Patents Represented by Attorney David L. Neuman
  • Patent number: 5333223
    Abstract: An injection molded plastic fiber alignment ferrule is provided with a polishing pedestal. The ferrule has an opening therethrough for receiving the end of a fiber, which extends beyond the pedestal. The fiber is cleaved and the end is severed. The ferrule is polished to remove the pedestal, resulting is a smoothly polished end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Methode Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip W. Schofield, James W. McGinley