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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:
Sep. 13, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Kuen Kao, Roanoke, VA (US);
Lozure Gene Wolfgang, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, Nutley, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 / ;
Abstract
Optical fiber ends are precisely aligned and coupled together in the interstice between a plurality of like contacting cylindrical rods. The rods are mounted along and around the fibers within an adjustable connector assembly. Means are provided for expanding the interstice to inset the fiber ends and for clamping the rods in position around the fibers. A plurality of connectors may be used to align a number of optical fibers enclosed in a common cable or bundle.