Patents by Inventor John B. Breedis

John B. Breedis 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).

  • Optical bench having V-groove for aligning optical components
    Patent number: 7511258
    Abstract: An optical package having a top and bottom orientation and comprising: (a) a platform defining a V-groove with walls of a certain pitch; (b) a first optical component having a reference surface and two sides, each side being beveled at the certain pitch outwardly from the reference surface, the first optical component having a first optical axis, the first optical component being disposed in the V-groove such that the reference surface faces downward and the sides are in parallel contact with the walls of the V-groove; and (c) a second optical component having an outer periphery with at least two contact points and a second optical axis, the second optical component being disposed in the V-groove such that the contact points contact the walls of the V-groove and the second optical axis is coaxial with the first optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Terry P. Bowen, Richard J. Perko, John B. Breedis