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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841776 | Magnetic connector with optical signal path Circuits, apparatus, and methods that provide a connector system that can supply both power and data to a mobile computing or other type of device using a single connection. Further examples also provide a power and data adapter that can provide power and data to a ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7753596 | Fiber optic closure methods and apparatus A multiport includes a multiport housing top piece, and a multiport housing bottom piece welded to the housing top piece. Alternatively, a method for fabricating a multiport includes providing a multiport housing top piece, providing a multiport housing bottom piece... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7350982 | Sub-mount for mounting optical component and light transmission and reception module A sub-mount includes a recess for holding a polymer optical waveguide film and recesses for embedding and holding a light emitting element and a light detecting element. The sub-mount further has an adhesive filling groove formed adjacent to respective recesses. Whe... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344315 | Optical connections and methods of forming optical connections In one embodiment, a fiber assembly is provided. The fiber assembly has a first fiber having at least one core. The core has a length, a first end, and a second end, and light may be transmitted along the core. The second end has an obtusely angled end surface. The ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331793 | Magnetic connector A connector (30) can include a housing (32), a plurality of magnets (14) within the housing used for data transfer and at least one alignment magnet (16 or 18) within the housing used for proper alignment and polarity. The connecto... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330546 | Multimedia patching box A multimedia patching box including a generally rectangular housing. The housing includes a first wall positioned opposite from a second wall. The housing also includes opposing third and fourth walls that extend between the first and second walls. A panel is mounte... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329128 | Cable connector A cable connector is provided having a plug and a receptacle. Magnets are arranged on the plug and receptacle such that the magnets attract each other when the plug and receptacle are in a mated position and repel each other when the plug and receptacle are a predet... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7289282 | Lens barrel for holding lens A lens barrel for holding a lens includes a barrel body for containing the lens. A ring shaped receiving wall is formed on the barrel body, for receiving a rear face of a peripheral portion of the lens, to position the lens in an optical axis direction. Three retain... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7242825 | Cantilever beam MEMS variable optical attenuator An improved cantilever beam optical switch design which provides the function of a variable optical attenuator (VOA). A small degree of intentional misalignment of the waveguide will create different levels of optical attenuation. By finely controlling the misalignm... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236658 | Optical switch A first light reflection surface (51) and a second light reflection surface (52) are formed on a lower half of a mirror block (50) in a state that these light reflection surfaces (51), (52) make 90 degrees therebetween. A first lig... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7152775 | Magnetic source and ferromagnetic device for ultrasonic welding There is provided an ultrasonic welding apparatus that includes a magnetic source and a ferromagnetic device to apply pressure to at least one component being joined during the ultrasonic welding process. The magnetic source is positioned proximate the ultrasonic tr... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7126755 | Method and apparatus for labeling using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements A method and apparatus for labeling an item using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 has one or ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118281 | Retention and release mechanisms for fiber optic modules A rotate-and-pull mechanism for fiber optic modules. The mechanism having a lever-actuator to unlatch and withdraw a fiber optic module from a cage assembly or a module receptacle. The lever-actuator pivotally couples to the fiber optic module so that when lever-act... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118285 | Optical connections and methods of forming optical connections In one embodiment, fiber assemblies are provided. The fiber assemblies may have a first fiber and a second fiber. The first fiber may have at least one core having a length and first and second ends. The second end may have a first connector. The second fiber may ha... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7069613 | Method and apparatus for aligning an aircraft with a passenger loading bridge Disclosed is a method and system for aligning a door of an aircraft to a passenger loading bridge. A final parking position of the aircraft is defined as being immediately adjacent to a position of the passenger loading bridge, such that when the aircraft is stopped... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070339 | Method of manufacturing optical transceiver and adjustment device thereof The invention provides a manufacturing method of an optical transceiver whereby the manufacturing process can be further simplified. A method to manufacture an optical transceiver includes: combining an optical socket and an assembling object to be assembled with th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7014369 | Optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector comprising a main body in the form of a manipulator 11 having a throughbore which removably receives a sleeve-like carrier 13 again having a throughbore. The carrier 13 receives removably an optical fibre assembly whic... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7003188 | Low loss optical switching system An optical switching system that switches the path of an optical signal by moving a microstructure onto which a light-guiding structure is mounted. The microstructure is formed by a MEMs and semiconductor process to be integral to the substrate. The light-guiding st... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994448 | Solar powered illuminated devices A solar powered illuminated device is provided with a power module electrically connected to an illuminated module, the power module having a solar cell array electrically connected to a battery array having at least one rechargeable battery, the battery array being... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6980727 | Methodology for a MEMS variable optical attenuator An improved cantilever beam optical switch methodology which provides the function of a variable optical attenuator (VOA). A small degree of intentional misalignment of the waveguide will create different levels of optical attenuation. By finely controlling the misa... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973253 | Optical waveguide devices and methods of fabricating the same A first waveguide holding member has a first transverse surface region and a first optical waveguide having an end terminating at the first transverse surface region. A second waveguide holding member has a second transverse surface region which confronts the first ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6963678 | Electro-optical transducer with multi-reflector beam-expanding and collimating input/output device A system of reflectors is used to form beam-expanding and collimating electro-optic transducer devices, including radiation sources and/or detectors. Preferably, the reflector system is of the Cassegrainian or Ritchey-Chretien type. Radiation such as light signals c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955138 | Retractable leash assembly with a quick connect coupling assembly A retractable leash assembly structured to facilitate quick connection of an animal to a lead which is interconnected at a proximal end to an activation assembly and to a quick connect coupling assembly at a distal end. The leash assembly includes a release structur... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954579 | Method and apparatus for changing the optical intensity of an optical signal using a movable light transmissive structure An improved device, which may act as a variable attenuator, changes the optical intensity of an optical signal by moving a platform onto which a light transmissive structure such as a waveguide is disposed. The light transmissive structure is positioned and aligned ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6921630 | Photoresist substrate having robust adhesion A substrate material for LIGA applications w hose general composition is Ti/Cu/Ti/SiO2. The SiO2 is preferably applied to the Ti/Cu/Ti wafer as a sputtered coating, typically about 100 nm thick. This substrate composition provides improved adhe... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6904193 | Optical switch actuator An optical switch actuator moving an optical element into or out of an optical pathway. The optical element is coupled to a movable shuttle and driven by a motor between two rest positions. The motor includes two stationary coils and a magnet attached to the shuttle... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6836589 | Low loss optical switch using dual axis piezo actuation and sensing Apparatus for producing a collimated light beam within an optical switch, the apparatus comprising: a supporting structure having a first actuator and a second actuator, the first actuator being selectively adjustable along a first plane, and the second actuator bei... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6796718 | Electromagnetic linear optical positioner An electromagnetic micro positioner, e.g. for use in fibre optics, is operated by a ceramic piston (8) mounted within a ceramic cylinder (5). The piston (8) is moved by a permanent magnet (9) and an electromagnetic circuit (1/2). B... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6607305 | Bi-directional micromechanical latching linear actuator A micromechanical actuator includes a plunger, having two magnet heads spaced from each other and joined to move together, that is supported for linear movement on a substrate. A magnetic core is supported on the substrate and has gaps in the core adjacen... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607304 | Magnetic clamp for holding ferromagnetic elements during connection thereof A drive towards automation, particularly in the fiber optics industry, has necessitated the use of materials and methods better suited for use by machines. The present invention takes advantage of the magnetic properties of these materials to create a str... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604863 | Actuator mechanism for precision alignment of optical components A multi axis optical component actuator mechanism is disclosed using a plurality of electromagnetic coil actuators and a plurality of magnetic stator assemblies for aligning an optical component in a plurality of axes. In the preferred embodiment the plur... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6580848 | Interface for light barrier arrangements An interface for light barrier arrangements operates with an optoelectronic data exchange that can be activated by means of a magnetically acutated switch.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6577779 | Ferrule connection type optical isolator with optical fiber A ferrule connection optical isolator with an optical fiber, wherein the optical isolator includes a ferrule with at least one processed end surface. The optical fiber consists of two kinds of materials and has a concentric level difference between the ma... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6547447 | Optical aligning by eccentric laser welding Automated manufacturing in the fiber optics industry has introduced a series of new problems due to the small size of the parts being assembled and the precise optical alignments required. However, processes requiring the manual assembly of parts using gl... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6302593 | Fiber optic connector with micro-alignable lenses and associated fabrication method A fiber optic connector and an associated fabrication method where the connector has a connector housing having a base side, a and pair of sidewalls upstanding from the base side that are spaced apart in relation to each other, and each of the housing sid... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296397 | Optical fiber connection patching system An apparatus for making connections between a first plurality of optical channels and a second plurality of optical channels includes at least one fiber channel rotator, that includes a rotatable member, having a peripheral edge, disposed along a rotation... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6168319 | System and method for aligning optical fiber collimators A method and apparatus of aligning a collimator assembly requiring only a single-axis adjustment and for which the collimator may be paired with any other similarly aligned collimator. A collimator typically includes a fiber grasped by a ferrule. Both the... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6102582 | Article comprising controllable optical connectors In accordance with the invention, a device for controlling alignment between two optical devices comprises a mobile magnet attached to a mobile optical device and a plurality of programmable magnets for moving the mobile magnet (and attached optical devic... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6085011 | Metal fiber end sleeve for a flexible fiber optic light guide and method for producing same Fiber end sleeve for fiber optic bundle and a method for the production of a metal end sleeve for a flexible fiber-optic light guide are provided. The method includes the steps of inserting a fiber bundle into a metal sleeve, and using a magnetic pulse-fo... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5784511 | Connector with magnet being held to an apparatus for data transmission/reception A connector apparatus for interconnecting at least two electronic apparatuses, such as a personal computer and a printer, interconnects input/output units of the equipment each having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The connector a... | 07/21/1998 |
