Patents by Inventor Shigeki Asahi

Shigeki Asahi 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 module
    Patent number: 8328436
    Abstract: An optical module includes a receptacle for receiving an optical connector attached to a distal end of an optical fiber, and a lens body having a contact surface coming into contact with the distal end of the optical fiber when the receptacle receives the optical connector. The lens body has the contact surface and an opposing surface opposing the contact surface, and further has a columnar base held by the receptacle, a lens portion formed on the opposing surface integrally with the base, and a flat portion. The lens portion is surrounded by the flat portion and is off-centered with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Sei Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Mitamura, Shigeru Moribayashi, Junichi Shimizu, Hideyuki Yamada, Shunsuke Okamoto, Masahiko Takeda, Shigeki Asahi, Hiroki Itakura
  • OPTICAL MODULE
    Publication number: 20100239212
    Abstract: An optical module includes a receptacle for receiving an optical connector attached to a distal end of an optical fiber, and a lens body having a contact surface coming into contact with the distal end of the optical fiber when the receptacle receives the optical connector. The lens body has the contact surface and an opposing surface opposing the contact surface, and further has a columnar base held by the receptacle, a lens portion formed on the opposing surface integrally with the base, and a flat portion. The lens portion is surrounded by the flat portion and is off-centered with respect to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicants: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: KAZUHIRO MITAMURA, SHIGERU MORIBAYASHI, JUNICHI SHIMIZU, HIDEYUKI YAMADA, SHUNSUKE OKAMOTO, MASAHIKO TAKEDA, SHIGEKI ASAHI, HIROKI ITAKURA