Patents by Inventor Joseph I. Pikulski

Joseph I. Pikulski 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 to integrated optical chip coupler
    Patent number: 4647147
    Abstract: Optical fibers are clamped by a block onto a substrate. Thereupon, metal is plated over the fibers to hold them in place upon the substrate. The clamp block is removed and the opening, resulting from the clamp block's presence, is then plated in. The built-up metallic body is a coupling which holds the fibers in position so that the ends can be polished for coupling to an integrated optical chip upon a coupling fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Joseph I. Pikulski, O. Glenn Ramer