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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:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Venkata A. Bhagavatula, Big Flats, NY (US);
Sean M. Garner, Elmira, NY (US);
James S. Sutherland, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Cornining Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
Abstract
Articles and methods for securing or aligning objects on substrates are disclosed. The articles and methods include a gripping element disposed on a substrate that includes a groove and flexible gripping elements. The articles and methods are particularly useful for securing optical fibers in arrays and manufacturing optical devices.