US Patent Issued to Corning Research & Development on May 27 for "Method and apparatus for forming a convex end face in a ferrule" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,492, issued on May 27, was assigned to Corning Research & Development Corp. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Method and apparatus for forming a convex end face in a ferrule" was invented by Markus Bauer (Pittsford, N.Y.) and Cameron John Tovey (Painted Post, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of processing a ferrule end face using at least one grinding wheel rotatable about a central axis and having a working surface with an abrasive element is provided. The method includes holding the ferrule stationary, engaging the end face of the ferrule and the working surface of the at least one grinding wheel, rotating the at least one grinding whe...