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- Patent Title: Optical fiber alignment device with self-healing refractive index-matching gel
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Application No.: US16620215Application Date: 2018-06-06
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Publication No.: US11054583B2Publication Date: 2021-07-06
- Inventor: Richard J. Drapeau , Gary William Adams , Steven C. Zimmel
- Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Hickory
- Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Hickory
- Agency: Merchant & Gould, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2018/036323 WO 20180606
- International Announcement: WO2018/226872 WO 20181213
- Main IPC: G02B6/38
- IPC: G02B6/38 ; C08G77/00 ; C08L83/04

Abstract:
A fiber alignment device is provided that includes a curable refractive index-matching gel that exhibits self-cleaning and self-healing characteristics upon multiple cycles of insertion and removal of an optical fiber.
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