Appeal No. 1998-0259
Application No. 08/391,817
rejected.
Appellants' invention relates to a connector for optical
fibers. In particular, with reference to Figure 1C, substrate
20 is covered with encapsulant 30 having a feature 40 (i.e.,
V-groove) therein. Optical fibers 15 and 16 are placed in the
feature (i.e., V-groove), and are thus retained in a fixed
orientation with respect to the substrate.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as
follows:
1. A connector for an optical fiber comprising:
a rigid substrate having a substantially flat upper
surface;
an encapsulant covering the upper surface of the
substrate; and
a feature, disposed within the encapsulant for receiving
at least part of the optical fiber therein and retaining the
optical fiber in a fixed orientation with respect to the
substrate.
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:1
Kubota et al. (Kubota) JP 4 245207(A) Sep. 1, 1992
1Any citations to these references are directed to
translations obtained by the USPTO, copies enclosed.
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