Patents by Inventor Reinhard Heinrich Knerr

Reinhard Heinrich Knerr 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).

  • Multiple port optical component such as an isolater or the like
    Patent number: 5956441
    Abstract: A structure allowing multiple optical paths through an optical isolator or the like with substantially no interaction. A lens collimates light from a first multiple fiber optic path termination. The collimated light is processed by an optical isolator unit or another optical processing unit such as a coupler. The processed light is reimaged onto a second multiple fiber optic path termination. Preferably, the optical paths in the first termination are in one-to-one correspondence with the optical paths in the second termination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kenneth Fairchild, Reinhard Heinrich Knerr, Stephen Charles McClain, Neal Henry Thorsten