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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186890 | Fiber connector and adapter Fiberoptic connector and adapter assembly includes a fiberoptic connector received within an adapter. The connector has a cover on the connector housing. The cover pivots between open and closed positions to expose or cover, respectively, a optical fiber contained w... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8118494 | Remote grip optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector comprises an outer housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the outer housing. The collar body receives and secures a ferrule in a first portion of the collar body. The ferrule includes a central bore that... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8052333 | Reversible fiber optic connector A re-terminable, no-crimp ST-type optical connector assembly includes a spring-loaded ferrule holder assembly and a reusable activation system for termination of the assembly. The optical connector can be terminated by a suitable cam activation tool. The connector i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047726 | Optical connector An optical connector in which the housing property into a cabinet or the like can be enhanced because of the compactification, and which can solve problems of the increase of the bending loss of an optical fiber, the breakage, and the like is obtained. In an optical... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8016491 | Optical ferrule An optical ferrule butt-connected in an optical adapter, includes: a ferrule main body; a connection end face in a front surface of the main body; a pair of grooves on the connection end face of the main body; guide pin insertion holes in bottom surfaces of the resp... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7988368 | Optical connector An optical connector that is capable of ensuring excellent waterproofing using a simple structure is provided. The optical connector comprises a connector plug and socket. Each of the plug and socket have a housing, which has a cable-guiding part and a cable-retaini... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7891882 | Reversible fiber optic connector A re-terminable, no-crimp ST-type optical connector assembly includes a spring-loaded ferrule holder assembly and a reusable activation system for termination of the assembly. The optical connector can be terminated by a suitable cam activation tool. The connector i... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7874738 | Fiber connector and adapter Fiberoptic connector and adapter assembly includes a fiberoptic connector received within an adapter. The connector has a cover on the connector housing. The cover pivots between open and closed positions to expose or cover, respectively, a optical fiber contained w... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857523 | Waterproof connector having movable connector member and waterproof apparatus using the same A waterproof connector is to be connected to a mating connector, and a waterproof apparatus includes the waterproof connector and the mating connector. The waterproof connector includes a connector member to be connected to an adapter member; a connecting member to ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7850370 | Positional differentiating connector assembly The present disclosure provides a method for securing a plurality of communications channels, said method comprising: providing a plurality of data outlets, providing a patch cord connector assembly, providing access to a permissible data channel of the plurality of... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845859 | Ferrule assembly and methods thereof A ferrule assembly for terminating at least one fiber of a ribbon cable in a ferrule, where the ferrule assembly is disposable in a housing of an optical connector, is provided. The ferrule assembly includes the ferrule having a mating face, at least one groove for ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7824109 | Optical connector An optical connector comprising: first and second movable members 7, 8 held on an optical connector body 6 to be axially movable in a longitudinal direction; locking means for locking the first and second movable members when the first movable member i... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7802925 | Optical receptacle and optical receptacle module An SC-type optical receptacle includes a first and a second holder each having a hollow chamber longitudinally penetrating therethrough, and a hollow cylindrical sleeve fitted in the chamber of the holders to thereby retain the frontal facets of a pair of ferrules s... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7771129 | Ferrule holding member for an optical receptacle, method of manufacturing the same, and optical receptacle using the same Provided is a ferrule holding member with a transparent body attached to an inner hole of a sleeve. The transparent body has a primary end face for bringing into contact with an end face of a plug ferrule at a halfway position in an axial direction of the sleeve. Th... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7744288 | Hardened fiber optic connector compatible with hardened and non-hardened fiber optic adapters A fiber optic connector is disclosed for use with both a hardened fiber optic adapter and a non-hardened fiber optic adapter. The connector includes a connector housing having an end defining a plug portion. The plug portion includes first and second sets of retaini... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7722260 | Optical connector and method for assembling optical connector To provide an optical connector that enables the reduction in the number of parts and can be easily attached to an optical cable, a concave portion 18 for a ferrule is formed in a plug housing 6, and a ferrule 3 is inserted from the side of a co... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7654748 | Reversible fiber optic connector A re-terminable, no-crimp ST-type optical connector assembly includes a spring-loaded ferrule holder assembly and a reusable activation system for termination of the assembly. The optical connector can be terminated by a suitable cam activation tool. The connector i... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654749 | Fiber connector and adapter Fiberoptic connector and adapter assembly includes a fiberoptic connector received within an adapter. The connector has a cover on the connector housing. The cover pivots between open and closed positions to expose or cover, respectively, a optical fiber contained w... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7621673 | Capillary tube for holding optical fiber One or a plurality of flat portions and one or a plurality of partial cylindrical portions connected to such flat portions are an exterior surface of a glass capillary tube for holding an optical fiber, with all partial cylindrical portions having the same single ce... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7591595 | Hardened fiber optic adapter The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic adapter for use with fiber optic connectors. The fiber optic adapter includes a housing having a first axial end portion defining a first adapter port and a second axial end portion defining a second adapter port. The ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588374 | Optical ferrule and manufacturing method thereof An optical ferrule includes a positioning block and a ferrule main body. The ferrule main body is integrally formed by molding a resin over the positioning block. The positioning block includes an optical fiber insertion hole formation portion having optical fiber i... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585116 | Fiber optic connector having hermaphroditic coupling mechanism A hermaphroditic connector for mounting to a cable having a plurality of optical fibers and connecting the fibers to mating optical fibers wherein the optical fibers and mating optical fibers have termini mounted to the respective ends thereof, and wherein the termi... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7568844 | Ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly includes a substantially hollow plug housing; and a glue body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing; wherein the glue body includes a first portion that is configured to engage and retain an optical cable c... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7556437 | Fiber optic connector with protective cap A fiber optic connector assembly includes a fiber optic connector having an outer housing with a connector interface end, a connector interface housing mounted at the connector interface end, and a retention nut rotatably mounted about the outer housing. The connect... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7556436 | Optical connector system The invention relates to an optical connector system including a backpanel and at least one substrate, said substrate having at least one substrate housing assembly and said backpanel having at least one backpanel housing assembly for establishing an optical interfa... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7540667 | Positional differentiating connector assembly The present disclosure provides systems and methods for securing an information network through positional distinguishing of connectors and adapters. A communications connector system associated with the present disclosure includes at least a first patch cord connec... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7534051 | Optical fiber connector, optical fiber connecting method, and connector converter The present invention relates to a low-cost attachable/detachable optical fiber connector, and the like. The optical fiber connector comprises first and second fiber connecting members. The first fiber connecting members has a ferrule that holds a first optical fibe... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530745 | Fiber optic connector and method A fiber optic connector including a ferrule surrounding an optical fiber and a hub engaging the ferrule. The hub includes a front portion having first and second surfaces and first and second tapered contact regions extending from the first and second surfaces to a ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7517157 | All-plastic optical mini-connector An optical fiber connector has a center component provided with opposite first and second ends into which first and second connector inserts holding ends of respective optical fiber bundles are to be inserted, an optical core element mounted in the center component ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513694 | Component for connecting optical fibers, optical fiber connection structure, and optical fiber connecting method An optical fiber connecting method not causing any damage to the optical fibers and enabling effective use of space and an optical fiber connection structure formed by the method. The optical fiber connection structure is for connecting optical fibers by means of a ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503702 | Fiber connector and adapter Fiberoptic connector and adapter assembly includes a fiberoptic connector received within an adapter. The connector has a cover on the connector housing. The cover pivots between open and closed positions to expose or cover, respectively, a optical fiber contained w... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7488115 | Fiber-optical plug as well as a single and double coupler for receiving such a plug The invention relates to a connector for creating an optical waveguide connector-in connection for an optical waveguide cable containing an optical waveguide, said connector comprising a housing, a ferrule holder arranged in the housing, and a locking device arrange... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481584 | Dry mate connector A dry-mate connector has nipples on the front or mating side of the electrical conductors on both the plug and receptacle units which cooperate with an elastomeric seal on the mating end of one of the units to provide an individual seal around each electrical circui... | 01/27/2009 |
| RE40622 | Double ferrule SC connector and adapter A fiber optic connector has two ferrules contained within a single connector housing with the ferrules positioned in parallel, spaced-apart alignment. The connector includes a first mating fastener exposed on exterior sides of the connector housing. A fiber optic ad... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476035 | Fiber optic connector having hermaphroditic coupling mechanism A hermaphroditic connector for mounting to a cable having a plurality of optical fibers and connecting the fibers to mating optical fibers wherein the optical fibers and mating optical fibers have termini mounted to the respective ends thereof, and wherein the termi... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473037 | Optical fibre connector system An optical fibre connector system, including an optical connector disposed therein, and a recess allowing a through connector to be connected to the optical connector. The optical fiber connector system includes an engagement mechanism that acts on the optical conne... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7461980 | Transmitter optical sub-assembly receptacle with thicker split sleeve A transmitter optical sub-assembly receptacle includes a thicker split sleeve positioned within a cylindrical shell structure and partly within a base structure such that a fiber ferrule, which is positioned within the base structure, is partly within the thicker sp... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7452137 | Dual inner diameter ferrule device and method A fiber optic ferrule includes a body extending from a first end to a second opposite end, with the body including an axial passage extending between the first and second ends. The axial passage includes a first diameter portion having a diameter of at least 125 mic... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7431514 | Multifiber optical connector A multifiber optical connector is provided comprising: a ferrule including a junction-end-face and a plurality of optical-fiber-insertion holes which open in the junction-end-face; openings of the optical-fiber-insertion holes arranged on the junction-end-face in a ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427164 | Optical connector arrangement comprising a converter The invention relates to an optical connector arrangement wherein the connector and the converter are connected by short plastic fiber sections. The aim of the invention is to provide one such connector arrangement which can be produced in a simple and cost-effectiv... | 09/23/2008 |
