Patents by Inventor Bill Reysen

Bill Reysen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Filter based multiplexer/demultiplexer component
    Patent number: 6870976
    Abstract: A multiplexer/demultiplexer optical system component that is passively aligned upon assembly is disclosed. The optical system includes a lens block and a mirror-filter block. In some embodiments, optical filters are positioned and epoxyed to the mirror-filter block using a positioning tool. In some embodiments, optical filters are positioned and epoxyed on a support structure which has been etched to receive the optical filters. The mirror-filter block is a block having flat surfaces, one of which is a flat reflecting surface. The lens block is formed by injection molding and includes a barrel for holding and positioning an optical fiber, placement for a collimating lens, and placements for focusing lenses such that, when assembled, light incident on each of the focusing lenses propagates along the optical axis of the focusing lens. In some embodiments, the collimating lens and the focusing lenses are integrally formed with the lens block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Opnext, Inc.
    Inventors: Yeou-Yen Chen, Joseph Vanniasinkam, Jon Meyer, Chris Carroll, Joseph Wai, Christopher Viray, Bill Reysen, Bor-Long Twu
  • FILTER BASED MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20040101247
    Abstract: A multiplexer/demultiplexer optical system component that is passively aligned upon assembly is disclosed. The optical system includes a lens block and a mirror-filter block. In some embodiments, optical filters are positioned and epoxyed to the mirror-filter block using a positioning tool. In some embodiments, optical filters are positioned and epoxyed on a support structure which has been etched to receive the optical filters. The mirror-filter block is a block having flat surfaces, one of which is a flat reflecting surface. The lens block is formed by injection molding and includes a barrel for holding and positioning an optical fiber, placement for a collimating lens, and placements for focusing lenses such that, when assembled, light incident on each of the focusing lenses propagates along the optical axis of the focusing lens. In some embodiments, the collimating lens and the focusing lenses are integrally formed with the lens block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Yeou-Yen Chen, Joseph Vanniasinkam, Jon Meyer, Chris Carroll, John Wai, Christopher Viray, Bill Reysen, Bor-Long Twu