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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:
Feb. 09, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
David R Maack, Mendon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Aster Corporation, Milford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5128 / ; 51 57 ; 51 60 ; 51119 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus of polishing the end of an optical fiber that produces relative lateral movement between the end of the fiber and an abrasive surface while changing the angle of attack of the relative movement at a rate greater than about 10,000 arc degrees per second.