Patents by Inventor Mark Vodja Brillhart

Mark Vodja Brillhart 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).

  • Solderless optical transceiver interconnect
    Patent number: 6325552
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembly of a printed circuit board (PCB) having surface mount technology (SMT) components and an optics device utilizes a compressive connector to clamp the optics device to the printed circuit board and resist side loads. A metallized particle interconnect or equivalent array interfaces a land grid array on the optics device with a land grid array on the PCB. The connector passes through the PCB and through a hole in an integrated heat sink of the optics device. A pair of optics devices may thus be mounted to opposing sides of the PCB in tandem. Fiber optic cables may be attached to the optics devices so that they lead out of the optics devices parallel to the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Vodja Brillhart