Patents by Inventor Simon H. Wu

Simon H. Wu 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 connector incorporating a shutter assembly and related method
    Patent number: 6811318
    Abstract: A shutter assembly including first and second flexible layers and first and second coupling rings. Both the first and second flexible layers have a plurality of slits. When the shutter assembly is in a closed position, the first and second flexible layers are substantially planar, the second flexible layer is located adjacent to the first flexible layer, a longitudinal axis perpendicularly passes through the first flexible layer, the first flexible layer's slits meet at a first location, and the second flexible layer's slits meet at a second location, laterally spaced from the first location. Both the first and second flexible layers are located between the first and second coupling rings, which support the flexible layers with a sealed space located behind the flexible layers. Both the first and second flexible layers form a seal with a optical device when the shutter assembly is in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Reynolds Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale R. Hollis, Simon H. Wu