Patents by Inventor Kalberer Martin

Kalberer Martin 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).

  • Apparatus and technique for determining placement of optical components in optical communication applications
    Patent number: 6987915
    Abstract: An embodiment described herein provides a technique to determine a focus point of a lense. Light is directed from a light source through the lense and onto a target surface. The light source and target surface may be positioned on opposite sides of the lense. The target surface may correspond to the position of where a primary light source for the particular application is to be located. A reflection passing through the lense from the reflective target surface may be located. A determination is then made as to whether the position where the reflection was located also could also corresponds to a focus point for the lense, if the primary light source was to be located at or near the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen P. Merrick, Lynn Wiese, Kalberer Martin, John Zhang