ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,793, issued on June 2, was assigned to Cyclone Biosciences LLC (Phoenix).
"Sectored fiber optic element and an optical detection system using the same" was invented by Stephen E. Griffin (Peoria, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An all-optical-fiber device (optionally produced with the use of laser machining) containing constituent optical fiber components in which the corresponding ends are segmented (and-in one specific case-quartered) and optionally tapered (while portions of the original cores and claddings are maintained) and operationally joined back to form an aggregate end of the device with the round aperture and the corr...