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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:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffery A. DeMeritt, Painted Post, NY (US);
Cynthia A. Kubissa, Elmira, NY (US);
Todd M. Wetherill, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
Abstract
A box for holding optical components comprising a base having an upper surface for receiving a layer of optical components, the base being attachable into a fiber-optic device. A clamping bar attached to the base over the layer of optical components, such that the layer of optical components is held in place, with the optical fiber leads of the optical components extending outside of opposite ends of the box for splicing.