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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sang Van Nguyen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Foad Towfiq, Oceanside, CA (US);
John Andrew White, Orange, CA (US);
Assignee:
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/100 ;
Abstract
A cassette for preparing an end face of an optical fiber includes a housing that defines a window, and a supply reel and a take up reel disposed within the housing. The cassette also has a preparatory tape, advancing between the supply reel and the take us reel, for preparing the end face of the optical fiber. In addition, the cassette includes means for directing the tape by the window defined by the housing such that the tape contacts and prepares the end face of the optical fiber.