AFL received four patents which enhance AFL’s optical connectivity, fusion splicing, and fiber optic cable product lines.
The first patent is for a “Bare Glass Fiber Holder” which enables cleaving, splicing or other glass processing operations with uncoated bare glass fibers. Soft clamping surfaces within the fiber holder allow the cleaving and splicing operations to be performed without significant damage to the bare glass surface. This fiber holder design can be optimized for any fiber diameter. Doug Duke and Yoshiharu Kanda are the inventors.