Patents by Inventor Herbert Paul Koenig

Herbert Paul Koenig 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 switch having mirrors arranged to accommodate freedom of movement
    Patent number: 6560384
    Abstract: An optical switch is described having mirrors that are located over an area having an approximate oval shape. Each mirror is pivotable about a first axis and about a second axis transverse to the first axis. Because of the construction and assembly of each mirror, pivoting about the first axis is more limited than pivoting about the second axis. The area over which the mirrors are located is designed to accommodate pivoting about the first axis and about the second axis such that the area has a length and a width wherein the length is much more than the width. In addition, pivoting about the first axis limits pivoting about the second axis and pivoting about the second axis limits pivoting about the first axis. Because pivoting about one axis limits pivoting about another axis, the area over which the mirrors are located has an oval shape as opposed to a rectangular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Calient Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Jonathan Helkey, Herbert Paul Koenig, John Edward Bowers, Robert Kehl Sink