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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:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
May. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Essert, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 71 ; 385 59 ; 385114 ; 385134 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for splicing a plurality of optical fibers of ribbonized fiber optic cable comprises: an elongate base has a splicing area and guides for directing optical fibers of a ribbonized fiber optic cable from either end of the elongate base into alignment with the splicing area. A first splicing element defining a splicing surface having a plurality of elongate parallel channels for receiving and aligning respective optical fibers is disposed in the splicing area. A second splicing element configured for overlying the first splicing element and maintaining optical fibers in the channels is mounted to the base.