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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Frank A. Harwath, Hickory, NC (US);
Darius Pavilionis, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/25 (2006.01); B24C 1/04 (2006.01); B24C 3/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/25 (2013.01); B24C 1/045 (2013.01); B24C 3/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 6/3863 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for terminating an optical fiber with a ferrule includes the steps of: (a) providing an optical fiber and ferrule with an end of the optical fiber extending beyond a surface of the ferrule; and (b) directing a jet comprising an air-abrasive mixture at the end of the optical fiber to cleave the end of the optical fiber from the remainder of the optical fiber.