Patents by Inventor William E. Lawrence

William E. Lawrence 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).

  • Plastic and glass optical fiber bus network having plural line replaceable units transmitting to a mixing rod
    Patent number: 11300730
    Abstract: An optical network architecture can include a first pair of tapered mixing rods and a second pair of tapered mixing rods. A first plurality of plastic optical fibers is communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to a first plurality of line replaceable components, and a second plurality of plastic optical fibers is communicatively coupled from the second pair of tapered mixing rods to a second plurality of line replaceable components. At least one optical fiber communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to the second pair of tapered mixing rods, the at least one optical transmission line comprising a hard clad silica optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Y. Chan, Dennis G. Koshinz, Tuong Kien Truong, Henry B. Pang, William E. Lawrence, Clete Mark Boldrin, Angela W. Li
  • Data bus-in-a-box (BiB) system design and implementation
    Patent number: 9791644
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for a data bus-in-a-box (BiB) are disclosed. The system involves an electrical box, and at least one optical connector located on the box. The system further involves at least one mother board housed inside of the box, and comprising a transmit side comprising at least one transmit optical media converter (OMC) tile, and a receive side comprising at least one receive OMC tile. Also, the system involves first receive optical fibers that are each connected from at least one receive OMC tile to a receive coupler; and a second receive optical fiber connected from the receive coupler to one of the optical connectors. Further, the system involves first transmit optical fibers that are each connected from at least one transmit OMC tile to a transmit coupler; and a second transmit optical fiber connected from the transmit coupler to at least one of the optical connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric Y. Chan, Tuong K. Truong, Dennis G. Koshinz, Henry B. Pang, William E. Lawrence, Clete M. Boldrin
  • DATA BUS-IN-A-BOX (BIB) SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
    Publication number: 20160124169
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for a data bus-in-a-box (BiB) are disclosed. The system involves an electrical box, and at least one optical connector located on the box. The system further involves at least one mother board housed inside of the box, and comprising a transmit side comprising at least one transmit optical media converter (OMC) tile, and a receive side comprising at least one receive OMC tile. Also, the system involves first receive optical fibers that are each connected from at least one receive OMC tile to a receive coupler; and a second receive optical fiber connected from the receive coupler to one of the optical connectors. Further, the system involves first transmit optical fibers that are each connected from at least one transmit OMC tile to a transmit coupler; and a second transmit optical fiber connected from the transmit coupler to at least one of the optical connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Y. Chan, Tuong K. Truong, Dennis G. Koshinz, Henry B. Pang, William E. Lawrence, Clete M. Boldrin
  • PLASTIC AND GLASS OPTICAL FIBER BUS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20150036974
    Abstract: An optical network architecture can include a first pair of tapered mixing rods and a second pair of tapered mixing rods. A first plurality of plastic optical fibers is communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to a first plurality of line replaceable components, and a second plurality of plastic optical fibers is communicatively coupled from the second pair of tapered mixing rods to a second plurality of line replaceable components. At least one optical fiber communicatively coupled from the first pair of tapered mixing rods to the second pair of tapered mixing rods, the at least one optical transmission line comprising a hard clad silica optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric Y. Chan, Dennis G. Koshinz, Tuong Kien Truong, Henry B. Pang, William E. Lawrence, Clete Mark Boldrin, Angela W. Li