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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Steven C. Zimmel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William J. Pomroy, Minnetonka, MN (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for polishing a ferrule structure having first and second end faces is disclosed herein. The method includes positioning the ferrule structure within a housing such that the first end face is located outside the housing. The method also includes polishing the first end face while the ferrule structure is positioned within the housing and the first end face is located outside the housing. The method further includes reversing the ferrule structure within the housing such that the second end face is located outside the housing, and polishing the second end face while the ferrule structure is positioned within the housing and the second end face is located outside the housing.