Patents by Inventor Monte L. Otts

Monte L. Otts 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).

  • Apparatus and method for creating a fiber optic circuit
    Patent number: 6917746
    Abstract: An apparatus for routing optical fibers to create a fiber optic circuit includes a substrate and a plurality of retaining structures on the substrate. The retaining structures removably retain an optical fiber adjacent the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Simmons, Michael A. Meis, Nicholas A. Lee, Gordon D. Henson, Monte L. Otts, Luke Carlson
  • Apparatus and method for creating a fiber optic circuit
    Publication number: 20040114902
    Abstract: An apparatus for routing optical fibers to create a fiber optic circuit includes a substrate and a plurality of retaining structures on the substrate. The retaining structures removably retain an optical fiber adjacent the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Simmons, Michael A. Meis, Nicholas A. Lee, Gordon D. Henson, Monte L. Otts, Luke Carlson