Patents by Inventor Patrick B. Paolini

Patrick B. Paolini 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).

  • Optical package with cascaded filtering
    Patent number: 6961496
    Abstract: An optical package comprises an optical element (e.g., a filter), a reflective surface, an input optical fiber and an output optical fiber. A light signal travels through the input fiber and through the element where it is shaped or modified a first time. The shaped light signal is reflected by the reflective surface and is again transmitted through the element where it is shaped or modified a second time. The twice-shaped light signal then travels out through the output fiber. The package thereby utilizes the element two times. The package is useful in wavelength division multiplex (WDM) telecommunication systems and other light processing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Avanex Corporation
    Inventors: Scott M. Hellman, Patrick B. Paolini, Paul A. Townley-Smith, Michael Ushinsky
  • Optical package with cascaded filtering
    Publication number: 20030185513
    Abstract: An optical package comprises an optical element (e.g., a filter), a reflective surface, an input optical fiber and an output optical fiber. A light signal travels through the input fiber and through the element where it is shaped or modified a first time. The shaped light signal is reflected by the reflective surface and is again transmitted through the element where it is shaped or modified a second time. The twice-shaped light signal then travels out through the output fiber. The package thereby utilizes the element two times. The package is useful in wavelength division multiplex (WDM) telecommunication systems and other light processing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Scott M. Hellman, Patrick B. Paolini, Paul A. Townley-Smith, Michael Ushinsky