Patents by Inventor Yoshinobu Tanako

Yoshinobu Tanako 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 coupling plastic optical fibers
    Publication number: 20020118945
    Abstract: A method for coupling plastic optical fibers and a plastic optical fiber unit are provided by providing a holder, which includes a groove for holding plastic optical fibers in a longitudinal direction; and abutting and coupling opposed end faces of the plastic optical fibers together while causing the holder to apply a lateral pressure to the plastic optical fibers therein to sandwich the plastic optical fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Tanako