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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Kenneth C. Noddings, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Terry L. Holcomb, Torrance, CA (US);
Mahmood A. Majid, Westminster, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth C. Noddings, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Terry L. Holcomb, Torrance, CA (US);
Mahmood A. Majid, Westminster, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/255 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A controlled radius splice protector includes a first fiber optic fiber, a second fiber optic fiber, a fiber splice connecting the first fiber optic fiber and the second fiber optic fiber, a hot melted splice tubing extending over the fiber splice and a jacket tubing receiving the hot melted splice tubing and pre-formed to a selected bend radius.