Patents by Inventor Nagel A. Abul-Haj

Nagel A. Abul-Haj 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).

  • Assembly for retaining optical components
    Patent number: 5822137
    Abstract: An assembly useful for retaining optical components such as lenses, optical filters and the like includes a block having a cavity and a pair of retainers received in the cavity. In certain embodiments, the cavity is cylindrical and each retainer has a semi-cylindrical configuration. Each retainer preferably includes integrally molded deformable ribs that shift the optical components when the retainers are closed to a position such that the optical axis of each component is collinear with the central axis of the optical chamber and the retainer cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Nagel A. Abul-Haj, Roxanne E. Abul-Haj, Thomas G. Hacker