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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. 11, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Donald E. Ackley, Cardiff, CA (US);
Inventor:
Donald E. Ackley, Cardiff, CA (US);
Assignee:
BioValve Technologies, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems of microneedle arrays to align and form optical components. Active components such as lasers are combined with optical fibers. Microneedles are fabricated using techniques such as laser drilled Kapton, and combined with optical fiber, using bump bonding and UV curing adhesives to manufacture a variety of optical components.