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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Edward G. Yong, Sioux City, IA (US);
Inventor:
Edward G. Yong, Sioux City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Gateway Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An attenuator for fiber optic cable has a device for receiving a length of the cable. A series of attenuation structures is defined on the device, the attenuation structures being located proximate to each other. Each of the attenuation structures is adapted to bend the cable through a corresponding arc to alter the path of the fiber optic cable so that a signal traveling through the fiber optic cable is attenuated. Additionally, the attenuation structures are individually accessible to select a desired amount of attenuation.