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US 6,810,195 B2Granted
Securing optical elements and optical devices
AssigneeCornining Incorporated
InventorsVenkata A. Bhagavatula, Sean M. Garner, James S. Sutherland
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Abstract
Articles and methods for securing or aligning objects on substrates are disclosed. The articles and methods include a gripping element disposed on a substrate that includes a groove and flexible gripping elements. The articles and methods are particularly useful for securing optical fibers in arrays and manufacturing optical devices.
Claims7
An article for holding an optical element, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a groove formed in the substrate for holding a first portion of the optical element, the groove being defined by a pair of first surfaces having first edges on a surface of the substrate;
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- a gripping element formed on the surface of the substrate, the gripping element including at least a pair of flexible sidewalls having a pair of second surfaces for gripping a second portion of the optical element, the second surfaces defining a channel for holding the second portion of the optical element, the channel being situated above the groove, the second surfaces having second edges on the surface of the substrate which are laterally spaced from the first edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.