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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:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
David K Donald, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 21 ;
Abstract
The method builds upon the highly repeatable properties of commercial optical fiber, and using commercial fiber for the waveguides in a fabric of optical switches. The method describes assembly of the fabric, locating the intersections, and a structure for placing the mating resistor.