ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,656, issued on May 27, was assigned to CYCLONE BIOSCIENCES LLC (Phoenix).

"Optical fiber device with spatially selectable output" was invented by Stephen E. Griffin (Peoria, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical-fiber-based optical switch arrangement configured to redirect light from axial propagation to off-axis propagation due to axial repositioning of the optical fiber within the optical termination element and internally reflecting light in an annular fashion off the axis in one state of the switch arrangement and not in the other."

The patent was filed on Nov. 9, 2023, under Application No. 18/505,453.

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