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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:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaki Hirota, Ebina, JP;
Kenji Kawano, Nakai-machi, JP;
Masahiro Taguchi, Nakai-machi, JP;
Junji Okada, Ebina, JP;
Masao Funada, Nakai-machi, JP;
Takashi Ozawa, Nakai-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359163 ; 359173 ; 385131 ;
Abstract
A signal transmission bus comprising a plurality of optical transmission layers and optical isolation layers stacked alternately. Each of the optical transmission layers has signal light input thereinto and propagating the input signal light diffusedly. Each of the optical isolation layers prevents the mixing of the signal light between any two adjacent optical transmission layers. At least one of the optical isolation layers comprises electrical wiring for transmitting electrical signals.