Christopher Ar Richter

US Patent:

7708688, May 4, 2010

Filed:

Mar 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/080202

Inventors:

David J. Welker - Vancouver WA, US
Christopher D. Breckon - Vancouver WA, US
Todd E. Holt - Vancouver WA, US
Christopher A. Richter - Tumwater WA, US

Assignee:

Paradigm Optics, Incorporated - Vancouver WA

International Classification:

A61B 1/00
B29D 11/00

US Classification:

600130, 600920, 600128, 264 124

Abstract:

An endoscopic shaft having multiple endoscopic elements set in a polymer common housing. The endoscopic elements may be drawn with the common housing to manufacture a component, called an EndoFiber, which forms the length of the endoscopic shaft. A second structure, called an Endocap, may be provided that includes optical elements and which is attached to the end of the EndoFiber to form the shaft.

US Patent:

20050265675, Dec 1, 2005

Filed:

May 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/131065

Inventors:

David Welker - Vancouver WA, US
Christopher Breckon - Ruston WA, US
Todd Holt - Vancouver WA, US
Christopher Richter - Tumwater WA, US

Assignee:

Paradigm Optics Incorporated - Vancouver WA

International Classification:

G02B006/04

US Classification:

385115000

Abstract:

A method to fabricate solid linear fiber arrays, multi-hole arrays and inverse multi-hole arrays (i.e. space-separated arrays). These arrays may be used for example as capillary arrays, photonic crystal fiber, tissues engineering scaffolds and templates, imaging guides, thermal photovoltaic device, and thermal electric devices. The number of fibers used to fabricate the structures is variable. Individual fibers are deposited into a fiber depository and made to bond together. The deposition may be performed in line with fiber production or may be performed after producing the fibers through fiber rewinding. The bonded linear fiber array may be removed from the fiber depositories.