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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:
Jan. 12, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ross W Strait, Jr, Madison, CT (US);
Assignee:
Times Fiber Communmications, Inc., Wallingford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9621 ; 350 9610 ; 350 9620 ;
Abstract
A device for connecting two optical fibers is disclosed. The connector enables two optical fibers to be coupled in a precise manner which minimizes losses at the connection interface and enables the ends of the optical fibers to be protected when the connection is severed. The connector uses axial and radial alignment means to provide precision alignment of the coupled optical fibers.