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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:
Nov. 10, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1991
Gregory M Garriss, Federal Way, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A robust optic fiber coupler which connects to an optic fiber cable via a quick disconnect optic fiber connector. The robust coupler contains a GRIN lens positioned in a bore through the coupler axially aligned with the optic fiber. The GRIN lens acts to expand and collimate input/output optic signals which are then passed through a protective window in the axial bore and emitted from the end plate face of the robust coupler. The optic signals are coupled between two optic fiber cables, each fitted with a subject robust coupler, when the coupler end plate faces are positioned adjacent to each other with each axial bore and associated GRIN lens and optic fiber commonly and axially aligned through a process such as a robotic arm and end effector connection.
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