Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,621,829 · App. 08/626,653
Fiber optic switching device and method using free space scanning
Inventor:
Joseph E. Ford
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 15, 1997
Filed: Apr 2, 1996
Inventor
Joseph E. Ford
Assignee (at issue)
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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