G02B 6/2552
Reshaping or reforming of light guides for coupling using thermal heating
Official title: {reshaping or reforming of light guides for coupling using thermal heating, e.g. tapering, forming of a lens on light guide ends}
G02B6/2552 (Reshaping or reforming of light guides for coupling using thermal heating) appears on 455 US grants and 355 published applications in this corpus.
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