Jun 30, 1993 A process for manufacturing a fiber optic display screen is disclosed where a fiber is guided onto a revolving drum and disposed into input and output clamps located on the surface of the drum. The fiber guiding device allows the fiber to be precisely located on the surface of the drum in a hexagonal offset pattern in …
Lateral Illumination Fiber Optic Cable Device and Method of Manufacture (Patent # 5,333,228)
May 21, 1993 – Super Vision International Inc. A fiber optic cable (10) suitable for lateral illumination lighting installations has a tubular central core (12), wrapped perimetrically with angularly evenly distributed bundles (15) of optical fibers (16) and covered with a transparent sheath (17). The core includes an outer cylindrical surface (14) of reflective material (24) that deflects inwardly directed …
Youth turns ideas to money – The Bulletin
By Sue Goldfarb He believes in moving, not sitting. PALO ALTO, Calif. – At the tender age of 21, Brett Kingstone turns ideas – his own and others’ – into money. He calls himself “a simple shmo.” He writes guest editorials for the Wall Street Journal at $1,000 a crack. He’s collecting $100,000 in royalties this year from the how-to-do-it …
Students develop a bright idea – The Stanford Daily
Andrew Carnegie and Howard Hughes took risks in starting their own businesses — and their innovative daring paid off. Two Stanford student entrepreneurs are hoping their efforts will be successful as well. Brett Kingstone and George Hara are marketing a patented fiber process to replace large neon light displays. Two signs are already up in Tokyo and the new device …