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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard J. Williams, Hollis, NH (US);
Assignee:
Teraconnect, Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
Abstract
A fiber optic connector including a molded alignment coupler including a base plate, an opening in the base plate, and at least one alignment channel in the base plate. A housing upstanding from base plate surrounds the opening and the one alignment channel; and an insert plate is placed in the housing, the insert plate including an opening etched therethrough corresponding to the opening in the base plate of the coupler, and at least one channel etched in the insert plate corresponding to the alignment channel of the coupler.