Monitoring air pressure and flow in a fiber cleaning device
US12285783B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/084
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for cleaning an end face of an optical fiber may receive a first pressure signal from a first pressure sensor, wherein the device includes a pneumatic circuit, wherein the pneumatic circuit includes: one or more circuit components, the first pressure sensor, and a second pressure sensor. The device may receive a second pressure signal from the second pressure sensor. The device may determine, based on the first pressure signal and the second pressure signal, whether a pressure difference across a circuit component, of the one or more circuit components, satisfies a threshold. The device may perform, based on the pressure difference across the circuit component not satisfying the threshold, one or more actions.
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