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Optical fiber array

Granted 29 Aug 2017 · 4 office actions

Application
29/563,241
filed 3 May 2016
Publication
Not published
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US D795819
granted 29 Aug 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of an…

FIG. 1 is a front view of an optical fiber array showing our new design, the rear view being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along lines 6 - 6 in FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of a portion surrounded by lines 7 - 7 in FIG. 5 ;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the optical fiber array of FIG. 1 in a state of Use.

The broken lines depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/154

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2
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Examiner
Daniel Bui
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USthis patentUS-D795819-SS129 Aug 20173 May 2016grantedOptical fiber array
JPJP-1557475-SS29 Aug 201617 Nov 2015grantedno title held

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