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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2010
Ronald P. Pepin, Georgetown, TX (US);
Martin G. Afflerbaugh, Austin, TX (US);
Richard L. Simmons, Leander, TX (US);
James R. Bylander, Austin, TX (US);
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mark R. Richmond, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald P. Pepin, Georgetown, TX (US);
Martin G. Afflerbaugh, Austin, TX (US);
Richard L. Simmons, Leander, TX (US);
James R. Bylander, Austin, TX (US);
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mark R. Richmond, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A bladeless optical fiber cleaver includes a first clamp and a second clamp coupled to each other via a generally support tray, where the second clamp is movable with respect to the first clamp along an axis of the optical fiber. The first and second clamps each receive a portion of the optical fiber. The fiber cleaver includes a mechanism to create a tension force in a stripped portion of the optical fiber, where the stripped portion of the fiber under tension is exposed to receive contact from a flexible abrasive material, the flexible abrasive material introducing a flaw in the optical fiber where the cleave takes place.