Connecting a component with an embedded optical fiber

Details Connecting a component with an embedded optical fiber Connecting a component with an embedded optical fiber

2008-02-26

2009-12-08

Lepisto, Ryan (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Input/output coupler

C385S031000, C385S039000, C385S047000, C385S050000, C438S029000, C438S031000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07630601

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides an optical connection between a component on a printed circuit board (“PCB”) and an optical fiber embedded in the PCB. By optically connecting the component with the optical fiber, the component may use the optical fiber for high speed optical data communication.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3508589 (1970-04-01), Berton et al.
patent: 4234907 (1980-11-01), Daniel
patent: 4732446 (1988-03-01), Gipson et al.
patent: 4761047 (1988-08-01), Mori
patent: 4772092 (1988-09-01), Hofer et al.
patent: 4885663 (1989-12-01), Parker
patent: 5021928 (1991-06-01), Daniel
patent: 5183323 (1993-02-01), Daniel
patent: 5249105 (1993-09-01), Koizumi
patent: 5256468 (1993-10-01), Wiener
patent: 5280558 (1994-01-01), Wiener
patent: 5469895 (1995-11-01), Wiener
patent: 5524679 (1996-06-01), Wiener
patent: 5568964 (1996-10-01), Parker et al.
patent: 5581403 (1996-12-01), Petrisko et al.
patent: 5600741 (1997-02-01), Hauer et al.
patent: 5851403 (1998-12-01), Petrisko et al.
patent: 5898803 (1999-04-01), Mueller-Fiedler et al.
patent: 6072619 (2000-06-01), Kiryuschev et al.
patent: 6257771 (2001-07-01), Okayasu
patent: 6304700 (2001-10-01), Brand et al.
patent: 6324313 (2001-11-01), Allman et al.
patent: 6330377 (2001-12-01), Kosemura
patent: 6510267 (2003-01-01), Hulse et al.
patent: 6757176 (2004-06-01), Jiang et al.
patent: 6851844 (2005-02-01), Guy
patent: 6882762 (2005-04-01), Brist et al.
patent: 2002/0039475 (2002-04-01), Furuyama
patent: 2002/0141163 (2002-10-01), Parker et al.
patent: 2004/0042705 (2004-03-01), Uchida et al.
patent: 2004/0091211 (2004-05-01), Umebayshi et al.
patent: 2004/0101259 (2004-05-01), Kilian
patent: 2004/0109628 (2004-06-01), Kim et al.
patent: 2005/0063637 (2005-03-01), Mershon et al.
patent: 0272027 (1988-06-01), None
patent: 63-161413 (1988-07-01), None
patent: 0231561 (2002-04-01), None
patent: WO-02-31563 (2002-04-01), None
KIPO, Notice of Preliminary Rejection, Korean Application No. 10-2006-7005569, mailed Jan. 3, 2008, 4 pgs.
KIPO, Second Notice of Preliminary Rejection, Korean Application No. 10-2006-7005569, mailed Jun. 13, 2007, 13 pgs.
EPO, Office Action, European Patent Application No. 04784437.8, mailed Jul. 21, 2006, 3 pgs.
EPO, Office Action, European Patent Application No. 04784437.8, mailed Aug. 5, 2008, 3 pgs.
MYIPO, Office Action, Malaysian Patent Application No. PI 20043376, mailed Feb. 13, 2008, 2 pgs.
PCT, Search Report and Written Opinion, International Application No. PCT/US2004/030575, mailed Jan. 3, 2005, 14 pgs.
IPOS, Written Opinion, Singapore Patent Application No. 200601344-5, mailed Dec. 6, 2007, 4 pgs.
USPTO, Office Action, U.S. Appl. No. 10/668,511, mailed Jun. 3, 2005, 14 pgs.
USPTO, Notice of Allowability, U.S. Appl. No. 10/668,511, mailed Jun. 15, 2006, 9 pgs.
USPTO, Office Action, U.S. Appl. No. 11/468,244, mailed Jul. 27, 2007, 11 pgs.
USPTO, Notice of Allowance, U.S. Appl. No. 11/468,244, mailed Jan. 2, 2008, 5 pgs.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Connecting a component with an embedded optical fiber does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Connecting a component with an embedded optical fiber, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Connecting a component with an embedded optical fiber will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4119693