Patents by Inventor John Kalinowsky

John Kalinowsky 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).

  • Method and apparatus for accurately aligning a tiltable mirror employed in an optical switch
    Publication number: 20020186917
    Abstract: An optical switch for use in a WDM communication system is provided which includes a tiltable mirror assembly having a mirror and an actuator for orienting the mirror. At least one receiver is also provided for receiving an optical beam reflected from the tiltable mirror. A controller, which drives the actuator, includes an alignment mechanism having a common mode rejection arrangement, responsive to a signal received from the receiver, for adjusting the actuator to orient the tiltable mirror so that an optical beam reflected therefrom is coupled to the receiver with a particular efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventor: John Kalinowski
  • Pill container and lid combination
    Patent number: D626326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Javier Verdura, Jonathan Lee, John Kalinowsky, Lee Webb