Fiber optic ferrule inspection tool
US11274991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3866
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inspection tool for allowing visual inspection of an end face of a fiber optic ferrule. The inspection tool includes a passage for allowing a camera to view the end face. The inspection tool also includes light directing structure for first directing ferrule illumination light axially along the inspection tool, and then reflecting the axial light across the end face of the fiber optic ferrule.
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