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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jing-Jong Pan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
E-Tek Dynamics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides for a joined optical fiber subassembly having first, second and third sections. The first section has a plurality of separate optical fibers with each optical fiber having a core and cladding. The second section, which adjoins the first section, has the optical fibers joined so that a single cladding encloses the cores of the optical fibers. The third section, which adjoins the second section, has the single cladding enclosing the cores of the optical fibers. With the joined optical fiber subassembly as a constituent element, a subunit which can be used in many fiberoptic devices can be created.