Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
385025000 | Movable coupler | 50 |
20090269006 | OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An optical module | 10-29-2009 |
20090279829 | Lens Arrangement for Optical Rotary Joints - According to one embodiment, an optical rotary joint comprises a first collimator arrangement for coupling-on first light-waveguides, and a second collimator arrangement for coupling-on second light-waveguides, with the latter being rotatably supported relative to the first collimator arrangement about a rotation axis. A Dove prism is provided between the first and second collimator arrangements as a derotating element. The first and second collimator arrangements have at least one micro-lens array on which light-waveguides with associated ferrules are disposed. In order to avoid tensile forces from arising in the arrangement, or as a result of individual ferrules becoming interconnected by an applied adhesive, trenches, barriers, or also coatings are provided between the individual ferrules. | 11-12-2009 |
20090304330 | Optical Rotary Joint with High Return Loss - An optical rotary joint comprises a first collimator arrangement for coupling-on first light-waveguides and a second collimator arrangement for coupling-on second light-waveguides, with the second collimator arrangement being supported to be rotatable relative to the first collimator arrangement about a rotation axis. A Dove prism is provided between the collimator arrangements as a derotating element. An intermediate layer is provided on at least one boundary face of an optical constituent part to a surrounding medium, which the intermediate layer comprises a nano-structure having a mean refractive index lying between a refractive index of a material of the optical constituent part and a refractive index of the medium of the surroundings. | 12-10-2009 |
20100202730 | FIBER OPTIC JACK AND CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a fiber optic jack for routing optical signals. In another aspect, the present invention provides a fiber optic connector with accurate alignment that may be used with, among other things, the fiber optic jack | 08-12-2010 |
20110194811 | FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT AND ANTENNA, ANTENNA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are a fiber optic rotary joint, an antenna having the same, an antenna measurement system, and a wireless communication system. An antenna measurement system includes an electro-optic converting unit for converting an electric signal to an optical signal, a first optical fiber for transferring the converted optical signal from the electro-optic converting unit, a second optical fiber having a diameter larger than the first optical fiber and transferring the optical signal outputted from the first optical fiber, an align unit for aligning the first optical fiber with the second optical fiber, and an opto-electric converting unit for converting the optical signal outputted from the second optical fiber to the electric signal. | 08-11-2011 |
20120057818 | APPARATUS WITH TWO HOUSINGS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATION COUPLING - The present disclosure provides an apparatus ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120251044 | PRESSURE COMPENSATION MECHANISM FOR ROTARY DEVICES - The object of the present invention is that of a slip ring which utilizes one or more pistons to transfer the external pressure applied by the environment to an incompressible fluid in the inner cavity of the slip ring, thereby balancing the external and internal pressures resulting in a nominal, if any, pressure differential. This will enable the device to operated in environments with significantly higher ambient pressures then have been traditionally possible. | 10-04-2012 |
20140147077 | HYBRID FIBER-OPTIC AND FLUID ROTARY JOINT - A hybrid rotary joint provides both optical and fluid channels for applications such as optogenetic research. The rotary joint has a stationary component and a rotating component. The optical channel and fluid channel permit simultaneous and rotation-insensitive passage of light and fluid from the stationary to the rotating side of the hybrid rotary joint. The input to the optical channel is provided via an input optical fiber and the input to the fluid channel is fluid from a fluid source. The outputs are an optical fiber output and a fluid channel output. As light passes from the stationary side to the rotating side of the hybrid rotary joint, it is deflected off a beam deflector having an angular orientation that is passively aligned and made independent of the angular orientation of the rotating component via the interaction between magnets attached to each of the beam deflector and the stationary component. | 05-29-2014 |
20150330830 | OPTICAL-FIBER-COMPATIBLE SENSOR - A sensor is provided, with the sensor including a reflective element and an optical fiber positioned relative to the reflective element such that light emitted from the optical fiber is reflected by the reflective element and propagates in an optical cavity between the optical fiber and the reflective element. A first material is within the optical cavity and has a coefficient of thermal expansion and a thickness that compensate a refractive index change with temperature of a second material within the optical cavity. | 11-19-2015 |
20160077281 | VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR WITH WAVELENGTH-DEPENDENT LOSS COMPENSATION - A variable optical attenuator with wavelength-dependent loss compensation is provided, including: an optical fiber pigtail comprising at least a first waveguide and a second waveguide; a lens being disposed between the optical fiber pigtail and a reflector for focusing an emitted light from the first waveguide and returning a reflected light from the reflector to the second waveguide of the optical fiber pigtail; and the reflector being disposed at the focus of the lens to reflect the emitted light from the first waveguide passing the lens, and the reflected light passing through the lens to return to the second waveguide, the reflector having an initial position with a normal forming a pre-tilt angle with the axis of lens in the incident plane defined by the two axes, and the reflector tilting towards a larger tilt angle when an attenuation value increasing. | 03-17-2016 |
20160077285 | ALTERNATE COUPLING OF DEVICES VIA MULTIPLE BRANCHES OF A WAVEGUIDE - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward techniques and configurations for alternate connection of two devices via multiple branches of a waveguide. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include a first device (e.g., a peripheral device), a second device (e.g., a computing device) mountable on the first device in a first or second position, and a waveguide substantially disposed in the first device to communicatively couple the first device with the second device. The waveguide may comprise a movable connector and first and second branches corresponding to the first and second positions. The movable connector may alternately communicatively couple the first device with the second device via the first or second branch and disconnect the second or first branch respectively in response to corresponding placement of the second device in the first or second position. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 03-17-2016 |
20190146209 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE THAT INCLUDES MIRRORS AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE REGION | 05-16-2019 |
385026000 | Slip ring | 38 |
20080310794 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BODY PARTS THEREOF - An electronic device comprises an arrangement for providing communication between a first body part and a second body part of the electronic device. The first body part and second body part are moveable relative to one another; each body part comprising a contact surface, the contact surfaces being located generally adjacent one another. At least one contact surface comprises an optical light guide component arranged to provide communication between the first body part and second body part. | 12-18-2008 |
20080317407 | Optical Rotating Data Transmission Device of Short Overall Length - An optical rotating data transmission device comprises a first collimator arrangement for coupling-on first optical waveguides, a second collimator arrangement for coupling-on second optical waveguides, which is supported to be rotatable relative to the first collimator arrangement about a rotation axis, and a derotating element such as a Dove prism in a light path between the collimator arrangements. At least one collimator arrangement comprises a deflecting element which deflects light entering the device from optical waveguides positioned at an angle to the direction of the rotation axis to travel along the direction of the rotation axis, or deflects light traveling along the direction of the rotation axis to exit the device at an angle to the rotation axis towards optical waveguides. | 12-25-2008 |
20090142017 | VERY HIGH QUALITY CHANNEL FOR MULTIPATHWAY OPTICAL ROTARY JOINTS - The present invention relates to the field of rotary joints, or similar devices, more specifically to optical rotary joints. Embodiments of the invention are directed to a multipathway optical rotary joint, comprising a stationary plane, a moving plane rotatable about a reference axis of rotation and a Dove prism, rotatably placed between the stationary plane and the moving plane. The assembly is configured so that when the moving plane rotates at a speed ω, the prism rotates at a speed ω/2. The optical pathways are arranged so as to pass through the prism. The Dove prism includes a central optical channel passing an optical wave without undergoing deviation, the axis of the channel being substantially coaxial with the reference axis of rotation. An optical pathway is furthermore arranged in the joint so as to pass through the joint, following an axis substantially coinciding with the reference axis of rotation. | 06-04-2009 |
20090154875 | Machine with data transfer from one machine part to another machine part which is able to be rotated relative to the one machine part - A machine having two machine parts, of which one is able to be rotated relative to the other, in which light signals are transferred from the one part to the other part. The light signals are transmitted radially to the axis of rotation of the rotatable machine part. In a first embodiment a plurality of light sources couple light into an optical waveguide ring which is coupled out over the entire outer circle of the optical waveguide ring so that it is guaranteed that light signals reach a receiver arranged radially outside in each case. In another embodiment light sources couple light into optical waveguide structures, with branches of the optical waveguides guaranteeing that on the outer circle of the one component the exit points for light are sufficiently dense that for any given angular position of the rotatable component at least one of two receivers receives a light signal. | 06-18-2009 |
20090232448 | Fiber optic multiplexer - A fiber optic multiplexer comprises a stationary frame to which primary and secondary optical fibers are attached, a rotary frame to which both ends of a transfer optical fiber are attached, and a means of rotating the rotary frame through a predetermined angle relative to the stationary frame. The primary end of the transfer optical fiber is coaxial with the primary optical fiber and the rotary frame axis of rotation. The secondary end of the transfer optical fiber is initially coaxial with a first secondary optical fiber. The multiplexer is switched by rotating the rotary frame through the predetermined angle to coaxially align the secondary end of the transfer optical fiber with a second secondary optical fiber. | 09-17-2009 |
20090257710 | Rotary transformer - A rotary transformer having first light-conducting curved tube segments, the first tube segments being disposed to form a first tubular arrangement, is disclosed. The rotary transformer has at least one first transmitter for producing first light signals and at least one first receiver for receiving the first light signals. The first light signals are transmitted from the first transmitter via the first tube segments to the first receiver. | 10-15-2009 |
20090310911 | TWO-CHANNEL PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER (POF) ROTARY JOINT - The present invention connects two independent plastic optical fiber channels simultaneously, in which optic signals can be transmitted along two optic passes through a single mechanical rotational interface. The first channel of light path consists of a pair of plastic optic fibers with larger-core, co-axially fixed in 2 holders respectively. The light signal from one of the fiber can be directly coupled into another fiber. A number of smaller-core plastic optic fibers for second channel of light path are circumferentially arranged in the peripheral space of the first channel fibers. They are blind-spot free during rotation and are ideal for machine control applications such as SERCOS Interfaces. The rugged design permits underwater usage. Damaged fibers can be easily replaced without costly repairs of the device itself. | 12-17-2009 |
20090324167 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OPTICAL SIGNALS BETWEEN COMPONENTS WHICH CAN BE ROTATED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER (ROTARY TRANSMITTER) - A rotary transmitter for transmitting optical signals between two components is described. In accordance with the invention, provision is made for a fiber optic cable, optionally also a second fiber optic cable to be used to transmit the signals, the latter being suited, due to their surface treatment, to coupling signals of send elements and forwarding them to an interface in order to be registered there by a receive element. The fiber optic cables are laid such that they describe a circle upon which the transmission elements rotate about an axis of rotation. As a result, a complete data transmission is possible by way of the waveguide. The components (send elements, receive elements and the optical fiber cables) can be fastened to an annular printed circuit board by SMT. | 12-31-2009 |
20100195956 | MULTI-CHANNEL FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT USING DE-ROTATING LENS - A multi-channel fiber optic rotary joint has been invented in which optic signals can be transmitted simultaneously from a rotating fiber optic collimator array and a stationary fiber optic collimator array in air and in other optic fluids. A de-rotating lens, a cylindrical GRIN (Graded Index) lens, is positioned in the path between said rotating fiber optic collimator array and said stationary fiber optic collimator array, and arranged for rotation relative to each fiber optic collimator arrays at a rotary speed equal to one-half the relative rotational rate between said rotating and stationary fiber optic collimator arrays. | 08-05-2010 |
20100209043 | NON-CONTACTING SIGNAL TRANSFER FOR ROTATING INTERFACE - An apparatus comprises a housing, a bearing member, and a transmission system. The housing has a channel in communication with an opening at a first end of the housing and a first surface at a second end of the housing. The first surface is substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis through the channel. The bearing member is capable of rotating in the channel around the rotation axis. The bearing member has a second surface substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis and substantially parallel to the first surface. The transmission system is coupled to the first surface and the second surface. The transmission system has a transmitter and a receiver. The transmission system is capable of emitting an electromagnetic radiation in a beam that is capable of being received by the receiver, while a rotation occurs between the transmitter and the receiver about the rotation axis. | 08-19-2010 |
20100226607 | OFF-AXIS FIBER OPTIC SLIP RING - A multi-channel off-axis optic slip ring system is disclosed. The invention eliminates the huge number of fiber bundles and photodiodes in most published patents. A couple of conventional optical components such as mirrors and prisms are used to transmit optical signals with high quality and low optic losses. The optical signal pick-up is realized through a pair of prisms mounted on gear transmission systems. It is a true passive, bi-directional rotational optical transmission device which could be used for both multi-mode and single mode fibers without the limitation to the through bore diameters. | 09-09-2010 |
20110164846 | FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT USING TEC FIBER - A fiber optic rotary joint is invented using TEC (Thermally Expanded Core) fiber. This device has a rotatable optic TEC fiber and a stationary optic TEC fiber in an assembly to convey a light beam in the optic TEC fibers. The assembly also includes a stationary optic TEC fiber holder for fixing the tip of stationary optic TEC fiber in a central hole and a rotatable optic TEC fiber holder for fixing the body of the rotatable optic TEC fiber with the tip of the rotatable optic TEC fiber protruding out of the rotatable optic TEC fiber holder. The two optic TEC fiber holders can be rotated relative to each other so as to allow the tip of rotatable optic TEC fiber to rotate in the central hole on the stationary optic TEC fiber holder with the facets of the two optic TEC fiber adjacent very closely. | 07-07-2011 |
20110206319 | Capacitive Rotary Joint For Optical Signals - A non-contacting rotary joint for transmitting an input signal guided within an input optical waveguide has an electrical transmission line and a probe. The transmission line has an even number N≧4 of equal length transmission line segments. The optical waveguide is connected to an optical distribution network which has an optical power splitter for splitting the input signal into N or N/2 individual signals of equal optical power. These signals are forwarded to opto-electrical converters to generate electrical signals for driving the electrical transmission line. The lengths of the optical transmission lines are adjusted so that the propagation time of the optical signal from the end of the input optical waveguide to the end of each individual optical transmission line is approximately the same. | 08-25-2011 |
20110262072 | HIGH-POWER COLLIMATING LENS ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF REDUCING THE OPTICAL POWER DENSITY IN COLLIMATING LENS ASSEMBLIES - The present invention provides improved collimating lens assemblies ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110299811 | LOW-LOSS COLLIMATORS FOR USE IN FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINTS - Fiber optic collimators are disclosed for use in fiber optic rotary joints ( | 12-08-2011 |
20120008898 | Rotary Optical Probe - There is disclosed a probe ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120020615 | THROUGH-BORE FIBER OPTIC SLIPRING - The present invention is a limited rotation through-bore optical slip ring. This will enable one or more optical signals to pass across a rotational interface while leaving a center bore free. The present invention is passive, unlike many off axis or through bore optical slip rings and is low loss by nature. | 01-26-2012 |
20120087624 | FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT MECHANISM - A multi-channel fiber optic rotary joint mechanism has been invented in which optic signals can be transmitted simultaneously from a rotating fiber optic collimator bundle and a stationary fiber optic collimator bundle through an opto-mechanical de-rotating mechanism, which includes an optic de-rotating element, an internal gear and an flexure anti-backlash mechanism. The optic de-rotating element, is positioned in the path between said rotating fiber optic collimator bundle and said stationary fiber optic collimator bundle. The internal gear mechanism provides 2:1 speed ratio for the rotating fiber optic collimator bundle and the optic de-rotating element. | 04-12-2012 |
20120128297 | Fiber Optic Rotary Joint With Extended Temperature Range - A fiber optic rotary joint has at least one fiber optic collimator. The fiber optic collimator has a plurality of lenses on a micro lens array. Furthermore a plurality of optical fibers are attached to the micro lens array. The fibers are further fixed by a fiber support. A spacer is provided between the micro lens array and the fiber support, setting the micro lens array and the fiber support apart from each other. The optical fibers have between the micro lens array and the fiber support a excess length greater than the distance between the micro lens array and the fiber support. This results in a slight bending of the fibers between the micro lens array and the fiber support. A temperature related extension of parts of the fiber optic rotary joint can be compensated by the excess length and does not lead to mechanical tension on the fibers. | 05-24-2012 |
20120134622 | Fiber optic rotary connector - A fiber optic rotary connector providing communication between a first fiber optical bundle and a second fiber optical bundle rotating relative to said first bundle. The fiber optic rotary connector includes a K-mirror comprised of at least three mirror components and a set of gears adapted to rotate said K-mirror at a rotation rate equal to one half of the second bundle rotation rate. In a preferred embodiment the set of gears is a set of magnetic gears. And in another preferred embodiment the set of gears is a set of mechanical gears. Normally the first fiber optic bundle is stationary, but it may be rotating at a slower rate than the second bundle. In preferred embodiments the K mirror is comprised of three flat mirrors and two of the flat mirrors are positioned at about 30 degrees relative to the third flat mirror. | 05-31-2012 |
20120170888 | MULTI-CHANNEL ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ROTARY JOINT USING A TRAPEZOIDAL METAMATERIAL DE-ROTATING MECHANISM - A multi-channel electro-magnetic rotary joint has been invented in which one or more electro-magnetic signals can be transmitted simultaneously from a rotating collimator array and a stationary collimator array in air and in other fluids. A metamaterial de-rotating mechanism is positioned in the path between said rotating collimator array and said stationary collimator array, and arranged tier rotation relative to each collimator arrays at a rotary speed equal to one-hall the relative rotational rate between said rotating and stationary collimator arrays. | 07-05-2012 |
20120207430 | ACTIVE OFF-AXIS FIBER OPTIC SLIP RING - An active off-axis optic slip ring system is disclosed. The invention eliminates the huge number of fiber bundles and photodiodes in most published patents. A couple of conventional optical components such as mirrors and prisms are used to transmit optical signals with high, quality and low optic losses. The optical signal pick-up is realized through a pair of prisms mounted on the rotor of motors. It is an active, hi-directional rotational optical transmission device which could be used for multi-mode, or single mode fibers without the limitation to the through bore diameters. | 08-16-2012 |
20120213472 | FIBER BUNDLE BASED PASSIVE BI-DIRECTIONAL OFF-AXIS FORJ WITH CENTER BORE - A Passive Bi-Directional Off-Axis Fiber Optic Rotary Joint (FORJ) with a center bore has been invented in which an optical signal can be transmitted across a rotating boundary without using the centerline or axis of rotation of the FORJ. Rather a fiber bundle is used to transmit the optical signal across a single mechanical rotational interface. | 08-23-2012 |
20120213473 | ROTARY OPTICAL LINK JOINT - A rotary optical link joint having a small change in transmission loss during rotational use is provided. In order to realize this, the rotary optical link joint according to the present invention is an optical link joint that relatively rotatably holds, centering around an axis line ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120237163 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL BASED MULTI-CHANNEL ROTARY JOINT FOR ELECTRO-MAGNETIC SIGNALS - A multi-channel electro-magnetic rotary joint has been invented in which one or more electro-magnetic signals can be transmitted simultaneously from a rotating collimator array to a stationary collimator array, and vice-versa, in air and in other fluids. A photonic crystal based de-rotating mechanism is positioned in the path between said rotating collimator array and said stationary collimator array, and arranged for rotation relative to each collimator arrays at a rotary speed equal to one-half the relative rotational rate between said rotating and stationary collimator arrays. This invention has several different potential applications such radar, winches, and robotics to name a few. | 09-20-2012 |
20130044976 | INTEGRATED ELECTRO-OPTICAL FLUID ROTARY JOINT - An integrated electro-optical fluid rotary joint has been invented in which optical signals, electrical power, and/or signal(s), as well as fluids can be simultaneously transmitted across a common rotary-stationary interface between two relatively rotatable members for such applications, as a tethered aerostats, and tethered ROV. It consists of a main stator, a main rotor rotatable relative to said main stator. An electrical rotary joint, or slip ring, a fiber optical rotary joint, and a fluid rotary joint are integrated together on the main stator and main rotor. As a result, when the main rotor rotates relative to the main stator, optical signals, electrical power, and/or signal(s), as well as fluids from the main rotor can be transmitted to the main stator, and vise versa. | 02-21-2013 |
20130177276 | LIMITED ROTATION FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT - The present invention is a limited rotation Fiber Optic Rotary Joint (FORJ) of one or more optical channels. This will enable one or more optical signals to pass across a rotational interface for a fixed number of rotations. For many applications, such as a winch or certain robotic joints, an unlimited number of rotations in either direction is unnecessary. For these types of applications a limited rotation FORJ is an attractive option because they typically have lower loss, are less complex, and have higher reliability. | 07-11-2013 |
20130195402 | PRECISION TWO-DIMENSIONAL FIBER-COLLIMATOR-ARRAY - A collimator system comprises a micro lens array and a fiber array. The fiber array has a substrate with a plurality of holes for holding a plurality of optical fibers. The fibers are glued into the holes. Before gluing, each of the fibers is positioned against the same side of a corresponding hole resulting in all fibers being located substantially equally with respect to the holes. The lens array is mounted with an offset to the fiber array resulting in alignment of the fibers and the lenses. | 08-01-2013 |
20130243375 | OPTICAL ROTARY TRANSMITTER - An optical rotary transmitter which ensures the reliable transmission of optical signals in conjunction with a comparatively simple construction comprises two parts spaced apart from one another which are rotatable relative to one another about a common centre axis and the first of which comprises a first circular light coupler ( | 09-19-2013 |
20140341505 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECT FOR ROLLING SLIP RINGS - In one embodiment, a rolling slip ring structure is disclosed incorporating coupled optical waveguides that provide an optical signal pathway through at least three coplanar optical waveguide rings. The inner, outer and center rings of the rolling slip ring structure are configured such that any or all of the rings can rotate about a central axis perpendicular to the plane of the rings and at the center of the inner and outer optical waveguide rings. The center optical waveguide ring can also rotate about an axis that is perpendicular to the plane containing the three optical waveguide rings and is at the center of the center ring. The optical coupling length between the optical waveguide rings in the system remains constant regardless of rotation of any or all of the optical waveguide rings. In some embodiments, absorbing optical materials and/or mechanical scattering mechanisms are utilized to counteract the effects of possible whispering gallery mode resonances. A method for transmitting optical signals through a rolling slip ring structure is also disclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
20150030284 | ROTARY COUPLING FOR TRANSMITTING OPTICAL SIGNALS ALONG AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OPTICAL TRANSMISSION CHANNELS - The invention is characterized by optical deflector units comprising at least two optical reflectors, which are in case rigidly connected to one another indirectly or directly via a retaining element, and in that a first of the two retaining elements is indirectly or directly in engagement with the first coupling component via a mechanical gear unit providing a rotatable operative connection. | 01-29-2015 |
20150071588 | LOW INSERTION LOSS, LOW BACK REFLECTION FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT WITH INCREASED DATA THROUGHPUT - A low insertion loss, low back reflection fiber optic rotary joint with increased data throughput capabilities has been invented. This is accomplished by using a dispersion free prism with optical coatings to minimize the amount of back reflection caused by the optical beam passing through the prism-air interface. | 03-12-2015 |
20150316726 | OPTICAL ROTARY TRANSMITTER - The invention relates to an optical rotary transmitter for transmitting optical signals, comprising a first light coupler ( | 11-05-2015 |
20150338580 | OPTICAL IMAGING PROBE - Provided is optical imaging probe that is able to obtain stable observation image by optical path correction. | 11-26-2015 |
20150355413 | INTEGRATED TORQUE JACKET SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OCT - Integrated torque jacket systems and methods for optical coherence tomography are disclosed. The system includes an optical fiber cable having an optical fiber surrounded by an outer jacket. An optical probe is operably attached to the distal end of the optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable includes either a plurality of low-friction bearings or a spiral member operably attached thereto along its length, thereby defining the integrated torque jacket system. The integrated torque jacket system resides within the flexible guide tube with a close fit that allows for rotation and axial translation of the integrated torque jacket system within the guide tube interior. The integrated torque jacket system serves to transfer torque and axial translation applied at its proximal end to the distal end to rotate and axially translate the optical probe within the guide tube. | 12-10-2015 |
20160070070 | INTEGRATED TORQUE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR OCT USING AN OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - An integrated torque assembly for optical coherence tomography includes an optical fiber cable having an optical fiber surrounded by an outer jacket. An optical probe is operably attached to the distal end of the optical fiber cable. The outer jacket includes outwardly extending protrusions. The optical fiber cable and optical probe are operably disposed within an interior of a guide tube having an inner surface. The protrusions reduce the amount of surface area the optical fiber cable presents to the guide tube inner surface and thus reduces friction during operation. | 03-10-2016 |
20160187588 | SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLIES FOR TRANSFERRING HIGH POWER LASER ENERGY THROUGH A ROTATING JUNCTION - There are provided high power laser devices and systems for transmitting a high power laser beam across a rotating assembly, including optical slip rings and optical rotational coupling assemblies. These devices can transmit the laser beam through the rotation zone in free space or within a fiber. | 06-30-2016 |
20160202427 | OPTICAL COUPLER | 07-14-2016 |