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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Kimio Nagasaka, Hokuto, JP;
Masayuki Kikushima, Ina, JP;
Inventors:
Kimio Nagasaka, Hokuto, JP;
Masayuki Kikushima, Ina, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an optical module having an optical element includes: (a) providing a housing having a base portion and a frame portion provided on the base portion; (b) providing a spacer on the base portion of the housing; (c) pressing the spacer to plastically deform the spacer; (d) bonding the optical element and the spacer; (e) disposing a cover member formed of a transparent substrate on the housing; and (f) providing a connector with a lens to surround the housing.