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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016

Filed:

May. 27, 2015
Applicant:

3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

William J. Clatanoff, Austin, TX (US);

Zachary M. Thompson, Austin, TX (US);

Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4454 (2013.01); G02B 6/3801 (2013.01); G02B 6/3806 (2013.01); G02B 6/4455 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4285 (2013.01); G02B 6/445 (2013.01); G02B 6/4452 (2013.01);
Abstract

Fiber management assemblies, trays and network interface devices for use in telecommunications that incorporate such assemblies and trays are described. Fiber management trays can include integrated slack storage systems and mechanical fiber splice devices mounted into integrated splice holding grooves, where the mechanical fiber splice devices are actuated by a fiber splice actuation mechanism positioned over the mechanical fiber splice device, as are network interface devices incorporating such assemblies and trays.


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