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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:
May. 30, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffery A DeMeritt, Painted Post, NY (US);
Richard A Long, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9621 ; 350 9618 ;
Abstract
A field-installable, expanded beam waveguide connector is provided by opposing molded glass bodies having integrally formed therein an aspheric lens with protective ring and conically-shaped fiber alignment depressions. The glass bodies are inserted within at least one sleeve and are operatively associated at one end with their respective fibers, and at the other end to each other.