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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:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Lisa A. Windover, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lisa A. Windover, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical via within a printed circuit board (PCB) to route optical signals from one level to another through the PCB. The optical signals entering the optical via from an optoelectronic device, or other source, may be routed by an optical waveguide to enter other optical vias to a destination for different purposes. The source of optical signals may be mounted to the PCB or it may be at a distance, with the optical signals being coupled to or away from the optical via by means of optical waveguides.