Patents by Inventor Jens Heitkamp

Jens Heitkamp 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).

  • Patent number: 7463668
    Abstract: A wavelength tunable cavity includes a first reflecting unit adapted to at least partially reflect a beam of electromagnetic radiation towards a second reflecting unit, adapted to at least partially reflect a beam of electromagnetic radiation back towards said first reflecting unit, both reflecting units providing resonance modes of said electromagnetic radiation within said cavity, wherein an optical path of said beam within said cavity is defined in length by said first and second reflecting unit, a grating arranged within said optical path of said beam reflected by said first reflecting unit, said grating adapted for tuning the wavelength of said beam, wherein said at least one second reflecting unit is rotatable about an axis by at least 360 degrees along a circle path with respect to said grating, said circle path including at least a portion arranged to intersect with said beam, which is redirected by said grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolf Steffens, Andreas Schmidt, Jens Heitkamp, Udo Haberland
  • Publication number: 20060274810
    Abstract: A wavelength tunable cavity includes a first reflecting unit adapted to at least partially reflect a beam of electromagnetic radiation towards a second reflecting unit, adapted to at least partially reflect a beam of electromagnetic radiation back towards said first reflecting unit, both reflecting units providing resonance modes of said electromagnetic radiation within said cavity, wherein an optical path of said beam within said cavity is defined in length by said first and second reflecting unit, a grating arranged within said optical path of said beam reflected by said first reflecting unit, said grating adapted for tuning the wavelength of said beam, wherein said at least one second reflecting unit is rotatable about an axis by at least 360 degrees along a circle path with respect to said grating, said circle path including at least a portion arranged to intersect with said beam, which is redirected by said grating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Wolf Steffans, Andreas Schmidt, Jens Heitkamp, Udo Haberland
  • Patent number: 7031169
    Abstract: A modular device with a housing includes at least one slot adapted for receiving an insert module and including a housing connector, each insert module includes a module connector for providing a connection with the housing connector, a driving device drives at least one of: the insertion and removal of the insert module into and out of the respective slot and includes two driving members and an actuator cooperating with one of the driving members for providing a displacement between the two driving members parallel to the plugging direction of the connectors, one of the driving members is mounted at the housing, while the other is mounted at the insert module, the actuator and one of the driving members are mounted at the housing or at the insert module, and the two driving members of the driving device are a projection extending perpendicularly to the plugging direction of the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Malte Schlueter, Jens Heitkamp
  • Patent number: 6915060
    Abstract: A cable holder, in particular for fiber optics cables, includes a base piece that contains a cable receiving duct that is open on top and axially, into which a cable can be loaded, and a cover piece that provides a retaining structure and that is hinged on the base piece to swivel from an open position into a closed position around a swivel axis. In the open position of the cover piece, the cover piece sticks out from the base piece and the cable is loadable into the cable receiving duct. In the closed position of the cover piece, the cover piece extends along the base piece and the retaining structure localizes the loaded cable on the cable receiving duct. The swivel axis extends in the area of one axial end of the cable receiving duct perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cable receiving duct and/or perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Malte Schlueter, Jens Heitkamp, Tobias Ruf
  • Patent number: 6783391
    Abstract: A carrier for several cable holders, especially of fiber optical cables, includes a housing that comprises several receptacles on one cable holder side, into which one of the cable holders can be plugged respectively. A cable that is held by the cable holder and that sticks out from it in a plug direction penetrates the housing on a device side that faces away from the cable holder side. The plug directions of several or all receptacles run parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Malte Schlueter, Jens Heitkamp
  • Publication number: 20040075992
    Abstract: A modular device with a housing includes at least one slot adapted for receiving an insert module and including a housing connector, each insert module includes a module connector for providing a connection with the housing connector, a driving device drives at least one of: the insertion and removal of the insert module into and out of the respective slot and includes two driving members and an actuator cooperating with one of the driving members for providing a displacement between the two driving members parallel to the plugging direction of the connectors, one of the driving members is mounted at the housing, while the other is mounted at the insert module, the actuator and one of the driving members are mounted at the housing or at the insert module, and the two driving members of the driving device are a projection extending perpendicularly to the plugging direction of the connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Malte Schlueter, Jens Heitkamp
  • Publication number: 20030091317
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cable holder, in particular for fiber optics cables, with a base piece that contains a cable receiving duct that is open on top and axially, into which a cable can be loaded, and with a cover piece that provides a retaining structure and that is hinged on the base piece to swivel from an open position into a closed position around a swivel axis. In the open position of the cover piece, the cover piece sticks out from the base piece and the cable is loadable into the cable receiving duct. In the closed position of the cover piece, the cover piece extends along the base piece and the retaining structure localizes the loaded cable on the cable receiving duct. The swivel axis extends in the area of one axial end of the cable receiving duct diagonal to the longitudinal direction of the cable receiving duct and/or diagonal to the longitudinal direction of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Malte Schlueter, Jens Heitkamp, Tobias Ruf
  • Publication number: 20030092313
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a carrier for several cable holders, especially of fiber optical cables. The cable holder has a housing that comprises several receptacles on one cable holder side, into which one of the cable holders can be plugged respectively. A cable that is held by the cable holder and that sticks out from it in plug direction penetrates the housing on a device side that faces away from the cable holder side. The plug directions of several or all receptacles run parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Malte Schlueter, Jens Heitkamp