Patents by Inventor Sharon Carnevale

Sharon Carnevale 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 circuit having legs in a stacked configuration and an associated fabrication method
    Patent number: 6850671
    Abstract: An optical circuit is provided having a plurality of legs, each of which may have one or more optical fibers bound together by a matrix material, arranged in a stacked configuration in such a manner as to reduce, if not eliminate, the stress to which the optical fibers are subjected. The optical circuit includes a main body having a flexible substrate and a plurality of optical fibers mounted upon the substrate and lying in a common plane. The plurality of legs extend outwardly from an edge of the main body. The legs are disposed in a stacked configuration in which at least one leg overlies another leg. As such, at least one leg lies at least partially outside of the common plane defined by the substrate. A method for fabricating the optical circuit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventors: Sharon Carnevale, Randy Bumgarner, Michael Hughes, James L. Sorosiak
  • Optical circuit having legs in a stacked configuration and an associated fabrication method
    Publication number: 20030174953
    Abstract: An optical circuit is provided having a plurality of legs, each of which may have one or more optical fibers bound together by a matrix material, arranged in a stacked configuration in such a manner as to reduce, if not eliminate, the stress to which the optical fibers are subjected. The optical circuit includes a main body having a flexible substrate and a plurality of optical fibers mounted upon the substrate and lying in a common plane. The plurality of legs extend outwardly from an edge of the main body. The legs are disposed in a stacked configuration in which at least one leg overlies another leg. As such, at least one leg lies at least partially outside of the common plane defined by the substrate. A method for fabricating the optical circuit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: US Conec Ltd.
    Inventors: Sharon Carnevale, Randy Bumgarner, Michael Hughes, James L. Sorosiak