G02B 6/2557
Using deformable flexure members, flexible hinges or pivotal arms
Official title: {using deformable flexure members, flexible hinges or pivotal arms}
G02B6/2557 (Using deformable flexure members, flexible hinges or pivotal arms) appears on 25 US grants and 30 published applications in this corpus.
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- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for aligning an article relative to a datum19US 4,687,287 ABell-Northern Research Ltd. · 1987
- Optical fiber splicer18US 5,561,728 ASumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · 1996
- Axially centering apparatus for fusion-bonding optical fibers17US 5,168,617 AFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd. · 1992
- Axially centering apparatus for fusion-bonding optical fibers15US 4,914,797 AFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd. · 1990
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