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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137001 | Repeatable optical waveguide interconnection including an index matching elastomeric solid layer and related methods A repeatable optical waveguide interconnection may include first and second optical waveguides having respective first and second end faces. Each of the first and second optical waveguides may include a core having a core index of refraction, and a cladding surround... | 03/20/2012 |
| RE42522 | Ruggedized fiber optic connection A fiber optic cable connection system comprising a first fiber optic connector including a ferrule within which an optical fiber is mounted and a fiber optic adapter for receiving the first fiber optic connector including a sleeve for receiving the ferrule. The firs... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972066 | One-piece optical fiber adapter An optical fiber adapter according to the present invention includes a main body, an inner housing and a cover plate. The main body has an axial cavity defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall, wherein the first wall faces the third wal... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7883275 | Fiber guiding platform for mechanical splicer, optical connectors, fiber holder and methods A three rod bundle confined inside a sleeve is constructed as a light guiding fiber mechanical splicing device which is stiff, strong and precise, with no moving parts. The design also applies to splicing fibers to pre-polished optical connectors through a built-in ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7789571 | Integrated optical interconnect An integrated optical interconnect. The integrated optical interconnect includes a receptacle for connecting to a first external component. The receptacle includes an EMI shield with an aperture sized to allow transmission of an optical signal through the aperture w... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766556 | Field terminatable fiber optic connector assembly A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector and a carrier. The connector, defining a longitudinal bore extending through the connector and having a first end region and a second end region, includes a ferrule assembly, having an optical fiber extending thr... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7703987 | Universal adapter The invention relates to an adapter of the type where a coupling for glass fiber plug-in connectors is inserted from the front into a front plate and is locked by a spring. The inventive adapter comprises a one-piece or two-piece housing which comprises at least on ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7695196 | Plug connector system and protective device for optical plug connectors An optical plug connector comprises a socket part, adapter part or coupling part with a socket housing for releasable connection to a plug part. An inside of the socket housing defines an inner space, into which a plug portion of the plug part may be introduced. Mor... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7670060 | Plug connector with an adaptor housing for receiving a plug or socket arrangement A fiber optic connector arrangement includes a locking device for fastening together a pair of male plug and female socket components, which locking device consists of locking elements mounted solely on a pair of telescopic adapter housings that support the plug and... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7661886 | Apparatus for electro-optical device connection An optical fiber connector for releasably coupling an optical fiber to an electro-optical module is disclosed. The optical fiber connector includes a housing, a strain relief, a fiber retention clip, and a pair of latching arms. The housing includes a housing bore d... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7614798 | Fiber optic buildout converter, physical contact to expanded beam The device includes a biconical housing, and a ferrule. The biconical housing has an aperture. The ferrule is slidably mounted in the aperture of the biconical housing. ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7563033 | Housing for fiber-optic plug-in connector, and a method for laying fiber-optic cables The invention relates to a housing for fiber-optic plug-in connectors. According to the invention, said housing is configured in at least two parts, one end of a core cable can be positioned in the housing and the position of said cable can be fixed in said housing,... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559699 | Optical coupling module An optical coupling module for suppressing optical loss by improving degradation of a wiggle characteristic exhibited upon application of an external force. A sleeve joins end faces of optical fibers. A sleeve casing covers the sleeve to protect the joined surfaces ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7534050 | Field terminatable fiber optic connector assembly A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector and a carrier. The connector, defining a longitudinal bore extending through the connector and having a first end region and a second end region, includes a ferrule assembly, having an optical fiber extending thr... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7458729 | Optical connecting method and optical connection structure An optical connecting method for optically connecting ends of a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber secured side to a first plug and a second plug, respectively, wherein the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber are threaded through the first a... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455460 | Fiber optic connector with double-clad stub fiber A fiber optic connector having a double-clad specialty optical stub fiber with a deep index core-to-inner-cladding profile and a raised index outer-cladding profile. The double-clad optical stub fiber abuts against a single-clad field optical fiber of the single-mod... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7431513 | Adjustable focus connector with spring action An adjustable focus connector with spring action is especially adapted for use with common FC or SAM fiber optic receptacles. The connector includes a ferrule holder which mounts a fiber-carrying ferrule at a distal end thereof. At its proximal end the ferrule holde... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427165 | Optical and electrical hybrid connector An improved hybrid connector for rapidly, reliably, and reversibly making mixed optical and electrical connections has a plug (103) with one or more centrally located fiber-containing optical ferrules (108) and one or more peripheral electrical contact... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422375 | Optical connection structure and optical connection method The present invention provides an optical connection structure and optical connection method for enabling a connection characterized by a simple structure, ability to retain optical fibers in an adhered state, easy installation and detachment/attachment, and excelle... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419309 | Optical fiber plug connector The invention relates to an optical fibre plug connector, comprising at least one pair of plug connectors and a coupling, whereby each plug connector comprises a ferrule, each two ferrules of a pair of plug connectors are detachably guided and aligned together withi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401984 | Optical connector An optical connector for use with a light separator, the optical connector including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being optically couplable by first optical transmitter to a first input of the light separator and by second optical transmit... | 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 |
| 7394964 | Dust plug for hardened fiber optic connector A dust for use with a ruggedized fiber optic connector including a fiber optic adapter. The dust plug provides enhanced sealing for the ruggedized connector when an optical fiber cable is not attached. The dust plug engages the ruggedized connector in a manner simil... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387447 | Secure fiber optic connector and adapter systems A secure fiber optic connector and adapter system including at least one connector including a first housing portion defining a first key slot and a second housing portion defining a second key slot independent of the first key slot, and at least one adapter includi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377699 | Optical connector To extend the service life of a latch of a plug housing and facilitate assembly and aligning operations of an optical connector. The optical connector includes a latch provided in a cantilever form on an external surface of the optical connector and deformable for a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371015 | Connector for two-way optical communications Attachments are respectively attached to one ends of a pair of light guides, which are integrally formed via a connecting portion, such that the attachments surround the one ends of the light guides. The one ends protrude from a rear face of a receptacle body and ar... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373056 | High-voltage component with optical fiber and method for producing it A high-voltage component, having a first end and a second end, whereby the first end is on a high-voltage potential with respect to the second end. An insulating part, is arranged between the first end and the second end, and an optical fiber is integrated in the hi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373069 | Fiber optic tester A fiber optic tester for testing at least two fiber optic devices substantially simultaneously, comprising: a housing having a light source and at least one housing connector, the light source interior to the housing; at least one adapter having at least one first c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367720 | Optical transceiver with optical subassemblies optionally fixed to housing The present invention provides an optical transceiver with an optical subassembly optically coupling with an optical connector via a receptacle member, in which the optical subassembly is positioned to the housing of the transceiver without causing any mechanical st... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7369738 | Optical connector and fiber distribution unit An optical connector for terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the housing. The collar body includes a fiber stub disposed in a first portion of the collar body, the fiber stub including a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369741 | Storage adapter with dust cap posts A parking adapter is provided that may include a plurality of receptacles configured to receive a like plurality of connectors, where each connector is associated with an optical fiber. The parking adapter may include a dust cap post configured to receive a connecto... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364366 | Circuit board assembly having a guide insert A guide insert having a guide member having an arcuate portion for bending an optical fiber of a backplane, and a circuit board assembly comprising the backplane and a daughterboard wherein the daughterboard is operatively connected to the backplane via the guide in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357580 | Three piece receptacle assembly for optical transceiver sub-assemblies A receptacle assembly that receives an optical connector. The receptacle assembly includes a first piece having a central bore with a stepped diameter. The receptacle assembly also includes an annular second piece designed to receive the optical connector and that h... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359613 | Optical fiber termination apparatus for taut sheath splicing and method for using the same An optical fiber termination apparatus for taut sheath splicing includes a housing configured to be positioned around a section of an optical fiber cable with an uncut strength member of the optical fiber cable or a plurality of uncut and un-looped optical fibers ex... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350982 | Sub-mount for mounting optical component and light transmission and reception module A sub-mount includes a recess for holding a polymer optical waveguide film and recesses for embedding and holding a light emitting element and a light detecting element. The sub-mount further has an adhesive filling groove formed adjacent to respective recesses. Whe... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350979 | Optical transceiver having an optical receptacle optionally fixed to a frame The present invention provides an optical transceiver that has an optical semiconductor device coupled to an optical fiber via an optical connector attached to an end of the optical fiber. The optical transceiver comprises at least one optical subassembly including ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350981 | Fiber optic buildout converter, physical contact to expanded beam The fiber optic buildout converter includes a housing, a first fiber optic connector, and a second fiber optic connector. The housing has a first end and a second end. The first fiber optic connector is located near the first end of the housing, and the first fiber ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347633 | Optical module capable of facilitating release from locking state with cage which accommodates optical module An optical module comprises a case having a connection port for connection with an external optical fiber cable connector, and a locking member for locking the case in a cage for accommodating the case. The locking member is configured to lock the case in the cage w... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349619 | Fiber service blocker A device and method of blocking customer access to a fiber optic distribution cable. A service blocker is positioned between a fiber distribution cable and a customer drop cable within a fiber optic adapter. The service blocker includes a unitary body which does not... | 03/25/2008 |
