Patents by Inventor Christopher I. Hendrie

Christopher I. Hendrie 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).

  • Switching system for optical fiber connection
    Patent number: 8798411
    Abstract: A fiber optic connection system includes a fiber optic switching device, a first optical fiber holder, and a second optical fiber holder. The fiber optic switching device includes optical waveguides and an optical waveguide carrier that carries the optical waveguides. The first optical fiber holder holds a first set of optical fibers at a first location relative to the optical waveguide carrier. A second optical fiber holder holds a second set of optical fibers at a second location relative to the optical waveguide carrier. The optical waveguide carrier is movable to position the one or more optical waveguides such that the optical waveguides optically couple the optical fibers in the first set of optical fibers to optical fibers in the second set of optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Christopher Miller, Christopher I. Hendrie