Patents by Inventor Wallace J Lannen

Wallace J Lannen 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).

  • Method, apparatus and system for aligning an optical fiber end with an optical waveguide
    Patent number: 6954265
    Abstract: An alignment system that uses a single optical sensor to enable the end of an optical fiber to be aligned with the input of an optical waveguide of an optical device. In accordance with the present invention, it has been determined that the output of a single optical sensor can be processed and converted into digital signals, which are then further processed in accordance with an alignment algorithm to generate feedback signals that enable precise alignment to be achieved. The alignment system includes the single optical sensor, a lens and processing logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William P Kennedy, Amanda J Price, Wallace J Lannen, John Bernard Medberry
  • Method, apparatus and system for aligning an optical fiber end with an optical waveguide
    Publication number: 20040170360
    Abstract: An alignment system that uses a single optical sensor to enable the end of an optical fiber to be aligned with the input of an optical waveguide of an optical device. In accordance with the present invention, it has been determined that the output of a single optical sensor can be processed and converted into digital signals, which are then further processed in accordance with an alignment algorithm to generate feedback signals that enable precise alignment to be achieved. The alignment system includes the single optical sensor, a lens and processing logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: William P. Kennedy, Amanda J. Price, Wallace J. Lannen, John Bernard Medberry
  • Method, apparatus and system for aligning an optical fiber end with an optical waveguide
    Patent number: 6748141
    Abstract: An alignment system that uses a single optical sensor to enable the end of an optical fiber to be aligned with the input of an optical waveguide of an optical device. In accordance with the present invention, it has been determined that the output of a single optical sensor can be processed and converted into digital signals, which are then further processed in accordance with an alignment algorithm to generate feedback signals that enable precise alignment to be achieved. The alignment system includes the single optical sensor, a lens and processing logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William P Kennedy, Amanda J Price, Wallace J Lannen, John Bernard Medberry
  • Method, apparatus and system for aligning an optical fiber end with an optical waveguide
    Publication number: 20030185516
    Abstract: An alignment system that uses a single optical sensor to enable the end of an optical fiber to be aligned with the input of an optical waveguide of an optical device. In accordance with the present invention, it has been determined that the output of a single optical sensor can be processed and converted into digital signals, which are then further processed in accordance with an alignment algorithm to generate feedback signals that enable precise alignment to be achieved. The alignment system includes the single optical sensor, a lens and processing logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: William P. Kennedy, Amanda J. Price, Wallace J. Lannen, John Bernard Medberry