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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. 02, 1990
Filed:
May. 18, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
John S Cook, Rumson, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M), Saint Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9621 ; 350 9620 ;
Abstract
A single mode optical fiber connector assembly for reducing the need for both positional and angular accuracy is provided. A housing and two single mode optical plugs each containing an optical fiber therein are provided. The housing, is adapted to receive a plug in each end of the housing and is dimensioned to automatically secure the plugs in both positional and angular alignment.