Patents by Inventor Philip J. Edwards

Philip J. Edwards 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: 6913400
    Abstract: An optoelectric module adapted to cooperate with a multi-fiber array by displacing a plurality of OEDs from the fiber array at least along the z,y-axes or a combination thereof while maintaining their alignment along either the x-axis of the fiber array, the module comprising: (a) a connector interface adapted to interconnect with a multi-fiber assembly having an x,y array of fibers; (b) a plurality of OEDs for converting between optical and electrical signals; and (c) optical paths wherein each optical path has a first end adapted for optically coupling with a corresponding fiber in an x,y array of fibers and a second end for optically coupling with a corresponding OED, wherein the distance between the second ends of at least two optical paths is greater than the distance between their corresponding first ends and wherein the distance across the second ends along the x-axis is no greater than the distance across the first ends along the x-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael M. O'Toole, Bradley S. Levin, Philip J. Edwards, Lee L. Xu, Joseph J. Vandenberg, Joseph Markham
  • Patent number: 6860649
    Abstract: A testable optical subassembly comprising a unitary structure of an optically-clear moldable material having at least the following features: (a) an optical path for transmitting optical signals between a fiber and an optoelectric device (OED); (b) a ferrule-receiving bore for receiving a ferrule and aligning a fiber held therein to the optical path; and (c) an OED-receiving cavity for receiving a lead frame and aligning an OED mounted thereon to the optical path along one or more axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Inventors: Philip J. Edwards, Bradley S. Levin, Michael M. O'Toole, Joseph L. Vandenberg, Lee L. Xu
  • Publication number: 20030103740
    Abstract: A testable optical subassembly comprising a unitary structure of an optically-clear moldable material having at least the following features: (a) an optical path for transmitting optical signals between a fiber and an optoelectric device (OED); (b) a ferrule-receiving bore for receiving a ferrule and aligning a fiber held therein to the optical path; and (c) an OED-receiving cavity for receiving a lead frame and aligning an OED mounted thereon to the optical path along one or more axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Philip J. Edwards, Bradley S. Levin, Michael M. O'Toole, Joseph J. Vandenberg, Lee L. Xu
  • Patent number: 4837425
    Abstract: A security arrangement includes a token in the form of a thin lamina which co-operates with a receptor. The token includes an optically readable pattern in the form of a bar code, and a thin film holographic reflector which deflects the light which is modified by the bar code onto an optical sensor. The optical sensor is positioned such that the light will not reach it in the absence of a holographic reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: The General Electric Company, p.l.c.
    Inventor: Philip J. Edwards