Patents by Inventor Alejandro E. Icaza

Alejandro E. Icaza 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).

  • Method of making an optical transponder
    Patent number: 7908038
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided in accordance with the present invention in which a control mechanism, such as for example, a microcontroller, provides an interface between an optical transponder and an external control system, such that monitoring and controlling of the optical components of the optical transponder are accomplished in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In some embodiments of the present invention, methods and apparatus provide for testing and calibration of the optical transponder without removing any portion of a protective housing within which the internal components of the optical transponder are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Null Networks LLC
    Inventors: Philip S. Crosby, Alejandro E. Icaza
  • Optical transponder
    Patent number: 7761010
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided in accordance with the present invention in which a control mechanism, such as for example, a microcontroller, provides an interface between an optical transponder and an external control system, such that monitoring and controlling of the optical components of the optical transponder are accomplished in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In some embodiments of the present invention, methods and apparatus provide for testing and calibration of the optical transponder without removing any portion of a protective housing within which the internal components of the optical transponder are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Inventors: Philip S. Crosby, Alejandro E. Icaza
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN OPTICAL TRANSPONDER
    Publication number: 20080298810
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided in accordance with the present invention in which a control mechanism, such as for example, a microcontroller, provides an interface between an optical transponder and an external control system, such that monitoring and controlling of the optical components of the optical transponder are accomplished in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In some embodiments of the present invention, methods and apparatus provide for testing and calibration of the optical transponder without removing any portion of a protective housing within which the internal components of the optical transponder are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: NULL NETWORKS LLC
    Inventors: Philip S. Crosby, Alejandro E. Icaza
  • Method and apparatus for controlling an optical transponder
    Publication number: 20040102874
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided in accordance with the present invention in which a control mechanism, such as for example, a microcontroller, provides an interface between an optical transponder and an external control system, such that monitoring and controlling of the optical components of the optical transponder are accomplished in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In some embodiments of the present invention, methods and apparatus provide for testing and calibration of the optical transponder without removing any portion of a protective housing within which the internal components of the optical transponder are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Philip S. Crosby, Alejandro E. Icaza