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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:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
May. 31, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
James J Auborn, Warren, NJ (US);
Yvonne L Barberio, Neshanic, NJ (US);
Arthur E Neeves, Morristown, NJ (US);
Jay R Simpson, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T IPM Corp., Coral Gables, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 32 ; 385 51 ;
Abstract
Signal energy in an installed optical fiber is extracted without using a physical connector, by an improved process in which the fiber is bent to within a prescribed range of angles, then controllably heated, and thereafter controllably cooled. The resulting structure exhibits relatively low permanent stress. A fiber end conventionally placed at the bend point receives unusually useful amounts of optical signal which can be routed to optical branch circuits in, for example, a building or a LAN.