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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. 14, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Heitmann, Gross-Bieberau, DE;
Heinrich Stenger, Munchen, DE;
Assignee:
Electronic Production Partners GmbH, Munchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 44 ; 385 22 ; 385 47 ; 385 48 ; 385 52 ;
Abstract
The optical element provides for the displacement of two end sections having slanted end faces. The slanted end faces have such an angle to the optical axis of the fiber, that the limit angle for total reflection is exceeded. The displacement remains substantially below the diameter of the fiber.