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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rafaela Frota, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Faezeh Gholami, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
John S. Werner, Fishkill, NY (US);
Andrew C. M. Hicks, Highland, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); G01J 5/061 (2022.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/061 (2013.01); H04B 10/801 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems for cooling optical interconnects using light include monitoring an output power of a transceiver, where the transceiver includes an alkali activated geopolymer (AAGP) coating, and cooling, based on a determination that the output power has decreased below a threshold value, the transceiver by directing infrared light towards the transceiver.