G02B 6/2556
Including a fibre supporting member inclined to the bottom surface of the
Official title: {including a fibre supporting member inclined to the bottom surface of the alignment means}
G02B6/2556 (Including a fibre supporting member inclined to the bottom surface of the) appears on 28 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
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