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US 12,001,073 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 in juxtaposition into a first assembly;
- 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 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 in juxtaposition.
3 more elements
A fiber sorting system comprising:
- a first assembly;
- a second assembly;
- a computing system;
- and
- a control application;
- the control application executing on the computing system and configuring the fiber sorting system for:
- obtaining an initial sequence of a plurality of fibers in juxtaposition in the first assembly;
- 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 in juxtaposition.
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A fiber sorting system comprising:
- a first assembly;
- an insert;
- a plate of the first assembly comprising the insert;
- a second assembly;
- a computing system;
- and
- a control application;
- the control application executing on the computing system and configuring the fiber sorting system for:
- obtaining an initial sequence of a plurality of fibers in juxtaposition in the first assembly;
- 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 in juxtaposition;
- and
- limiting movement of a key of the first assembly with an insert to the plate of a first assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.