Invention Application
- Patent Title: RETRACTABLE REEL FOR HANDLING OPTICAL FIBER
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Application No.: US17235138Application Date: 2021-04-20
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Publication No.: US20220334333A1Publication Date: 2022-10-20
- Inventor: Jacob N. Chamoun , Qiushu Chen , Peter Kiesel , Mark R. Teepe , Kyle Arakaki
- Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Main IPC: G02B6/44
- IPC: G02B6/44 ; G01L1/24

Abstract:
A cassette for optical fiber includes one or more optical sensors. The cassette has a spool for handling optical fiber. An adjustable shaft is disposed such that the spool is configured to rotate about the adjustable shaft. The adjustable shaft is configured to handle spools having different diameters. A spool controller is coupled to the adjustable shaft and configured to rotate the adjustable shaft to perform one or more of extract and retract the optical fiber. One or more bushings are disposed proximate the spool and are configured to prevent the optical fiber from jumping off the spool.
Public/Granted literature
- US11460658B1 Retractable reel for handling optical fiber Public/Granted day:2022-10-04
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