Patents by Inventor Karen Irene Matthews

Karen Irene Matthews 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).

  • Interposer having optical interface with alignment structures formed by a resist layer of interposer and related optic assemblies
    Patent number: 9442260
    Abstract: Disclosed are interposers and interposer structures having an optical interface for optical fiber connection with a related fiber optic ferrule that can form a portion of an optical assembly. The interposer is useful for transmitting optical signals to/from the interposer for high-speed communication. Specifically, the interposer provides a passively aligned structure with an optical alignment structure of the interposer formed by a resist layer of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Llewellyn Butler, Micah Colen Isenhour, Dennis Michael Knecht, James Phillip Luther, Karen Irene Matthews
  • INTERPOSER HAVING OPTICAL INTERFACE WITH ALIGNMENT STRUCTURES FORMED BY A RESIST LAYER OF INTERPOSER AND RELATED OPTIC ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20150003791
    Abstract: Disclosed are interposers and interposer structures having an optical interface for optical fiber connection with a related fiber optic ferrule that can form a portion of an optical assembly. The interposer is useful for transmitting optical signals to/from the interposer for high-speed communication. Specifically, the interposer provides a passively aligned structure with an optical alignment structure of the interposer formed by a resist layer of the interposer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas Llewellyn Butler, Micah Colen Isenhour, Dennis Michael Knecht, James Phillip Luther, Karen Irene Matthews
  • Solar heat collection element with glass-ceramic central tube
    Patent number: 8683994
    Abstract: A solar heat collection element includes: a central tube (102) formed from glass-ceramic material; and an outer tube (104) formed from glass material disposed coaxially with respect to the central tube (102) to form a volume therebetween (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, William Joseph Bouton, Douglas Warren Hall, Karen Irene Matthews, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • SOLAR HEAT COLLECTION ELEMENT WITH GLASS-CERAMIC CENTRAL TUBE
    Publication number: 20100313877
    Abstract: A solar heat collection element includes: a central tube (102) formed from glass-ceramic material; and an outer tube (104) formed from glass material disposed coaxially with respect to the central tube (102) to form a volume therebetween (106).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, William Joseph Bouton, Douglas Warren Hall, Karen Irene Matthews, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • Lensed fiber stub assemblies optical and optoelectronic packages including them
    Patent number: 7258495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lensed fiber stub assemblies and optical and optoelectronic packages including them. The fiber stub assemblies include a section of lensed fiber having a lensed end having a lens face, and a distal end having an endface, a lens alignment ferrule affixed to and holding the lensed end of the lensed fiber, and a package attachment ferrule having a distal endface and an exterior surface, the package attachment ferrule affixed to and holding the distal end of the lensed fiber. The lensed fiber stub assemblies of the present invention allow for hermetic packaging of optical and optoelectronic devices, good manufacturing throughput, facile package connectorization, acceptable device thermal performance, and ease of alignment in the packaging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Lawrence Charles Hughes, Jr., Karen Irene Matthews, William James Miller