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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:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Loren M. Hendry, Glendale, AZ (US);
Jeffrey E. Lewis, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jason C. Grooms, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Charles B. Gray, Peoria, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Loren M. Hendry, Glendale, AZ (US);
Jeffrey E. Lewis, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jason C. Grooms, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Charles B. Gray, Peoria, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/10 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for stabilizing an electro-optic substrate employed in a waveguide device. The method comprises cleaning a surface of the substrate, and exposing the device to a reactive oxide to passivate the surface. A layer of sealant is deposited on the substrate in a vacuum to seal the surface.