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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. 10, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiro Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Takanobu Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Mikami, Tokyo, JP;
Xu Jie, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ; B21F 1/300 ; B26F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ; B21F 1/300 ; B26F 3/00 ;
Abstract
A sheathed optical fiber cutting method and apparatus for cutting the sheathed optical fiber. In one embodiment, the sheathed optical fiber is rotated around its center axis against a cutting blade. An incision is made in an area of the sheathed optical fiber that is under tension from being bent. The incision makes a cut that is flat and perpendicular to the axis of the optical fiber. In one embodiment, the blade for making the incision is mounted in a vibration generator.