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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. 19, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
James E Kuder, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Kevin F Manning, Annandale, NJ (US);
Pascal J Landi, Summit, NJ (US);
Elizabeth E Fernekess, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Matthew Cardone, Belleville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corp., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385145 ; 385143 ; 385 59 ; 385 71 ; 4271632 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to multiple fiber connectors for thermoplastic optical couplers and fibers. The multiple-fiber connectors facilitate the connection of optical fibers to a star coupler and provide low levels of light loss between input/output ports of a coupler. The invention further relates to a terminator hot plate apparatus for the semiautomatic termination of optical fiber ends, and a new cladding material for thermoplastic optical couplers and fibers.