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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. 18, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory J Ronan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wave Optics, Inc., Mt. View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 76 ; 385 77 ; 385 78 ; 385 55 ; 385 65 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides for an improved adaptor for a fiber optic connector having a ferrule and a key for rotational alignment of the connector to the adaptor. The adaptor has a V-shaped slot to receive the connector key to avoid criticality in matching the key size to the slot.