Patents by Inventor Norman Brent Stapleton

Norman Brent Stapleton 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).

  • Opto-isolator including a vertical cavity surface emitting laser
    Patent number: 9184855
    Abstract: An opto-isolator is disclosed that include a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL), a photodetector and a package enclosing the VCSEL and the photodetector. The photodetector is optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: James K. Guenter, Jimmy A. Tatum, Norman Brent Stapleton, Richard L. Bell, Harold Young Walker, Jose Joaquin Aizpuru
  • OPTO-ISOLATOR INCLUDING A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER
    Publication number: 20140197338
    Abstract: An opto-isolator is disclosed that include a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL), a photodetector and a package enclosing the VCSEL and the photodetector. The photodetector is optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: James K. Guenter, Jimmy A. Tatum, Norman Brent Stapleton, Richard L. Bell, Harold Young Walker, Jose Joaquin Aizpuru
  • Opto-isolator including a vertical cavity surface emitting laser
    Patent number: 8675701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to opto-isolators. Opto-isolators are disclosed that include a transmitter package and a vertical VCSEL disposed within the transmitter package. The opto-isolators further include a receiver package and a photodetector disposed within the receiver package. The photodetector is optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include an alignment package configured to receive the transmitter package and the receiver package. In another embodiment, opto-isolators include a VCSEL and a photodetector optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include a package enclosing both the VCSEL and the photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: James K. Guenter, Jimmy A. Tatum, Norman Brent Stapleton, Richard L. Bell, Harold Young Walker, Jose Joaquin Aizpuru
  • OPTO-ISOLATOR INCLUDING A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER
    Publication number: 20110057128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to opto-isolators. Opto-isolators are disclosed that include a transmitter package and a vertical VCSEL disposed within the transmitter package. The opto-isolators further include a receiver package and a photodetector disposed within the receiver package. The photodetector is optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include an alignment package configured to receive the transmitter package and the receiver package. In another embodiment, opto-isolators include a VCSEL and a photodetector optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include a package enclosing both the VCSEL and the photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: James K. Guenter, Jimmy A. Tatum, Norman Brent Stapleton, Richard L. Bell, Harold Young Walker, JR., Jose Joaquin Aizpuru
  • Opto-isolator including a vertical cavity surface emitting laser
    Patent number: 7835410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to opto-isolators. Opto-isolators are disclosed that include a transmitter package and a vertical VCSEL disposed within the transmitter package. The opto-isolators further include a receiver package and a photodetector disposed within the receiver package. The photodetector is optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include an alignment package configured to receive the transmitter package and the receiver package. In another embodiment, opto-isolators include a VCSEL and a photodetector optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include a package enclosing both the VCSEL and the photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: James K. Guenter, Jimmy A. Tatum, Norman Brent Stapleton, Richard L. Bell, Harold Young Walker, Jose Joaquin Aizpuru
  • OPTO-ISOLATOR INCLUDING A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER
    Publication number: 20080187013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to opto-isolators. Opto-isolators are disclosed that include a transmitter package and a vertical VCSEL disposed within the transmitter package. The opto-isolators further include a receiver package and a photodetector disposed within the receiver package. The photodetector is optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include an alignment package configured to receive the transmitter package and the receiver package. In another embodiment, opto-isolators include a VCSEL and a photodetector optically coupled to the VCSEL and configured to receive an output optical signal generated by the VCSEL. The opto-isolators further include a package enclosing both the VCSEL and the photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: James K. Guenter, Jimmy A. Tatum, Norman Brent Stapleton, Richard L. Bell, Harold Young Walker, Jose Joaquin Aizpuru
  • Attenuated barrel selection algorithms
    Patent number: 7275878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to controlling parameters of an optical output of an optical transmitter. An optical package can be selected based on a level of attenuation of a parameter of a transmitter output by the optical package. The laser and the optical package can be assembled and a parameter of the transmitter output can be measured. An optical barrel can be selected based on the measurement, wherein the optical barrel is selected based on an attenuation level to satisfy a range of a desired parameter value. The optical package and the optical barrel can be assembled. A system for assembling the optical device is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Landry, Norman Brent Stapleton, James K. Guenter, Jimmy A. Tatum