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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:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Liming Wang, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Thomas D. Monte, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Inventors:
Liming Wang, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Thomas D. Monte, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Assignee:
KVH Industries, Inc., Middletown, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/035 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an asymmetric optical fiber that includes a core and a functional cladding that surrounds substantially half of the core along at least a portion of the fiber. The asymmetric optical fiber may include substantially parallel electrodes disposed on a face of the optical fiber.