Patents
US 9473239 B2: Systems and methods for aligning an optical interface assembly with an integrated circuit
- Granted
- 2016-10-18
- Filed
- 2013-11-26 application 14090478
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Systems and methods of aligning an optical interface assembly with an integrated circuit (IC) are disclosed. The method includes emitting light from an optical transmitter, passing the emitted light through the optical interface assembly in a first direction, and reflecting the emitted light from a reflective surface disposed immediately adjacent a front end of the optical interface assembly to define reflected light that travels back through the optical interface assembly in a second direction that is substantially opposite the first direction. The reflected light is received by an optical receiver that generates in response a receiver signal. The relative position of the optical interface assembly and the IC is adjusted to achieve an aligned position based on the receiver signal. The disclosure is also directed to a test plug for aligning an optical interface assembly to the IC.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161018.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Cable Systems LLC 477 patents | US company or organization | Hickory, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Llewellyn Butler | Corning, NY | 57 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ying Geng | Corning, NY | 154 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Micah Colen Isenhour | Lincolnton, NC | 116 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher Paul Lewallen | Hudson, NC | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Phillip Luther | Hickory, NC | 149 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andreas Matiss | Berlin, DE | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04B | Transmission | H04B10/071 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B6/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | Name change Change of name | CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC signed 2014-01-14 | CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC HICKORY, NC | 40126/818 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-11-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BUTLER, DOUGLAS LLEWELLYN signed 2013-11-25 GENG, YING signed 2013-11-25 ISENHOUR, MICAH COLEN signed 2013-11-25 LEWALLEN, CHRISTOPHER PAUL signed 2013-11-25 LUTHER, JAMES PHILLIP signed 2013-11-25 MATISS, ANDREAS signed 2013-11-25 | CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC HICKORY, NC | 31679/670 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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