Richard S Barnes

US Patent:

51796120, Jan 12, 1993

Filed:

Dec 19, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/810656

Inventors:

James R. Rochester - Tucson AZ
Richard B. Barnes - Tucson AZ

Assignee:

Hughes Aircraft Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G02B 616

US Classification:

385123

Abstract:

An optical fiber payout canister (36) comprises a bobbin (42) upon which an optical fiber (34) is wound. A shroud (50) overlies the bobbin (42), and a layer (54) of an ablative material is coated onto at least a portion of the inside wall (48) of the shroud (50) adjacent to the bobbin (42), so that the optical fiber (34) may contact the ablative material (54) during payout. Desirably, the ablative material (54) has a hardness equal to or less than that of the buffer layer of the optical fiber (34). In one embodiment, the ablative material (54) has a composition similar to that of the polymer buffer layer, such as an urethane acrylate. The ablative material (54) removes energy from the optical fiber during payout, and in particular reduces the circumferential component of the energy, permitting the optical fiber (34) to be dispensed through a dispensing opening (58) in an end wall (60) of the shroud (50).

US Patent:

20190383006, Dec 19, 2019

Filed:

Aug 30, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/557205

Inventors:

- Suwanee GA, US
Richard Barnes - Suwanee GA, US

International Classification:

E04B 2/56
E04F 13/08
E04C 3/02
E04B 5/02

Abstract:

A covering support system includes a covering support that has a support member defining a support surface and that is connected to a mounting member so that when the mounting member is rigidly mounted relative to a wall stud, the support surface is substantially flush with an exterior surface of the wall stud and disposed from the exterior of a building surface by the overhang distance.

US Patent:

20190024371, Jan 24, 2019

Filed:

Feb 5, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/888564

Inventors:

- Suwanee GA, US
Richard Barnes - Suwanee GA, US

International Classification:

E04B 2/56
E04B 5/02
E04C 3/02

Abstract:

A covering support system includes a covering support that has a support member defining a support surface and that is connected to a mounting member so that when the mounting member is rigidly mounted relative to a wall stud, the support surface is substantially flush with an exterior surface of the wall stud and disposed from the exterior of a building surface by the overhang distance.