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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:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin Seifert, West Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Nufern, East Granby, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
Abstract
An optical assembly for communication of an optical signal between fiber and a receiver or transmitter, including a body including a guideway, a first semiconductor optical element for conversion between electrical and optical signals and for one of receiving or transmitting light, and an optical fiber. The semiconductor optical element is mounted in register with the body. The optical fiber includes a core, a cladding surrounding the core, and a protective coating surrounding the cladding. The guideway receives a selected length of the optical fiber, and the protective coating is present along a majority of the selected length.