Patents by Inventor Robert John Calvet

Robert John Calvet 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 element support structure and methods of using and making the same
    Patent number: 6661962
    Abstract: Optical element support structures and methods of using and making the same. One support structure is configured to restrain an optical element in at least two degrees of freedom. The structure comprises a first jaw, a first flexure, a second jaw and a second flexure. The first jaw has a first jaw face configured to contact the optical element. The first flexure is attached to the first jaw. The second jaw has a second jaw face configured to contact the optical element. The second flexure is attached to the second jaw. The first jaw face and the second jaw face are configured to restrain the optical element in at least two degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Siwave, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Calvet, Roman Carlos Gutierrez
  • Angled fiber termination and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 6546182
    Abstract: Angled fiber terminations and methods of making the angled fiber terminations. One aspect relates to an optical fiber support assembly. The assembly comprises a substrate with a hole formed in the substrate. The hole comprises at least one non-circular opening. The hole is configured to receive a tip of a fiber such that an angle between an axis of the fiber tip and a normal of a surface of the substrate is greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Siwave, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Calvet, Stephen Eric Vargo, Roman Carlos Gutierrez
  • Angled fiber termination and methods of making the same
    Publication number: 20020172491
    Abstract: Angled fiber terminations and methods of making the same are provided. One aspect relates to an optical fiber support assembly. The assembly comprises a substrate with a hole formed in the substrate. The hole comprises at least one non-circular opening. The hole is configured to receive a tip of a fiber such that an angle between an axis of the fiber tip and a normal of a surface of the substrate is greater than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Robert John Calvet, Stephen Eric Vargo, Roman Carlos Gutierrez
  • Rotary flexure
    Patent number: 6146044
    Abstract: A rotary flexure is designed to exhibit very high radial and axial stiffness and to exhibit virtually no movement in its center of rotation. The flexure, which is formed from a single billet of material, includes an outer ring from which three thin flexure blades extend. The flexure blades extend toward the centerpoint of the rotary flexure, where they join to form a centerpiece. Three lobes also join at the centerpiece, one between each pair of flexure blades. The lobes extend toward the outer ring, and are free to rotate about the pivot axis with respect to the outer ring and the flexure blades. During rotation, the pivot axis exhibits virtually no movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Robert John Calvet