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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Government of the United States As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Rome, NY (US);
Inventors:
Amos M. Smith, Chittenango, NY (US);
Erin C. Sheridan, Oneida, NY (US);
Andrew Brownell, Rome, NY (US);
Nicholas Barton, Lee Center, NY (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3858 (2013.01); G02B 6/362 (2013.01); G02B 6/3843 (2013.01); G02B 6/3806 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01);
Abstract
System and method for performing fiber optic alignment and attachment of an industry standard single fiber optic cable or fiber array to the facet of an optical chip. The proposed invention provides a means to gently hold and release a single fiber or fiber array while maintaining tolerance restrictions created by the presence of neighboring fibers or chip carriers via an inverted vacuum system.