Patents by Inventor Susan Tower

Susan Tower 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).

  • Pluggable small form factor transceivers
    Patent number: 7529521
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transceiver housing comprising: an opening at a proximal end thereof for receiving a optical receptacle; an electrical contact for engaging the optical receptacle and retaining the optical receptacle in the housing body; and a first side and a second side, each of the first side and the second side including mountings for mounting a printed wire assembly within the housing. In a preferred embodiment, the transceiver housing of the present invention has a uni-body construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: JDS Uniphase Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Yunker, Andrew Moore, Susan Tower
  • Transceiver module
    Patent number: 7303336
    Abstract: The present invention provides transceiver modules in which a transceiver may be ejected from a cage into which the transceiver is inserted by pivoting a handle mounted on the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: JDS Uniphase Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Kayner, Andrew Moore, Susan Tower, Gerald Renoux, Bryan Yunker
  • Transceiver module
    Patent number: 7114857
    Abstract: The present invention provides transceiver modules in which a transceiver may be ejected from a cage into which the transceiver is inserted by pivoting a handle mounted on the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Picolight, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Kayner, Andrew Moore, Susan Tower, Gerald Renoux, Bryan Yunker
  • Transceiver module
    Publication number: 20060215968
    Abstract: The present invention provides transceiver modules in which a transceiver may be ejected from a cage into which the transceiver is inserted by pivoting a handle mounted on the transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Kayner, Andrew Moore, Susan Tower, Gerald Renoux, Bryan Yunker
  • Pluggable small form factor transceivers
    Publication number: 20040170005
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transceiver housing comprising: an opening at a proximal end thereof for receiving a optical receptacle; an electrical contact for engaging the optical receptacle and retaining the optical receptacle in the housing body; and a first side and a second side, each of the first side and the second side including mountings for mounting a printed wire assembly within the housing. In a preferred embodiment, the transceiver housing of the present invention has a uni-body construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Bryan Yunker, Andrew Moore, Susan Tower
  • Pluggable small form factor transceivers
    Patent number: 6780053
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transceiver housing comprising: an opening at a proximal end thereof for receiving a optical receptacle; an electrical contact for engaging the optical receptacle and retaining the optical receptacle in the housing body; and a first side and a second side, each of the first side and the second side including mountings for mounting a printed wire assembly within the housing. In a preferred embodiment, the transceiver housing of the present invention has a uni-body construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Picolight Incorporated
    Inventors: Bryan Yunker, Andrew Moore, Susan Tower