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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:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1999
Joseph P. Keska, Pittston Township, Luzerne County, PA (US);
Steven L. Moyer, Spring Township, Berks County, PA (US);
Mary J. Nadeau, Bethlehem, PA (US);
John William Osenbach, Kutztown, PA (US);
Renyi Yang, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention is an optoelectronic device including an optical subassembly enclosed within a plastic housing. The housing includes a wall with an aperture and a lens mounted therein. A plastic receptacle is mounted to the wall. The receptacle includes an opening which is aligned with the lens and which is capable of receiving an optical fiber so that the fiber is aligned with light emitted from the optical assembly. The receptacle is preferably mounted to the wall by means of epoxy.