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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815377 | Dual function splice component for mechanical splice connector A fiber optic mechanical splice connector including a single connector element operable for providing optical fiber alignment and strain relief includes opposed splice components that define first and second grooves for receiving the bare glass portions of mating op... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7708476 | Index-matching gel for nano-engineered optical fibers and mechanical splice assemblies and connectors using same An index-matching gel for use with nano-engineered optical fibers is disclosed. The index-matching gel is cross-linked, which prevents the gel from wicking into the voids and down the nano-engineered optical fiber to a depth where the fiber performance and/or device... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7658553 | Mechanical splice connector with sequential splice and strain relief A mechanical splice connector is shown and described for sequentially performing a splice actuation followed by a strain relief actuation by rotating a single, multiple-position cam member or multiple cam members from an unactuated position to a first actuated posit... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7637673 | Optical connector and optical fiber connecting system A straight type optical connector enables a splicing operation of an optical fiber cable accurately and stably without requiring skilled labor and having a superior on-site installation property. An optical connector is provided with a splicing section for securely ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628549 | Optical connector An optical connector for splicing a rear end of a pre-assembled optical fiber that is mounted within an optical ferrule with a tip of a second optical fiber is provided. The optical connector includes a connector body and an anchor mechanism for anchoring the second... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628548 | Index-matching gel for nanostructure optical fibers and mechanical splice assembly and connector using same A polymer based index-matching gel for use with nanostructure optical fibers is disclosed. The index-matching gel has a viscosity η at 25° C. of 3 Pa-s≦η≦100 Pa-s, which prevents the index-matching gel from wicking into the voids and down the nanostructure op... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7537398 | Optical fibre splice connector An optical fiber connector (1) for forming a mechanical splice between first and second bare optical fibers (9) stripped of coatings, the connector comprising a connector body that is divided into at least two parts (3, 5) along at least part of... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7407333 | Optical fiber fixing system, optical fiber butting system and optical fiber fusion-splicing system An optical fiber fixing system includes a clamp base and a clamp member. The clamp base has a V-groove on a top surface thereof. The depth of the V-groove is configured such that a ridgeline of an optical fiber projects beyond the top surface of the base when the op... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7403686 | Fiber optic cable splicing technique The invention is a staggered splice and method for making the same. The staggered splice is used to join two multi-fiber optic cables. Each opposing pair of optic fibers is cleaved such that they all have substantially the same combined length and provide fully oper... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393143 | Optical connector and connection structure of optical fibers An optical connector having: a ferrule into which a first optical fiber is inserted; an optical fiber connector disposed at an back end of the ferrule; and a cross-linkable refractive index matching member attached onto an end face on a back end side of the first op... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377703 | Flexible ferrule device for connection of optical fiber and use thereof The present invention is directed to a connector assembly for connecting optical fibers in optical communication systems, and particularly to flexible ferrule device for connecting optical fibers for such use. The present invention further relates to a method of con... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371020 | Method of aligning optical-fibers, optical-fiber alignment device, and optical-fiber fusion splicer A method of aligning optical-fibers, including: holding a sheath of an optical-fiber ribbon cord using an optical-fiber holder so that distal ends of optical fibers extending from the sheath are located above grooves of a groove stage; arranging an optical-fiber gui... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371019 | Method and apparatus for sensing light Disclosed is an optical apparatus including an optical fiber having a wavelength of operation, the optical fiber comprising a first length of the optical fiber joined to a second length of the optical fiber with a splice such that the first and second lengths are in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369717 | Optical interconnection harness The present invention is directed to improving the yield in fiber terminating processing, and to preventing the occurrence of transmission loss due to stress concentration at an optical fiber bend or due to variations in ambient temperature. In one exemplary embodim... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7333709 | Splice holder device A splice holder device includes a tray mountable in a telecommunications closure, the tray including a splice mounting mechanism configured to receive a splice device. The splice holder device also includes first and second fiber clamps disposed on the tray, wherein... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316513 | Optical-fiber mechanical splicing technique A portable optical-fiber cutter is used to slice a first optical-fiber at an advantageous angle to control reflections and at a suitable length to mate with a similar second optical-fiber that was pre-sliced at a complementary angle in the factory and configured as ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313303 | Telecommunication cable comprising a jointed optical core and method for jointing said core An optical cable having an optical core with a strength member and optical fibers embedded in a thermoplastic material. The optical core has a joint section having substantially the same diameter as the one of the optical core. The joint section has a jointed streng... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309168 | Optical fiber cable An optical fiber cable, comprising a cable main unit with an optical fiber covered by a sheath and terminal units mounted on end portions of the cable main unit, wherein each of the terminal units has a transparent cover member with a refractive index approximately ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310470 | Optical fiber repair apparatus with adjustable guide member and methods for using the same Optical fiber repair apparatus include a longitudinally extending closure frame having a longitudinally extending optical fiber receiving groove in a face thereof. An adjustable guide member on the closure frame is longitudinally movable thereon to adjust a position... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7292765 | Optical fiber holding apparatus and optical fiber fusion-splicing apparatus including the same The present invention relates to an optical fiber holding apparatus and the like, which has a structure for stably holding optical fibers with a satisfactory force without interfering with other components even when the apparatus is miniaturized. The optical fiber h... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280733 | Fiber termination platform for optical connectors A field termination platform and method for field termination of an optical fiber in an optical fiber connector are provided. The field termination platform includes a base configured to hold the optical fiber connector having a pre-assembled fiber stub. An actuatio... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264410 | Dual function splice component for mechanical splice connector A fiber optic mechanical splice connector including a single connector element operable for providing optical fiber alignment and strain relief includes opposed splice components that define first and second grooves for receiving the bare glass portions of mating op... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258496 | Optical fiber connection tool and optical fiber connection method An optical fiber connecting tool is provided in which an optical fiber connecting tool 5 is used which has a ferule 7, a connecting structure 10 which has two clamping sections 18, 19 which are disposed in a ferule 7. A pre-install... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255498 | Low profile system for joining optical fiber waveguides A compact, low profile splicing system for joining optical fibers produces durable, low transmission loss fusion splices. The system employs active optical techniques such as profile alignment or local injection and detection to achieve optimized alignment of the fi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228049 | Optical fixed attenuator and process and apparatus for producing the same A technique for manufacturing optical fixed attenuators in which two fibers are axially cojoined using fusion splicing. The spliced fibers are then captured in either a splice protection splint or cylindrical ferrule that can be housed in an optical adapter. In this... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225966 | Welded joints with polymer sealant An assembly, such as an aircraft component, is formed with a weld joint by, for example, using friction stir welding, FSW, to form a lap joint between a stiffer and the interior surface of the skin of the component. A sealant layer, such as a monomer sealant/adhesiv... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207732 | Coated optical fiber and curable compositions suitable for coating optical fiber The present invention provides materials suitable for use as secondary coatings of optical fibers or the re-coating of spliced optical fiber junctions. With regard to the latter use, the coating materials a preferably characterized by a Young's modulus that is at le... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207725 | Optical fiber coupler Optical fiber coupler for coupling fiber optic elements includes a first fiber optic element extending in a first direction to position a free end thereof in a selected zone, and a second fiber optic element extending into the selected zone from an opposite directio... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207726 | Optical connector using an optical fiber having a special fiber portion as a part thereof In an optical connector including an optical connector plug holding a first optical fiber and an optical connector plug holding a second optical fiber, the optical connector plugs cooperates with each other to obtain a connected state in which exposed longitudinal e... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208855 | Fiber-optic cable as integral part of a submersible motor system Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for transmission of optical signals through a wellbore whereby optic fibers are protected from exposure to harsh downhole fluids and conditions. The system comprises a power cable assembly running down hole from the surfac... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193405 | Electronic multi-depth object locator with self-illuminating optical element warning and detection An embodiment of the invention provides a sensing device that includes a sensing circuit and a mode selection input device. The sensing circuit senses the presence of an object beneath a surface. The mode selection input device allows a user to select, using a singl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186032 | Optical coupled system An interface system and a method of making an interface assembly or connection between a first device having a number of optical leads and a second device having a number of optical leads. In the preferred process one forms an optical fabric assembly having a number... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181111 | Apparatus for splicing optical fibers An apparatus for aligning the cores of the two optical waveguides. The apparatus includes a control loop for receiving an aligning signal launched through the core of one of the optical waveguides. The control loop may effectuate the aligning signal to propagate thr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168861 | Optical fiber connector cord and optical coupling set including the optical fiber connector cord A optical fiber connector cord capable of being detachably attached to a receptacle fixed to an optical apparatus includes an optical fiber having at least one hole which extends along an optical axis, a plug having a fiber hole through which the optical fiber exten... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7151877 | Optical fiber axial alignment method and related device, and optical fiber fusion splicing method and related device An optical fiber axial alignment method and related method, and an optical fiber fusion splicing method and related device are disclosed wherein a butt alignment section 9 has a butt alignment groove portion 7 to allow at least one pair of optical fibe... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144165 | Fiber splicer Optical fibers (1, 1′) are fusion spliced to each other by using a CO2 laser (109) having an emission wavelength of 9.3 microm. The heat absorption of the fibers is higher and the variation of the absorption for small deviations of the wavelength is ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140787 | Optical fiber mechanical splice with strain relief mechanism An optical fiber splicing member can hold optical fiber buffer coatings stably in a simple structure as compared with conventional art and enables use of an existing splicing tool. There are provided a joint element 110, a jacket 120, buffer retainers ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7095921 | Laser apparatus, exposure head, exposure apparatus, and optical fiber connection method An optical fiber of a bundled fiber light source is an optical fiber whose core diameter is uniform but whose emission end cladding diameter is smaller than an incidence end cladding diameter thereof, and a light emission region thereof is made smaller. An angle of ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090414 | Automatic apparatus for cleaving optical fiber waveguides An apparatus and method for cleaving an optical fiber waveguide comprises a support base, a fixed fiber support including a fixed fiber base and a self-aligning fiber holder, a fiber pull tension assembly including a tension assembly base and a rotatable pull clamp,... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088880 | Optical fiber coupling and inline fault monitor device and method An optical fiber connection arrangement includes an alignment sleeve for coaxially aligning optical fibers mounted in ferrules. A gap between the ends of the optical fibers allows some light to escape. A sensor responds to the leaked light, and the resulting signal ... | 08/08/2006 |
