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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:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Weston Lee Harness, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
John E. Calow, Plainwell, MI (US);
Inventors:
Weston Lee Harness, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
John E. Calow, Plainwell, MI (US);
Assignee:
X-Rite, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A termination is formed on an optical fiber by securing the fiber in a mold which defines a cavity for forming the termination. A liquid is injected into the cavity, which solidifies to form the termination. At least a portion of the mold is removed to expose the termination.