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Kirk Patton Bumgarner
Also filed as: BUMGARNER KIRK P · BUMGARNER KIRK PATTON
12 granted patents·2 pending applications·320 citations·filing 1998–2023
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14 records- 0196US7832675B2Method and apparatus for tensile testing and rethreading optical fiber during fiber drawCORNING INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 16, 2010·90 cites·12 claims
- 0293US9574969B2Apparatuses for screen testing an optical fiber and methods for using the sameCORNING INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 21, 2017·4 cites·19 claims
- 0389US6027062AOptical fiber dual spindle winder with automatic threading and windingCORNING INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 22, 2000·119 cites·33 claims
- 0488US8689636B2Optical fiber tensile screening method and deviceBEDNARCZYK DAVID ANDREW·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·12 cites·9 claims
- 0585US6643445B2Fiber optic spools and methods of making the sameCORNING INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 4, 2003·22 cites·14 claims
- 0681US6533216B1System and methods for providing under-wrap access to optical fiber wound onto spoolsCORNING INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 18, 2003·61 cites·38 claims
- 0767US11242215B2Apparatus and methods for detecting stray optical fibers during windingCORNING INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 8, 2022·1 cites·26 claims
- 0861US2024150217A1Systems and methods for producing optical fiber preformsCORNING INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 0959US10031045B2Apparatuses for screen testing an optical fiber and methods for using the sameCORNING INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 24, 2018·0 cites·1 claims
- 1047US10968070B2Apparatus and method for tensioning and threading optical fiberCORNING INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 6, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 1147USD437207SOptical waveguide spoolCORNING INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 6, 2001·6 cites·1 claims
- 1245US2002069675A1Method and apparatus for tensile testing and rethreading optical fiber during fiber drawFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
- 1341USD499006SOptical waveguide spoolCORNING INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 30, 2004·4 cites·1 claims
- 1432USD462605SOptical waveguide spoolCORNING INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 10, 2002·1 cites·1 claims
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