Patents by Inventor Daniel Edward Gillis

Daniel Edward Gillis 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).

  • Interposer with alignment features
    Patent number: 8977088
    Abstract: An optical interposer for optically coupling light between an OED supported on a substrate and an optical fiber, the interposer comprising: (a) an interposer of an optically-clear moldable material comprising at least the following features: (b) a port for receiving a ferrule containing at least one optical fiber, the port comprising an interface surface positioned to optically couple with an end face of the optical fiber; (c) an active lens adapted to optically couple with an OED, the active lens and the interface surface optically coupled along an optical path in the interposer; (d) a protrusion extending backward from the port, the protrusion defining a first register surface, the first register surface being a certain distance from the optical path such that, when a second register surface of a ferrule containing the optical fiber contacts the first register surface, the ferrule is aligned with the port such that the port can receive a front portion of the ferrule if the ferrule is pushed forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, William Lamar Herb, Donald Eugene Dellinger, Robert Nelson Fair, Jr., Daniel Edward Gillis
  • INTERPOSER WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES
    Publication number: 20120027346
    Abstract: An optical interposer for optically coupling light between an OED supported on a substrate and an optical fiber, the interposer comprising: (a) an interposer of an optically-clear moldable material comprising at least the following features: (b) a port for receiving a ferrule containing at least one optical fiber, the port comprising an interface surface positioned to optically couple with an end face of the optical fiber; (c) an active lens adapted to optically couple with an OED, the active lens and the interface surface optically coupled along an optical path in the interposer; (d) a protrusion extending backward from the port, the protrusion defining a first register surface, the first register surface being a certain distance from the optical path such that, when a second register surface of a ferrule containing the optical fiber contacts the first register surface, the ferrule is aligned with the port such that the port can receive a front portion of the ferrule if the ferrule is pushed forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lou Castagna, Richard Dean Miller, William Lamar Herb, Donald Eugene Dellinger, Robert Nelson Fair, JR., Daniel Edward Gillis