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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7572063 | Opto-electric connector The device includes a housing, an insert, a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a first ball lens, a second ball lens, a first contact pin, a second contact pin, a first contact socket, a second contact socket, an alignment pin, and an alignment socket. The housing has... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7504668 | Transponder assembly for use with parallel optics modules in fiber optic communications systems A transponder assembly for use with fiber optic digital communication cables having multiple parallel optic fiber elements. The transponder assembly features a transmitter port and receiver port for connection with separate parallel optic cables for separately trans... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7463831 | Transponder assembly for use with parallel optics modules in fiber optic communications systems A transponder assembly for use with fiber optic digital communication cables having multiple parallel optic fiber elements. The transponder assembly features a transmitter port and receiver port for connection with separate parallel optic cables for separately trans... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460750 | Expanded beam, single fiber, fiber optic connector The expanded beam, single fiber, fiber optic connector includes a lens holder, a lens, and a ferrule. The lens holder retains the lens, and the lens holder accommodates the ferrule. The lens is in optical communication with an optical fiber retained in the ferrule. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458517 | Radio frequency identification of a connector by a patch panel or other similar structure The device includes a fiber optic cable, a transponder, a panel, an antenna, and a transceiver. The transponder is attached to a fiber optic connector of the fiber optic cable. The antenna is positioned adjacent to the panel. The transceiver is electrically connecte... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7419313 | Optoelectronic device in combination with a push-in cage The device includes a push-in cage, and an optoelectronic device. The push-in cage includes a first thread form, and a first key. The optoelectronic device includes an optical subassembly, a second thread form, and a second key. The second thread form of the optoele... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7377702 | Cageless, pluggable optoelectronic device which enables belly-to-belly layouts The device includes a housing, a printed circuit board, a first optical subassembly, a second optical subassembly, and a lever. The device is pluggable to a host structure. The housing has a flange. The printed circuit board is mounted to the housing. The first and ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350981 | Fiber optic buildout converter, physical contact to expanded beam The fiber optic buildout converter includes a housing, a first fiber optic connector, and a second fiber optic connector. The housing has a first end and a second end. The first fiber optic connector is located near the first end of the housing, and the first fiber ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344317 | Rugged MT-MT connector The device includes a ferrule, a housing, a first gap, and a holder. The housing having a recess, a first cantilever spring, a second cantilever spring. The recess accommodates the ferrule. The first cantilever spring has a first contact area, and the second cantile... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336883 | Indexing optical fiber adapter The device includes an indexing adapter, two port monitors, a light source, and two fiber optic connectors. The indexing adapter has only three fiber optic connector receptacles. Two of the three fiber optic connector receptacles are situated adjacent to the third f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7307847 | Pluggable video module The device includes a housing, a locking and release mechanism, an electrical connector, an optical connector, and pathological circuitry. The housing has a top, a bottom, a front, and a back. The locking and release mechanism is attached to the housing. The electri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7243837 | Media converter RFID security tag The device includes a fiber optic cable, a transponder, a media converter, an antenna, and a transceiver. The transponder is attached to the fiber optic cable. The media converter is mountable to a bulkhead. The antenna is attached to the media converter. The transc... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242587 | Bulkhead mountable optoelectronic device The optoelectronic device includes a sleeve, an insert body, a ferrule, a lens, an optical subassembly, an electrical connector, a substrate, a cover, and a panel nut. The sleeve includes seating surface, an aperture, and thread form. The panel nut has a thread form... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234875 | Rugged MT-MT connector The device includes first and second ferrules, first and second housings, and first and second holders. The first and second ferrules have respective first and second mating ends. The first housing has a first cantilever spring, a second cantilever spring, and a fir... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227745 | Cageless, pluggable optoelectronic device The device includes a housing, a printed circuit board, a first optical subassembly, a second optical subassembly, and a lever. The device is pluggable to a host structure. The housing has a channel and ground spring fingers. The printed circuit board has contact tr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226217 | Transceiver/fiber optic connector adaptor with patch cord ID reading capability The device includes a first optical connector, a second optical connector, a flexible substrate, a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, a memory chip, and a clip. The first electrical connector is attached to the flexible substrate. The second ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220062 | Active bulkhead transceiver The active bulkhead transceiver includes a housing, an insert body, a keying cap, a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a transmitting optical subassembly, a receiving optical subassembly, an electrical connector, a substrate, a cover, and a panel nut. The housing incl... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215554 | Pluggable video module A pluggable video module (PVM) having a housing with a top, a bottom, a front and a back; a locking and release mechanism proximate the front of the module for securing the module within a host device; an electrical connector proximate the back of the module for ele... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7165728 | Radio frequency identification for transfer of component information in fiber optic testing The device includes a connector, a transponder, an optical test unit, an antenna, and a transceiver. The transponder is attached to the connector. The antenna is attached to the optical test unit. The transceiver is electrically connected to the antenna. When the co... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7104701 | Expanded beam converter for MIL-PRF-83526/17 optical connector The fiber optic connector includes a bulkhead connector housing, an expanded beam insert body, ferrules, ball lenses, focal length spacers, and a mating plane adapter. The expanded beam insert body is mounted to the bulkhead connector housing. The ferrules, ball len... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101090 | Transceiver assembly for use in fiber optics communications An optoelectronic subassembly includes a planar substrate, a set of guide pins, and a support block. The planar substrate has an array of photoactive components mounted on the planar substrate and a set of apertures in the planar substrate are aligned with the photo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097365 | Transceiver assembly for use in fiber optics communications A transceiver assembly includes a frame section, a rigid printed circuit board, a flex circuit, and an edge connector. The frame section includes a flex circuit layer for use in carrying data, and control and power signals, and an optoelectronic device. The rigid pr... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090509 | Multi-port pluggable transceiver (MPPT) with multiple LC duplex optical receptacles An interface converter module includes a metallized housing having a first end and a second end. A printed circuit board is mounted within the housing and has mounted thereon electronic circuitry configured to convert data signals from a host device transmission med... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073955 | Transceiver assembly for use in fiber optics communications A transceiver assembly includes a frame section, a rigid circuit board, a flex circuit, and a controller chip. The frame section includes an optoelectronic device containing a set of photoactive components, a signal processing chip for providing drive signals to the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073954 | Transceiver assembly for use in fiber optics communications A frame section includes a flex circuit layer, a support layer, and a silicon substrate carrier. The flex circuit layer includes a plurality of communication lines and having a flex circuit window section. The support layer includes a support layer window smaller th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7064962 | Transponder assembly for use with parallel optics modules in fiber optic communications systems A transponder assembly for use with fiber optic digital communication cables having multiple parallel optic fiber elements. The transponder assembly features a transmitter port and receiver port for connection with separate parallel optic cables for separately trans... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056032 | Transceiver assembly for use in fiber optics communications A transceiver assembly for use in fiber optic communications systems where multiple optical fibers are used in transmitting and receiving optical signals. The assembly is adapted for being mechanically and optically connected with a ferrule supporting a set of optic... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6955478 | Stub having an optical fiber A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished s... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6952508 | Low-profile back plane interconnection device The low-profile back plane interconnection device includes a back plane, a daughter card, and a shroud. The back plane includes an optical fiber. The optical fiber of the back plane includes a terminal end. The terminal end of the optical fiber of the back plane has... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6939055 | Stub having an optical fiber A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925099 | Control of VCSEL emission for better high-speed performance A device includes a VCSEL, an optical fiber, and a lens. The VCSEL generates optical light signals having a spatial emission pattern based around an axis of emission. Light signals emitted from the VCSEL substantially along or near the axis of emission are known as ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913402 | Bulkhead mountable optoelectronic device The optoelectronic device includes a sleeve, an insert body, a ferrule, a lens, an optical subassembly, an electrical connector, a substrate, a cover, and a panel nut. The sleeve includes seating surface, an aperture, and thread form. The panel nut has a thread form... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910809 | Electrical sub-assembly design for parallel optics modules A device includes a printed circuit board, a first photoactive array, a second photoactive array, a first driver chip, a second driver chip, a first connector, and a second connector. The printed circuit board includes a mounting surface section, a first flex circui... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6903934 | Circuit board construction for use in small form factor fiber optic communication system transponders A transponder assembly for use with fiber optic digital communication cables having multiple parallel optic fiber elements. The transponder assembly features separate transmitter and receiver ports and an electrical connector for connecting with computer or communic... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6891994 | Micro optical design for DWDM interleavers with narrow channel spacing A device includes a first fiber collimator, a second fiber collimator, a third fiber collimator, a first beam splitting prism, a second beam splitting prism, a spacer, a resonator cube, and a dielectric beam splitting coating. The dielectric beam splitting coating s... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871022 | Cascaded optical multiplexer Methods and apparatus for multiplexing and demultiplexing optical signals. An interleaver having a modified Mach-Zehnder interferometer as a first stage is used as a wavelength division multiplexer. This first stage is combined with one or more cascaded stages, each... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6808319 | Parallel fiber optics communications module An optoelectronic subassembly for use in fiber optic communications systems where multiple parallel optical fibers are used in transmitting and receiving optical signals. The subassembly is adapted for optically connecting with a ferrule and electrically connecting ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6808318 | Parallel fiber optics communications module An optoelectronic subassembly for use in fiber optic communications systems where multiple parallel optical fibers are used in transmitting and receiving optical signals. The subassembly is adapted for optically connecting with a ferrule and electrically connecting ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6808317 | Parallel fiber optics communications module An optoelectronic subassembly for use in fiber optic communications systems where multiple parallel optical fibers are used in transmitting and receiving optical signals. The subassembly is adapted for optically connecting with a ferrule and electrically connecting ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6808320 | Parallel fiber optics communications module An optoelectronic subassembly for use in fiber optic communications systems where multiple parallel optical fibers are used in transmitting and receiving optical signals. The subassembly is adapted for optically connecting with a ferrule and electrically connecting ... | 10/26/2004 |
