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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Zynon Technologies, Llc, New Britain, CT (US);
Inventors:
Emily J. Peck, Marlborough, CT (US);
Samuel Lindeyer, Hartford, CT (US);
John T. Doty, Manchester, CT (US);
Richard M. Hoffman, Naples, FL (US);
Jay S. Tourigny, Canton, CT (US);
Assignee:
ZYNON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, New Britain, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/3866 (2013.01); B08B 2205/005 (2013.01); B08B 2240/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning device () for cleaning fiber optic end faces comprises a dispensing nozzle () configured to discharge a jet column () generated by the Coanda effect with intermittent injection of a cleaning solvent into the jet column (). The method comprises impinging the jet column () onto a fiber optic end face () while maintaining a stand-off distance from the end face being cleaned.