Patents by Inventor Joseph A. A. M. Tourné

Joseph A. A. M. Tourné 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).

  • Fiber optic circuit board connector
    Publication number: 20020176671
    Abstract: An optical connector for use in multilayer electro-optic circuit boards. An electro-optical back plane circuit board uses both electrical and optical connectors to carry signals in both electrical and light form. The optical connector employs redundant alignment features to provide for reliable connectivity between plug in boards and the electro-optic back plane. A process is of forming the back plane and other multilevel circuit boards so as to embed optical connectors is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph A.A.M. Tourne