# Rand D. Dannenberg — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Rand D. Dannenberg has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [A Stamped Mirror to Connect Optical Fibers to Tiny Light Chips](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12422629/optical-connection-of-optical-fibers-to-grating-couplers) — granted 2025
  This patent describes a method to precisely connect a standard optical fiber to a tiny light-based computer chip (a photonic integrated circuit) using a specially shaped, stamped mirror that redirects and reshapes the light.

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