Patents by Inventor Marko Tuohimaa

Marko Tuohimaa 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).

  • Electrical-optical/optical-electrical board to board connector
    Patent number: 7114859
    Abstract: A connector pair formed of a receptacle having an inner cavity about which is arranged a plurality of contact springs each of which is coupled to a corresponding one of a plurality of external contacts, and a plug having a plurality of contact pads upon an outer surface of the plug, and a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) coupled to the plurality of contact pads and at least one optical fiber wherein a portion of the plug occupies a portion of the inner cavity such that at least one of the plurality of contact pads is coupled to at least one of the contact springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Marko Tuohimaa, Jan H. Fahllund, Tero O. Suomalainen, Kai Silvennoinen