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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Drapeau, Victoria, MN (US);
Gary William Adams, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Steven C. Zimmel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); C08G 77/00 (2006.01); C08L 83/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/382 (2013.01); C08G 77/80 (2013.01); C08L 83/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/3809 (2013.01); G02B 6/3839 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber alignment device is provided that includes a curable refractive index-matching gel that exhibits self-cleaning and self-healing characteristics upon multiple cycles of insertion and removal of an optical fiber.