Patents by Inventor Harold W Popp

Harold W Popp 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 bus
    Patent number: 6603899
    Abstract: An optical bus for distributing optical signals. In one form, the optical bus comprises an optical fiber comprising an integrated array of thermal switches at predetermined intervals. In another form, the optical bus comprises an optical fiber comprising an integrated array of optical beam splitters at predetermined intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Harold W Popp, John F Ribera