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US 11,971,600 B2Granted
Fiber organizer
AssigneeviaPhoton, Inc.
InventorsWalter Mark Hendrix, Morgan Dunn
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Abstract
A method organizes fibers. A plurality of fibers is received into a first assembly. An initial sequence of the plurality of fibers in the first assembly is obtained. A set of key combinations is identified from the initial sequence and a predetermined sequence. A second assembly is slid across the first assembly. The set of key combinations is actuated to move the plurality of fibers from the first assembly to the second assembly and order the plurality of fibers in the second assembly in the predetermined sequence.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of fibers into a first assembly of a plurality of first keys in juxtaposition;
- imaging the plurality of fibers in front of a split background comprising at least two backgrounds and at least two colors;
- obtaining an initial sequence of the plurality of fibers in the first assembly;
- identifying a set of key combinations from the initial sequence and a predetermined sequence;
- sliding a second assembly of a plurality of second keys in juxtaposition across the first assembly;
- and
- actuating the set of key combinations to move the plurality of fibers from the first assembly to the second assembly and order the plurality of fibers in the second assembly in the predetermined sequence.
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A fiber sorting system comprising:
- a first assembly comprising a plurality of first keys in juxtaposition;
- a second assembly comprising a plurality of second keys in juxtaposition;
- a split background comprising at least two backgrounds and at least two colors;
- a computing system;
- and
- a control application;
- the control application when executed on the computing system to perform:
- obtaining an initial sequence of a plurality of fibers in the first assembly;
- imaging the plurality of fibers in front of the split background;
- identifying a set of key combinations from the initial sequence and a predetermined sequence;
- sliding the second assembly across the first assembly;
- and
- actuating the set of key combinations to move the plurality of fibers from the first assembly to the second assembly and order the plurality of fibers in the second assembly in the predetermined sequence.
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A fiber sorting system comprising:
- a first assembly comprising a plurality of first keys in juxtaposition;
- an insert;
- a plate of the first assembly comprising the insert;
- a second assembly comprising a plurality of second keys in juxtaposition;
- a computing system;
- and
- a control application;
- the control application when executed on the computing system to perform:
- obtaining an initial sequence of a plurality of fibers in the first assembly;
- imaging the plurality of fibers in front of a split background comprising at least two backgrounds and at least two colors;
- identifying a set of key combinations from the initial sequence and a predetermined sequence;
- sliding the second assembly across the first assembly;
- actuating the set of key combinations to move the plurality of fibers from the first assembly to the second assembly and order the plurality of fibers in the second assembly in the predetermined sequence;
- and
- limiting movement of a key of the first assembly with an insert to the plate of a first assembly.
12 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.