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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. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Gary Sousa, Hudson, NH (US);
Assignee:
Presstek, Inc., Hudson, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/514 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/514 ;
Abstract
A fixture containing a plurality of parallel optical fibers is aligned using a solder circuit that is itself mounted on the surface. The fixture is positioned on the circuit so as to be in contact with a quantity of solder. With the solder in the molten state, the fixture is aligned with respect to an element receiving light output from the optical fibers, and the alignment is secured by allowing the solder to solidify with the fixture immobilized.