Patents by Inventor Katsuhide Shinmou

Katsuhide Shinmou 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).

  • Optical module and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 7236665
    Abstract: An optical module is provided in which recesses are formed in a sol-gel layer applied to a surface of a lens array substrate, each of the recesses having a capability to fit an optical fiber therein. The optical module comprises a planar microlens array substrate having a plurality of microlenses formed in one surface thereof; and an alignment recess array including a plurality of alignment recesses which are formed in a material applied to the other surface of the microlens array substrate by means of a mold with the center of each alignment recess being aligned to the center of a corresponding one of the microlens. The optical module may comprise a plurality of optical fibers each end thereof is adhered to the alignment recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Fumitoshi Kobayashi, Kenichi Nakama, Katsuhide Shinmou
  • Optical module and production method therefor
    Publication number: 20040165822
    Abstract: An optical module is provided in which recesses are formed in a sol-gel layer applied to a surface of a lens array substrate, each of the recesses having a capability to fit an optical fiber therein. The optical module comprises a planar microlens array substrate having a plurality of microlenses formed in one surface thereof; and an alignment recess array including a plurality of alignment recesses which are formed in a material applied to the other surface of the microlens array substrate by means of a mold with the center of each alignment recess being aligned to the center of a corresponding one of the microlens. The optical module may comprise a plurality of optical fibers each end thereof is adhered to the alignment recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Fumitoshi Kobayashi, Kenichi Nakama, Katsuhide Shinmou