent number: 8314408
    Abstract: A UVLED apparatus and method provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating onto a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus and method employ one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to effect improved curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Draka Comteq, B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Antoon Hartsuiker, Bob J. Overton, Xavier Meersseman
  • UVLED Apparatus for Curing Glass-Fiber Coatings
    Publication number: 20100183821
    Abstract: A UVLED apparatus and method provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating onto a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus and method employ one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to effect improved curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: DRAKA COMTEQ, B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Antoon Hartsuiker, Bob J. Overton, Xavier Meersseman