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Device for adjusting an optical fiber or an optical fiber bundle

CA 2582131 C · Owner: Leica Microsystems Cms Gmbh · Inventors: Birk, Holger; Fehrer, Dirk-Oliver

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Disclosed is a device for adjusting an optical fiber or an optical fiber bundle relative to a coupling point. Said device comprises a holding apparatus for the fiber/s and a mechanism for positioning the fiber/s in said holding apparatus. The positioning mechanism is provided with at least two positioning members which act upon the fiber/s at different angles, the position of the fiber/s relative to the holding apparatus being modifiable by actuating said at least two positioning members. The inventive device is characterized in that the positioning members which are effective at different angles are disposed next to each other in the holding apparatus in order to be actuated …

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  • Filed September 12, 2005 and granted April 24, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 12, 2025.
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FiledSeptember 12, 2005
GrantedApril 24, 2012
Term endedSeptember 12, 2025
Patent numberCA 2582131 C
Classification (IPC)G02B6/38 +1 more

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