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US 12,498,526 B2Granted
Fiber organizer
OwnerWalter Mark Hendrix, Morgan Dunninventors
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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.
Claims15
A method for automatically organizing optical fibers, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of optical fibers into a first assembly;
- optically imaging the plurality of optical fibers in the first assembly to determine an initial sequence of the plurality of optical fibers;
- determining the initial sequence from the optical imaging of the plurality of optical fibers in the first assembly;
- identifying a set of key combinations that correspond to permutations of specific fibers from first positions in the initial sequence to second positions in a predetermined sequence;
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- sorting the plurality of optical fibers according to the predetermined sequence, comprising:
- sliding a second assembly across the first assembly to position the second assembly for receiving fibers;
- and
- actuating the set of key combinations to reposition the plurality of optical fibers from the first assembly to the second assembly according to the predetermined sequence.
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An optical fiber sorting apparatus comprising:
- a first assembly designed to hold a plurality of optical fibers in an initial sequence;
- a second assembly positionable to receive optical fibers from the first assembly;
- a sensing mechanism configured to capture the initial sequence of the optical fibers within the first assembly;
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- an actuation system comprising a set of keys to adjust the arrangement of optical fibers from the first assembly to the second assembly based on a predetermined sequence.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.