Patents by Inventor Theodore J. Sikorski, Jr.

Theodore J. Sikorski, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 6474876
    Abstract: A shielded optical fiber adaptor for mounting in an opening of a conductive faceplate of electronic equipment. The adaptor has an insulative body with a conductive plate imbedded therein. The plate has an aperture within the body which allows passage of light from the optical fiber and extends outwardly of the body to contact the faceplate when the body is retained in the faceplate opening. The largest dimension of the plate aperture is no more than ten percent of the wavelength at the highest operating frequency of the electronic equipment. In another embodiment, the plate is eliminated and the body is covered by a layer of conductive material. An interior channel in the body holds the fiber and has an aperture of no more than ten percent of the wavelength at the highest operating frequency of the electronic equipment. Since the interior of the channel is covered by the layer of conductive material, it acts as an attenuating waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Fitel USA Corp.
    Inventor: Theodore J. Sikorski, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6193420
    Abstract: A shielded optical fiber adaptor for mounting in an opening of a conductive faceplate of electronic equipment. The adaptor has an insulative body with a conductive plate imbedded therein. The plate has an aperture within the body which allows passage of light from the optical fiber and extends outwardly of the body to contact the faceplate when the body is retained in the faceplate opening. The largest dimension of the plate aperture is no more than ten percent of the wavelength at the highest operating frequency of the electronic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore J. Sikorski, Jr.