Patents by Inventor Jorg-Reinhard Kropp

Jorg-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).

  • Publication number: 20060193561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component and a method for eccentric alignment of a first and a second pin, which each contain an optical fiber centrally, and to a module assembly and a plug coupling having such a component. The component according to the invention has an integral guide element and at least one pressure part which is connected to the guide element. The guide element has a first area, which is used to hold the first pin, a second area) which is axially adjacent to the first area and is used to hold the second pin, and an aperture hole, with at least one radial side opening being formed in the guide element in at least one of the two areas. In this case, each pressure part passes through a side opening and is suitable for exerting a spring force, which acts radially inwards, on a pin which is held in the corresponding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventor: Jorg-Reinhard Kropp
  • Publication number: 20050281507
    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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventor: Jorg-Reinhard Kropp
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20050220425
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic arrangement having: a printed circuit board, which defines a first y direction parallel to the printed circuit board surface and a second z direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board surface; a first electrical contact-making region of the printed circuit board with a plurality of first contacts; a receptacle structure arranged on the printed circuit board and having a receptacle opening for receiving a pluggable optoelectronic module; a pluggable optoelectronic module; a second electrical contact-making region of the optoelectronic module with a plurality of second contacts; plug-in means for plugging the optoelectronic module into the receptacle structure in such a way that, during the plug-in operation, the module is firstly introduced into the receptacle structure in the y direction and is then lowered in the z direction in the direction of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Jorg-Reinhard Kropp, Dipl.-Ing. Fiedler, Thomas Knuth
  • Publication number: 20040033016
    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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Jorg-Reinhard Kropp