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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:
Apr. 23, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas C Lincoln, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microdot Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9618 ; 350320 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for fabricating pigtailed lens assemblies employing iterative micropositioning and empirical means to accurately align an optical fiber with an axis of a spherical lens at the focal point thereof, whereupon the fiber is fused to the lens by a laser beam directed through the lens along the alignment axis.