G02B 6/3656
The additional structures being micropositioning, with microactuating elements for fine adjustment, or
Official title: {the additional structures being micropositioning, with microactuating elements for fine adjustment, or restricting movement, into two dimensions, e.g. cantilevers, beams, tongues or bridges with associated MEMs}
G02B6/3656 (The additional structures being micropositioning, with microactuating elements for fine adjustment, or) appears on 63 US grants and 59 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fiber optic alignment devices; systems; and methods7 Jan 2025US 12,189,189 B2CommScope Technologies LLC
- Apparatus arranged for aligning an optical component with an on-chip port as well as a corresponding system and method13 Aug 2024US 12,061,367 B2Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Mechanical joint for use in fiber optic imaging systems5 Apr 2022US 11,294,124 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Mechanical joint for use in fiber optic imaging systems14 Dec 2021US 11,199,666 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Tunable fiber optic connectors19 Oct 2021US 11,150,412 B2CommScope Technologies LLC
- Alignment arrangement for aligning a first and a second optical component as well as a corresponding system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0086295 A1
- Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043968 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Fiber optic alignment devices; systems; and methods15 May 2025US 2025/0155649 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
- An apparatus arranged for aligning an optical component with an on-chip port as well as a corresponding system and method1 Dec 2022US 2022/0382002 A1Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Fiber optic alignment devices; systems; and methods27 Jan 2022US 2022/0026640 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Structure for micro-machine optical tooling and method for making and using166US 6,049,650 ASeagate Technology LLC · 2000
- Optical connector and process for producing the same82US 4,830,456 ASumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · 1989
- Swivelling optical connector for joining optical fiber to components and sensor including such connector71US 5,095,517 APirelli Cavi S.p.A. · 1992
- Integrated fiber, sensor and lens arrays for optical networks61US 6,950,570 B1Active Optical Networks, Inc. · 2005
- Microactuator for precisely aligning an optical fiber and an associated fabrication method59US 5,602,955 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1997