Patents by Inventor Bill S. Wang

Bill S. Wang 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).

  • Patent number: 11372177
    Abstract: In an example, an optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver and a slider configured to move with respect to the housing. The slider may include at least one protrusion configured to engage a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing. The optoelectronic module may include a bail rotatably coupled to the housing, and the bail may be configured to actuate the slider when the bail is rotated. The optoelectronic module may include a retainer configured to engage with the housing and the bail to retain the bail in a fixed position with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventors: William H. Wang, Bill S. Wang
  • Patent number: 11340411
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver, a release mechanism configured to engage with a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing, and a retainer including at least one occlusion member sized and shaped to be positioned inside a port of the optoelectronic module and a sleeve member configured to slide with respect to the occlusion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventors: William H. Wang, Bill S. Wang
  • Publication number: 20210325615
    Abstract: In an example, an optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver and a slider configured to move with respect to the housing. The slider may include at least one protrusion configured to engage a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing. The optoelectronic module may include a bail rotatably coupled to the housing, and the bail may be configured to actuate the slider when the bail is rotated. The optoelectronic module may include a retainer configured to engage with the housing and the bail to retain the bail in a fixed position with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: William H. Wang, Bill S. Wang
  • Publication number: 20210325619
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver, a release mechanism configured to engage with a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing, and a retainer including at least one occlusion member sized and shaped to be positioned inside a port of the optoelectronic module and a sleeve member configured to slide with respect to the occlusion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: William H. Wang, Bill S. Wang
  • Patent number: 11079558
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver and a slider configured to move with respect to the housing. The slider may include at least one protrusion configured to engage a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing. The optoelectronic module may include a bail rotatably coupled to the housing. The bail may be configured to actuate the slider when the bail is rotated. The optoelectronic module may include a retainer including an occlusion member sized and shaped to be positioned inside a port of the optoelectronic module. The retainer may define a surface configured to engage with the bail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: William H. Wang, Bill S. Wang
  • Patent number: 11073667
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver, and a slider configured to move with respect to the housing. The slider may include at least one protrusion configured to engage with a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing, and a retainer configured to engage both the slider and the housing to retain the slider with respect to the housing. The retainer may include a first protrusion sized and shaped to be positioned in a slot defined by the housing, and a second protrusion sized and shaped to abut the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: William H. Wang, Bill S. Wang
  • Patent number: 11073666
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver, a slider configured to move with respect to the housing, and a retainer configured to engage both the slider and the housing to retain the slider with respect to the housing. The slider may include a resilient tab and at least one protrusion configured to engage a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing. The retainer may include a first end portion configured to abut the resilient tab of the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: William H. Wang, Bill S. Wang
  • Patent number: 10859779
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include a housing enclosing at least one optical transmitter or receiver and a slider configured to move with respect to the housing. The slider may include at least one protrusion configured to engage a cage sized and shaped to receive the housing. The optoelectronic module may include a handle coupled to the slider to actuate the slider, and a retainer configured to engage both the handle and the housing to retain the handle and the slider with respect to the housing. The retainer may include at least one occlusion member sized and shaped to be positioned inside a port of the optoelectronic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: II-VI Delaware Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Wang, Bill S. Wang