Patents by Inventor John L. Schulze

John L. Schulze 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 for fabricating an optical waveguide
    Patent number: 6511571
    Abstract: A method in which a separate preformed optical material is suitably sized for easy handling, manipulation, and fabrication into a waveguide having a core (formed from the optical material) having transverse cross-sectional dimensions on the order of only tens of microns. The method may include a plurality of mechanical steps, e.g., lapping, polishing, and/or dicing, and bonding steps, e.g., attaching with adhesives. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing an optical material, thinning and polishing the optical material to form a core comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending surfaces, providing a plurality of support substrates, and attaching the plurality of support substrates to the longitudinally extending surfaces of the core. The plurality of support substrates may be attached to the plurality of longitudinally extending surfaces of the optical material with an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. McCallion, Brian L. Lawrence, Gregory A. Wagoner, Paul R. Quantock, John L. Schulze
  • Method for fabricating an optical waveguide
    Publication number: 20010041040
    Abstract: A method in which a separate preformed optical material is suitably sized for easy handling, manipulation, and fabrication into a waveguide having a core (formed from the optical material) having transverse cross-sectional dimensions on the order of only tens of microns. The method may include a plurality of mechanical steps, e.g., lapping, polishing, and/or dicing, and bonding steps, e.g., attaching with adhesives. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing an optical material, thinning and polishing the optical material to form a core comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending surfaces, providing a plurality of support substrates, and attaching the plurality of support substrates to the longitudinally extending surfaces of the core. The plurality of support substrates may be attached to the plurality of longitudinally extending surfaces of the optical material with an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. McCallion, Brian L. Lawrence, Gregory A. Wagoner, Paul R. Quantock, John L. Schulze
  • Method for fabricating an optical waveguide
    Patent number: 6270604
    Abstract: A method in which a separate preformed optical material is suitably sized for easy handling, manipulation, and fabrication into a waveguide having a core (formed from the optical material) having transverse cross-sectional dimensions on the order of only tens of microns. The method may include a plurality of mechanical steps, e.g., lapping, polishing, and/or dicing, and bonding steps, e.g., attaching with adhesives. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing an optical material, thinning and polishing the optical material to form a core comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending surfaces, providing a plurality of support substrates, and attaching the plurality of support substrates to the longitudinally extending surfaces of the core. The plurality of support substrates may be attached to the plurality of longitudinally extending surfaces of the optical material with an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. McCallion, Brian L. Lawrence, Gregory A. Wagoner, Paul R. Quantock, John L. Schulze