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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
May. 01, 2003
Steve Lytle, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Kevin G. Cassady, Monroe, WA (US);
Gregory J. Gerhard, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve Lytle, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Kevin G. Cassady, Monroe, WA (US);
Gregory J. Gerhard, Seattle, WA (US);
Westover Scientific, Inc., Mill Creek, WA (US);
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus () for cleaning an endface () of an optical fiber (), wherein a portion of the optical fiber is contained within an interface device () is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a housing () having an interface portion () adapted to be received by the interface device. The cleaning apparatus further includes a fluid dispensing assembly () at least partially disposed within the housing, wherein at least a portion () of the fluid dispensing assembly engages the endface when the interface portion is received by the interface device. The fluid dispensing assembly is operable to deliver a fluid and a solvent upon the endface when the interface portion of the housing is received by the interface device to aid in the removal of contaminants on the endface. The cleaning apparatus may include a contact cleaning assembly () and/or a microscope ().