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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:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clinton Randy Giles, Whippany, NJ (US);
Lawrence Warren Stulz, Neptune, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250216 ; 359227 ; 250234 ; 25022711 ; 385 17 ;
Abstract
Opto-mechanical arrangements for use in light wave paths use actuator wires of a material, such as NiTi, whose length can be shortened by flowing heating current in the wire. The arrangements include switches and attenuator assemblies.