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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:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy P Bock, Greenwich Township, Berks County, PA (US);
Timothy Butrie, Orefield, Lehigh County, PA (US);
Ghazi Mohamed Chaoui, Macungie, Lehigh County, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 78 ; 385 92 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an optical component package which permits easy insertion and removal of an optical fiber termination. The termination is inserted through an aperture of a package wall and is retained within the package by a retaining clip which engages the inner surface of the wall. The termination can be removed by removal of the clip, or, in alternative designs, by a rotation of the clip.