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Fiber detector apparatus and related methods

  • US 7,356,208 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2007
  • Issued: 04/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of detecting a fiber attached to a hub, comprising:

  • (a) providing a hub having a plurality of pins, wherein the hub has at least three pins for determining characteristics of the fiber;

    (b) placing a circuit into contact with the pins, wherein the number and position of the pins contacting the circuit determine a presence of a fiber; and

    (c) determining whether the fiber is attached to the hub, wherein the fiber is detected if the number and position of the pins contacting the circuit reveals a predetermined circuit configuration.

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