Honeywell G.m.b.h.

Sperry Corporation

Randal A Atkeisson

Karl A Fetting

Harold L Swartz

Rodney A Carter

Russell C Parker

A method of packaging a fiber optic coupler formed of a plurality of optical fibers having a coupled region at which electromagnetic waves are coupled therebetween and at least one lead portion extending from the coupled region. A protective body is provided having a receiving space therein. The coupled region and a portion of the at least one lead portion are positioned within the receiving space. A slack in the at least one lead portion is created by affixing two points of the portion of the at least one lead portion to said protective body. The slack is created between the two points.

Fiber optic coupler package with strain relief and packaging method

A method resulting in a package for a fiber optic component includes positioning the fiber optic component within a primary protective body. A flat wrappable secondary protective material having an adhesive on one side thereof is then wrapped around the primary protective body a plurality of times. The flat wrappable secondary protective material may be marked prior to wrapping the primary protective body. The adhesive on the flat wrappable secondary protective material may include a pressure sensitive adhesive allowing the primary protective body to be unwrapped.

Wrap around fiber optic component package and packaging method

A display pointer is driven back and forth along a predetermined path by a geared-down miniature d.c. servomotor in accordance with a command signal. The path is determined by an elongated printed circuit board base having closely adjacent, elongated, coextensive triangularly shaped plates thereon, constituting stationary capacitor plates of a pair of variable capacitors. The printed circuit board includes a dielectric material which also overlays the triangular plates. A relatively narrow, electrically conductive slider member extends laterally across the triangular plates and is supported by and rides on the printed circuit board and constitutes a common movable capacitor plate for the variable capacitors. The display pointer is attached to and positioned by the slider. The slider in turn is displaced along the printed circuit board by means of a cable and pulley mechanism coupled to the servomotor. The pair of variable capacitors are electrically connected with a pair of diodes in balanced bridge fashion in order to provide a signal proportional to the position of the slider along the path. The position signal is fed back and summed with the command signal to provide an error signal for controlling the servomotor.

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Randal A Atkeisson