The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2012
Daniel A. Berkram, Loveland, CO (US);
Dacheng Zhou, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Daniel A. Berkram, Loveland, CO (US);
Dacheng Zhou, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for an optical data interface with electrical forwarded clock are provided. One example optical data interface () can include a transmitter () having a data input () and a clock input (), and a receiver () having a data output () and a forwarded clock signal path (). An optical communication path () is coupled between the data input () and the data output () and configured to communicate a data signal. An electrical communication path () is coupled between the clock input () and the forwarded clock signal path (). The electrical communication path () is arranged to forward a clock signal used by the receiver () as a reference for the optical data signal.