Patents by Inventor Jörg-Reinhard Kropp

Jörg-Reinhard Kropp 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).

  • Planar optical component, and a coupling device for coupling light between a planar optical component and an optical assembly
    Patent number: 6973248
    Abstract: A multilayer planar optical component has a multiplicity of optical conductors. Each optical conductor is assigned a deflecting device that launches or couples out light at an angle to a longitudinal direction of the respective optical conductor, and the deflecting devices form a two-dimensional grid in the projection onto a plane parallel to the surface of the planar optical component. A coupling device for coupling light between such a planar optical component and an optical assembly has a lens array with a multiplicity of lenses disposed along a two-dimensional grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Jörg-Reinhard Kropp