JOHN E SULLIVAN
Medical Practice at Mdw Rd, Boca Raton, FL

6798970, Sep 28, 2004

Feb 26, 2002

10/085625

Robert Brown - Boca Raton FL
Jeffrey E. Leclaire - Boca Raton FL
Huizong Lu - Coral Springs FL
John L. Sullivan - Boca Raton FL

Zygo Corporation - Middlefield CT

G02B 600

385147, 385137, 269 21

An apparatus for placing a fiber on a substrate, the apparatus including a base, a supporting member attached to the base, a first placement head attached to the support member, the first placement head having an extendable plunger slidably coupled to the first placement head, the first placement head having an airflow channel formed proximate to a tip of the plunger, a substrate carrier attached to the base, wherein, during operation of the apparatus, the substrate carrier holds a substrate beneath the plunger mechanism, and wherein, during operation of the apparatus, a vacuum source is connected to the placement head to draw a flow of air through the airflow channel, and wherein, during operation of the apparatus, the placement head picks up and holds a fiber against the plunger tip using forces associated with the flow of air.

6829419, Dec 7, 2004

Feb 4, 2002

10/067522

Robert Brown - Boca Raton FL
Jeffrey E. Leclaire - Boca Raton FL
Huizong Lu - Coral Springs FL
John L. Sullivan - Boca Raton FL

Zygo Corporation - Middlefield CT

G02B 626

385 52, 385147, 257 48

A method of aligning fibers on a substrate includes placing a grooved substrate on a base next to an opening formed through a top surface of the base, flowing air through the opening to draw the plurality of fibers down towards the top surface of the substrate or base, placing a set of fibers to extend over the substrate or base and over the opening and bonding the plurality of fibers to the substrate.

6616346, Sep 9, 2003

Aug 10, 2001

09/928148

Robert E. Brown - Boca Raton FL
Jeffrey E. Leclaire - Boca Raton FL
John L. Sullivan - Boca Raton FL
Huizong Lu - Coral Springs FL

Zygo Corporation - Middlefield CT

G02B 636

385 90, 385 39, 385 49, 385 88, 385 91, 385 52, 385134, 385136, 385137

An apparatus for aligning a fiber to an optical device includes a base, a fiber holder mounted on the base, the fiber holder holding the fiber during operation of the apparatus, a first movable stage mounted on the base, the first movable stage holding the optical device during operation of the apparatus, a second movable stage mounted on the base, wherein the second movable stage is configured to move parallel to the first movable stage, a fiber positioner attached to the second movable stage, and a processor programmed to control the movement of the first movable stage and the second movable stage, wherein, during operation of the apparatus, the processor moves the first movable stage and the second movable stage towards the fiber.

6754428, Jun 22, 2004

Mar 14, 2002

10/098750

Robert Brown - Boca Raton FL
Jeffrey E. LeClaire - Boca Raton FL
Huizong Lu - Coral Springs FL
John L. Sullivan - Boca Raton FL

Zygo Corporation - Middlefield CT

G02B 600

385137, 385 65, 385 83

An apparatus includes a substrate having at least one opening through a top surface to a bottom surface, the substrate also having a first plurality of aligned grooves formed in the top surface and a plurality of fibers, where each of the plurality of fibers are positioned over the opening and in contact with the substrate within a corresponding one of the first plurality of grooves. In another aspect, a method of manipulating fibers includes placing a plurality of fibers on a substrate to extend over an opening formed through a top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate, and flowing air through the opening to draw the plurality of fibers down towards the top surface of the substrate, and positioning each of said plurality of fibers in substantial alignment.

5778527, Jul 14, 1998

Sep 3, 1996

8/707100

Michael Barenboim - Boca Raton FL
Mark Edward Mino - Boca Raton FL
John Lennon Sullivan - Boca Raton FL
Kenneth Wayne Watts - Boca Raton FL

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

H01R 4316, H01R 4320, H05K 330, H05K 1304

29845

A method is provided for processing a number of "L"-shaped sections within a flat strip to form terminals extending from a component. In the strip, these sections are attached to a web by connecting portions. A number of such sections are simultaneously processed within various stations through which the strip is incrementally fed. These connecting portions are first twisted, so that each "L"-shaped section in the number of such sections extends in a plane perpendicular to the web. Next, these connecting portions are deflected so that outward extending legs of the sections extend in a direction needed for insertion into an electronic component structure. Then, these connecting portions are sheared, as each "L"-shaped section separated from the strip is placed in a slot within a receptacle block. Then, the receptacle block is slid to insert the "L"-shaped sections.

6219442, Apr 17, 2001

Oct 8, 1996

8/727199

Benny Michael Harper - Boca Raton FL
Pieter J. M. Kerstens - Boca Raton FL
Jon Rowlan Shumate - Boynton Beach FL
John Lennon Sullivan - Boca Raton FL

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06K 900

382141

An inspection station for determining the characteristics of a visible overlay pattern on a ceramic substrate includes an electronic camera unit directed at each corner of the overlay pattern. The inspection station is calibrated using a calibration substrate having a known pattern, portions of which are viewed by the cameras. The cameras remain stationary during both the calibration process and during the subsequent inspection of one or more substrates. In a first version of the station, a holder holding the substrate in place is split into quadrants, which are moved with associated camera units to accommodate varying sizes of rectangular substrates. In a second version, a lens is added to increase the magnification of the optical path to the camera units.