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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Matthew A. Brown, Hickory, NC (US);
Joseph L. Graham, Hickory, NC (US);
Narcis Adam, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Matthew A. Brown, Hickory, NC (US);
Joseph L. Graham, Hickory, NC (US);
Narcis Adam, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fiber optic guide pin is provided that has an end portion that is smooth and continuous. The smooth and continuous portion may be shaped to approximate an ellipse or a parabola. The end portion may also have a generally flat portion that is surrounded by the smooth and continuous portion.