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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Xyratex Technology Limited, Havant, GB;
Inventor:
Richard C. A. Pitwon, Fareham, GB;
Assignee:
Xyratex Technology Limited, Havant, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4457 (2013.01); G02B 6/25 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 6/264 (2013.01);
Abstract
Optical couplings systems, apparatus, and methods may include an optical cable coupling device, or spool, and one or more optical coupling features. The one or more optical coupling features may be configured to optically couple an optical cable and another optical cable, each of which are storable on the optical cable coupling device. The optical cable coupling device and optical cables may be used on a modular device (e.g., computing device, networking device, storage device, etc.). The optical cable coupling device may define a radius that less than about 200% the minimum bend radius of the optical cables.