Famous Patents
3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177439 | Capillary tube for holding an optical fiber A capillary tube holds an optical fiber. The capillary tube includes an insertion hole for inserting and fixing the optical fiber formed therein, a cylindrical surface as an outer circumferential surface, and a groove formed in the cylindrical surface in an axial di... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7373056 | High-voltage component with optical fiber and method for producing it A high-voltage component, having a first end and a second end, whereby the first end is on a high-voltage potential with respect to the second end. An insulating part, is arranged between the first end and the second end, and an optical fiber is integrated in the hi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7327917 | Directional light beam generators Directional light beam generators are implemented in waveguides with tilted core structures. The waveguides have cores, cladding and jacket layers. A directional light beam with small divergent beam angle is generated after propagating through the waveguides. Diverg... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7264403 | Optical ferrule having a covering and associated method of ablating an optical fiber An optical ferrule is provided with a ferrule body having a front face and at least one covering applied to the front face to protect the front face of the ferrule from a laser beam used during a trimming process. The optical ferrule may also have a second covering ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255485 | Optical plug-in connection An optical plug-in connection including: an optical plug-in connector; a coupling configured to receive the plug-in connector; and locking means for locking the plug-in connector in the coupling when the plug-in connector is inserted into the coupling, wherein the l... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251391 | Optical waveguide mounting member, substrate, semiconductor device, method of manufacturing optical waveguide mounting member, and method of manufacturing substrate An optical waveguide mounting member for mounting to a substrate is disclosed. The optical waveguide mounting member includes an optical waveguide for transmitting optical signals therethrough and an optical waveguide mounting base material having a through-hole to ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7221816 | Substrate, semiconductor device, method of manufacturing substrate, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A substrate for mounting an optical element having a light emission/reception part is disclosed. The substrate includes a base material and an optical waveguide penetrating through the base material. The optical waveguide is positioned opposite to the light emission... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7137742 | Fiber optic receptacle and plug assemblies with alignment and keying features A fiber optic receptacle and plug assembly comprising a fiber optic receptacle adapted to be mounted within a connector port of a network connection terminal and a fiber optic plug mounted upon an end of a fiber optic cable, wherein the fiber optic receptacle and th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7077576 | Fiber optic connection for applying axial biasing force to multifiber ferrule A fiber optic connector includes a multifiber ferrule and at least one force centering element for applying a biasing force to the ferrule in the longitudinal direction without introducing a moment about a lateral axis. The connector further includes a coil spring f... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076122 | Patch-type extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric fiber optic sensor and real-time structural vibration monitoring method using the same A patch-type extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric fiber optic sensor and a real-time structural vibration monitoring method using the same are disclosed. The patch-type extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric fiber optic sensor is provided by combining the existing E... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066656 | Connector for optic fibres The invention is directed to a connector (10) for connecting optic fibers (12, 13). The connector has a longitudinally extending body (14). The body has a first end and a second end. The body has a pass-conduit (20) extending from the fir... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014370 | Bare fiber optical connecting devices A quick connect fiber optic connector assembly for testing and communication that uses a modified ferrule having a reservoir formed into its tip for holding optic transmitting gel or oil. A cleaved optical fiber may be held concentrically within the ferrule for alig... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6974266 | Optical component packaging device A packaging device for protectively enclosing an optical component in a substantially clean and anhydrous environment without imparting undue mechanical stresses on the optical component and adjacent segments of optical fiber coupled thereto. An intermediate compone... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968236 | Ceramic cardiac electrodes A cardiac electrode termination pair system that is particularly compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedures. The electrodes include tip and ring electrodes made of a body-compatible ceramic on which is applied via electroplating, sputtered or the li... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948863 | Optical module and optical transceiver module An optical module includes a light-receiving sub-module, wiring board, and package. The light-receiving sub-module has a device portion and guide portion. The device portion has a stem, a plurality of lead pins, and a semiconductor light-receiving device. The wiring... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6913393 | Protective device in a connector arrangement for optical fibers A plug for a connector arrangement consisting of a plug and an associated mating plug, has a housing which has at least one axial receiver for an optical fiber and a protective device movably mounted in the housing for protecting the optical fiber. The protective de... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6767139 | Six-port optical package and method of manufacturing An apparatus and method of manufacturing multiple-port optical devices and packages includes the steps of positioning pairs of screened optical fibers in a precision ferrule of a collimating assembly; determining a desired angle of incidence (AOI) for an optical ele... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764224 | Precision fiber ferrules A multiple-port optical device uses improved fiber ferrules comprising various capillary designs and shapes to precisely position optical fibers and, in particular, the optical fiber cores. The fibers are screened for geometric characteristics which further aide in ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761490 | Capillary for optical fiber and ferrule for optical connector for reducing connection loss The capillary for optical fiber has an inner hole allowing an optical fiber to be inserted and retained therein. Ra value of the surface roughness of the inner hole is 0.1 μm to 0.5 μm. The ferrule for optical connector is provided with a chamfered part on one end... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6435730 | Optical fiber connector with improved ferrule float feature A fiber optic connector utilizing a fiber array ferrule 20 has a housing 1 with an internal geometry that provides transverse alignment of the ferrule relative to the housing 1 when the connector is in an unmated condition and permits transverse displacem... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6393191 | Optical terminal for optical fibers with output angle control An optical terminal using a capillary with a central opening or a bore of a selected cross section and having an insertion opening and a coupling opening. The optical terminal has a light-guiding element, e.g., a lens, positioned in front of the coupling ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6338579 | Fiber optic sleeve assembly for use at a splice junction of a fiber optic cable A fiber protection sleeve assembly and method for installing the same in a splice junction of a fiber optic cable is provided. The fiber protection sleeve assembly is used in a splice junction in a fiber optic cable having a capillary tube with a capillar... | 01/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6238102 | Multiaxial optical coupler A multiaxial optical coupler for use in a device using an LiNbO3 substrate, which is reliable over a wide temperature range and capable of reducing coupling loss. A capillary has a plurality of linear through holes formed therethrough in a manner each inc... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6206579 | Arrangement for integrating a rectangular fiber optic connector into a cylindrical connector A fiber optic connector system is made up of a receptacle and a plug connector assembly in which a cylindrical MT fiber optic contact assembly of the type including a pair of contact halves arranged to capture the MT connector and form a cylindrical conta... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6017153 | Optical fiber connector with auxiliary spring An optical fiber connector assembly has a connector having a bore having a cable receiving end and a reentrant interface and forming a fiber holder. A latching arm has latch means for engaging a shoulder in a adapter, and camming lobes on the latching arm... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5887099 | Fiber optic connector with improved return loss performance An improved fiber optic cable connector is provided that exhibits a consistent return loss rating of 60 dB or better. The connector comprises matable connector housings that terminate the ends of respective optical cables to be joined. Within each housing... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5862282 | Optical connector plug and optical connector An optical connector that can stably connect even a tension-resistant jacket-covered optical fiber cord is provided. In an optical connector, which includes an optical connector plug 10 having a ferrule 14 holding an optical fiber and a housing 16 accommo... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5845029 | Optical connector having means for positioning tilted convex surface of ferrule An optical fiber connector comprises a first tubular body having a passageway extending generally longitudinally therethrough for receiving an optical fiber, a first end for connection to an adaptor and being polished into a tilted convex surface, and a s... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5815617 | Fiber optic cable connector The invention provides a fiber optic cable connector consisting of a band having inner and outer surfaces and flexible between locked and unlocked positions in response to a compressive force, wherein the inner surface is dimensioned to slidably engage th... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5796894 | Fiber optic connector with improved return loss performance An improved fiber optic cable connector is provided that exhibits a consistent return loss rating of 60 dB or better. The connector comprises matable connector housings that terminate the ends of respective optical cables to be joined. Within each housing... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5774613 | Ferrule for an optical fiber connector A ferrule for an optical fiber connector has a cylindrical sleeve or body (1) and a capillary (3) received in the sleeve 1. The sleeve (1) has thereinside a fiber holding portion (2a) adjoining one end of the sleeve (1) and for holding a built-in optical ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5734768 | Aligning apparatus for optical coupling and manufacturing method thereof An aligning apparatus for optical fiber coupling and the manufacturing method there of are disclosed. An aligning apparatus for optical coupling devices, includes a ferrule having a hole confining an optical fiber thereinside to make the optical fiber mov... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5732175 | Connecting system for fiber optic termination An improved connector mechanism having a connector coupling nut of a cylindrical tubular configuration with a bore extending therethrough. In one embodiment, the coupling nut has camming slots which align with bayonet pins on the mating adapter serving to... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5719977 | Optical connector with immovable ferrule A connector 20 for terminating an optical fiber 31 includes a one-piece molded plastic housing 200 having an exterior latch 220 that secures the housing to an associated receptacle 60. The latch is constructed as a cantilever with its fixed end positioned... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5615291 | Capillary for optical fiber connectors and method of manufacturing the same A capillary for an optical fiber connector which is low in machining cost and a process for producing the same is provided. The capillary for an optical fiber connector of the present invention comprises a cylindrical ceramics sintered body, and having a ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5450515 | Detachable fiber optic connector A detachable fiber optic connector provides connection from an optical source or sink through a hermetic connection to a removable attached optical fiber. Ferrules and a split ring are used for alignment. A variety of alternative embodiments are illustrat... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5434941 | Detachable fiber optic connector A detachable fiber optic connector provides connection from an optical source or sink through a hermetic connection to a removable attached optical fiber. Ferrules and a split ring are used for alignment. A variety of alternative embodiments are illustrat... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5341448 | Optical fiber splice An optical fiber splice for splicing the free ends of a pair of optical fibers together, the device including a housing and a capillary tube supported therein. Each end of the housing is formed of a chamfered surface. A collet partially sits within the ta... | 08/23/1994 |
