Patents by Inventor Andrew McGhee

Andrew McGhee 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).

  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR AN OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20030168226
    Abstract: A package for an optical assembly of a type that uses bulk optics in an optical path will require environmental protection from contaminants. It is common to construct a substantially hermetically sealed package to provide environmental protection for the optical assembly but such hermetically sealed packages are expensive to construct and are not completely reliable. Consequently, the present invention provides a package (48) for an optical assembly with the bulk optics encapsulated by a silicone encapsulant (54) and encased within an epoxy layer (50) and supported by a substrate base (52). The package (48) for the optical assembly thus provides the bulk optics with the required environmental protection from contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew McGhee, Daniel John Keeble, Fabio Pozzi, Brian Lemoff
  • Environmental protection for an optical assembly and method therefor
    Patent number: 6613980
    Abstract: A package for an optical assembly of a type that uses bulk optics in an optical path will require environmental protection from contaminants. It is common to construct a substantially hermetically sealed package to provide environmental protection for the optical assembly but such hermetically sealed packages are expensive to construct and are not completely reliable. Consequently, a package is provided for an optical assembly with the bulk optics encapsulated by a silicone encapsulant and encased within an epoxy layer and supported by a substrate base. The package for the optical assembly thus provides the bulk optics with the required environmental protection from contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew McGhee, Daniel John Keeble, Fabio Pozzi, Brian Lemoff