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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:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 14, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Piotr Myslinski, Ottawa, CA;
Jacek Chrostowski, Gloucester, CA;
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 56 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber connector is used as a means of carrying an optical element. The optical element is either permanently or removeably affixed to a planar end of the optical fiber connector with a suitable adhesive or gel. After the mating connector plugs are secured together, the affixed optical element is adjacent each end of each connector plug becoming in-line with the connector.