Patents by Inventor Robert Roderick Thomson

Robert Roderick Thomson 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).

  • Waveguide device
    Patent number: 8270784
    Abstract: An optical adapter that is arranged to connect two or more optical devices that have different connector layouts, the optical adapter comprising a material through which a plurality of waveguides is formed, the waveguides defining a first connector configuration at one end or face of the material and a second connector configuration at another, or same end or face of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Heriot-Watt University
    Inventors: Robert Roderick Thomson, Henry Thomas Gibson Bookey, Nicholas David Psaila, Ajoy Kumar Kar
  • WAVEGUIDE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100178007
    Abstract: An optical adapter that is arranged to connect two or more optical devices that have different connector layouts, the optical adapter comprising a material through which a plurality of waveguides is formed, the waveguides defining a first connector configuration at one end or face of the material and a second connector configuration at another, or same end or face of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Roderick Thomson, Henry Thomas Gibson Bookey, Nicholas David Psaila, Ajoy Kumar Kar