Patents by Inventor Michael Kienzle

Michael Kienzle 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).

  • Patent number: 6751420
    Abstract: This invention relates to optoelectronic transceivers used in optical communication systems, and in specific to an optical transceiver configured for transmission and reception of optical signals or rays within an asymmetrically shaped optical profile. The invention provides a transceiver for communicating optical rays through relatively-positioned, shaped lenses while preventing the saturation of a photodetector by an adjacent LED, thereby avoiding any idling of the communication system, minimizing the transceiver's size, and isolating the optical profiles for optimum transmission and reception of optical rays. The transceiver may operate in a half duplex mode, while being capable of operating without additional modifications in a full duplex mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Kienzle, Albert John Kerklaan