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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:
Jul. 30, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
W John Carlsen, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9620 ; 350 9618 ;
Abstract
A precision molded elastomeric optical fiber holder, for holding an optical fiber of a first diameter, comprises a molded cylindrical piece of elastic material having an axial hole of a second diameter from one end of the piece to another end thereof. The hole is tapered to a third diameter near one only of the ends. The third diameter is greater than each of the first and second diameters. Prior to insertion of the fiber, the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter.