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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Inventors:
Hyunjun Kim, Centerville, OH (US);
Randall G. Corns, Centerville, OH (US);
Randall S. Hay, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Augustine M. Urbas, Oakwood, OH (US);
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 5/38 (2006.01); B24D 15/04 (2006.01); B24B 29/08 (2006.01); B24B 27/00 (2006.01); B24D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 29/08 (2013.01); B24B 5/38 (2013.01); B24B 27/0076 (2013.01); B24D 15/023 (2013.01); B24D 15/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and associated methods for polishing side surfaces of fibers. The system includes a fiber loading mechanism for securing a fiber to the apparatus, a polishing mechanism, and a linear motion mechanism for linearly translating one of the polishing mechanism and the fiber for polishing a side surface of the fiber using the polishing mechanism.