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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:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Applicant:
James T. Frazer, Big Lake, MN (US);
Inventor:
James T. Frazer, Big Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Domaille Engineering, LLC, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 19/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Polishing machines, fixtures and methods for polishing one or more optical fibers upon distinct wear paths are provided. For example, in some embodiments a polishing fixture is provided with a number of ports for fixing optical fibers. The ports may be positioned within the fixture to follow a number of distinct wear paths when the fixture is moved relative to a platen retaining an abrasive film. In some embodiments, the ports may have an angular separation or be positioned at one or more radial distances in order to provide distinct wear paths on the abrasive film.