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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Viavi Solutions Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Cassady, Monroe, WA (US);
Jay Brace, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
VIAVI Solutions Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/361 (2013.01); G02B 6/381 (2013.01); G02B 21/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microscope may receive a fiber optic connector via a connector adapter of the microscope, wherein the connector adapter includes an opening and a shaped reflective surface surrounding the opening. The microscope may align a ferrule of the fiber optic connector with the opening of the connector adapter of the microscope, wherein the ferrule includes a ferrule chamfer or a ferrule radius. The microscope may transmit direct light onto the shaped reflective surface and may receive reflected light from the ferrule chamfer or the ferrule radius and with a camera of the microscope.