US PATENT SUBCLASS 385 / 70
.~.~ With additional structure at or immediately surrounding each optical fiber end face

Current as of: June, 1999
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385 /   HD   OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES

53  DF  WITH DISENGAGABLE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR {4}
55  DF  .~ Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection {4}
70.~.~ With additional structure at or immediately surrounding each optical fiber end face {2}
71  DF  .~.~.~> Plural fiber-to-fiber connections
72  DF  .~.~.~> Fiber end held in ferrule

DEFINITION

Classification: 385/70

With additional structure at or immediately surrounding each optical fiber end face:

(under subclass 55) Subject matter detailing structure at or near the terminal surface of a fiber contained within the connector.

(1) Note. This subclass differs from subclass 56 in that a single mechanical structure surrounding the joint is addressed, whereas subclass 56 requires separate mechanical structure associated with each side of the joint and with the separate structures being interengaged (e.g., screwed together)