Patents by Inventor David A. Milward

David A. Milward 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).

  • Optical connector and a method of connecting an optical connector to an optical printed circuit board
    Patent number: 8306374
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical printed circuit board connector, comprising: a housing having a major plane; an optical interface for connection in use to another optical interface on a device to which in use the optical printed circuit board connector is arranged to be connected, in which the optical interface on the connector is mounted such that it is twistable about a vertical axis in the major plane to vary the launch angle of light from the interface with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Xyratex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Richard C. A. Pitwon, Kenneth M Hopkins, David A. Milward
  • OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND A METHOD OF CONNECTING AN OPTICAL CONNECTOR TO AN OPTICAL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
    Publication number: 20110222821
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical printed circuit board connector, comprising: a housing having a major plane; an optical interface for connection in use to another optical interface on a device to which in use the optical printed circuit board connector is arranged to be connected, in which the optical interface on the connector is mounted such that it is twistable about a vertical axis in the major plane to vary the launch angle of light from the interface with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: XYRATEX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard C.A. Pitwon, Kenneth M. Hopkins, David A. Milward