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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7330546 | Multimedia patching box A multimedia patching box including a generally rectangular housing. The housing includes a first wall positioned opposite from a second wall. The housing also includes opposing third and fourth walls that extend between the first and second walls. A panel is mounte... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7278790 | Fiber-optic cable connector Exemplary embodiments include an improved connector for a fiber-optic cable including: a fiber-optic conductor disposed in a center portion of the fiber-optic connector; one or more flexible end portions disposed on an outer portion of the fiber-optic connector; a s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270488 | Optoelectronic transmission and/or reception arrangement The invention relates to an optoelectronic transmission and/or reception arrangement. The arrangement includes a transmission and/or reception module containing an optoelectronic transmission and/or reception component, and a plug interface for the coupling of an op... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264402 | Multi-fiber optic receptacle and plug assembly A fiber optic receptacle and plug assembly adapted to be mounted within an opening through a wall of a connection terminal. The receptacle and plug define complimentary alignment and keying features for ensuring that the plug is mated with the receptacle in a predet... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264403 | Optical ferrule having a covering and associated method of ablating an optical fiber An optical ferrule is provided with a ferrule body having a front face and at least one covering applied to the front face to protect the front face of the ferrule from a laser beam used during a trimming process. The optical ferrule may also have a second covering ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266265 | Low-loss shared FTTH distribution network A low-loss shared FTTH distribution network that enables optical communications within a subscriber area, including optical fibers routed from a point of distribution to the subscriber area, a tap device including an optical tap which interfaces a downstream optical... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255485 | Optical plug-in connection An optical plug-in connection including: an optical plug-in connector; a coupling configured to receive the plug-in connector; and locking means for locking the plug-in connector in the coupling when the plug-in connector is inserted into the coupling, wherein the l... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244066 | Fiber optic receptacle and plug assembly including alignment sleeve insert A fiber optic receptacle and plug assembly includes a fiber optic receptacle adapted to be mounted within a connector port of a network connection terminal and a fiber optic plug mounted upon an end of a fiber optic cable, wherein the fiber optic receptacle and the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228033 | Optical waveguide lens and method of fabrication A spherical lens formed by fusing a generally homogenous glass lens blank to the distal end of an optical fiber, heating and tensioning the lens blank to separate it in two segments with the segment attached to the optical fiber defining a tapered end, and heating t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192197 | Planetary cleaning motion optical connector cleaner An optical connector cleaner. The optical connector cleaner includes a nonlinear path along which an optical connector is moved. By following the nonlinear path, the optical connector is subjected to planetary motion without requiring the operator to twist the conne... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7147385 | 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 opposing surfaces and first and second tapered regions extending from the first and second opposing surf... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137742 | Fiber optic receptacle and plug assemblies with alignment and keying features A fiber optic receptacle and plug assembly comprising a fiber optic receptacle adapted to be mounted within a connector port of a network connection terminal and a fiber optic plug mounted upon an end of a fiber optic cable, wherein the fiber optic receptacle and th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118290 | Ferrule block and optical module using the same A ferrule block comprises a ferrule block body which is attached to an optical device module, which houses in its package an optical device for sending or receiving a light signal, to optically couple to an optical fiber communicating between the optical device modu... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7073952 | Stable mechanical devices for precision optical alignment and packaging An optical alignment device holds fiber collimators in place with extremely good mechanical and environmental stability. The device includes a ball with a hole traversing the ball, an upper clamping block with a first inner concave spherical surface and a lower clam... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7068883 | Symmetric, bi-aspheric lens for use in optical fiber collimator assemblies A fiber optic apparatus comprising a biconvex optical lens having two equivalent aspheric optical surfaces; an optical fiber approximately located at one of a front focal plane and a back focal plane of the optical lens; and a structure positioned relative to the op... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044648 | Method and apparatus for a fiber optic housing and aligning device The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for a fiber optic housing and aligning device. A fiber optic housing and aligning device in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing, a directionally adjustable tubular casing that is mechanica... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7006728 | Add/drop module using two full-ball lenses An optical device has a housing for receiving a plurality of optical fibers adapted to carry optical signals. A filter is disposed within the housing for transmitting specific optical signals having a predetermined wavelength range. A first ball lens is coupled to t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978073 | Optical fiber array An optical fiber array includes an alignment substrate, a plurality of ferrules, and a plurality of optical fibers. The alignment substrate has a plurality of guide holes which are two-dimensionally arrayed and extend through the substrate. The ferrules are respecti... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973106 | Optical package and optical systems apparatuses, and methods of use therein Optical systems of the present invention include optical devices, such as lasers and other optical sources, that are packaged, or housed, in a structure employing a high thermal conductivity, low effective thermal mass member, such as a heat pipe. The high thermal c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6973235 | Optical filter device having molded, single-index collimating lens An optical filter device (100) for collimating input signals and selecting optical signals in a predetermined wavelength band includes a dual fiber pigtail (DEP) (112) receiving an input and output optical fibers (113, 114), a molded lens (11... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6956643 | Apparatus and method for testing optical transceivers Systems, apparatus and methods for testing the optical quality of optical transceivers or ports. A port tester is provided that is used to quantitatively measure the optical quality of ports. A port is inserted in the port tester between a mirror assembly and a fibe... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948858 | Adapter for optical fiber connectors having mechanism for protecting fiber end when coupling with fiber connector An adapter for coupling first and second optical fiber connectors having ferrules, respectively, comprises first and second members and a sleeve. The first and the second members can be detachably coupled to each other. The second member holds the sleeve. To prevent... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942398 | Optical module and optical connector having same There is provided an optical module capable of improving assembling efficiency and reducing the number of parts to reduce production costs, and an optical connector having the same. The optical module has a holder 3, a lens 12 and a diffraction grating... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6816644 | Lens system with variable focal length for connecting optical fibres A coupling device for axially coupling together the ends of very thin optical fibres, fixed in one coupling house each, for achieving an optical connection between the fibres, and comprising a lens system arranged in each coupling house consisting a lens body, a gla... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6758603 | Optical connector assembly An optical connector subassembly (1) includes a ferrule (2), a base member (4) and a locking element (6). The ferrule defines an axial passageway (22) for receiving a core of an optical cable and a plurality of holes (24) pr... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6736547 | Expanded-beam, butt-coupled optical connector An optical connector provides the reliability of a butt-coupled connection with the mating simplicity of an expanded-beam coupling arrangement. In an example embodiment, an optical fiber connector arrangement includes a first ferrule having an expanded-beam arrangem... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6678442 | Fiber optic connector for a segmented FTTH optical network A fiber optic connector including a body forming a fiber insertion path and an optical lens. The fiber insertion path receives an optical fiber and extends within the body to an internal end. The lens includes a first concave surface formed at the interna... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6647177 | Compact add-drop multiplexer with low wavelength temperature sensitivity A compact add-drop multiplexer with low wavelength temperature sensitivity. In the present invention, a plurality of spacer rings is disposed between the optical elements of the add-drop multiplexer, and a heat curing epoxy or an ultraviolet curing epoxy ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6491443 | Sleeve for optical connector and receptacle A sleeve (21) includes a core (22) of transparent synthetic resin and a cladding (23), also of transparent synthetic resin, having a smaller refractive index than the core. The core includes an optical waveguide (24) extending in an optical axial directio... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488414 | Optical fiber component with shaped optical element and method of making same A method of making an in situ shaped optical element on the terminal end of an optical fiber, and the resultant optical fiber component for manipulating light entering or exiting the terminal end of an optical fiber. The in situ shaped optical element is ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6485190 | Compact, low cost in-line micro-optic components made with simplified soldering configuration and method The present invention discloses an improved in-line micro-optic component. The in-line micro-optic component includes an optical core attached to a first optical collimator by applying a first heat-curing epoxy. The in-line micro-optic component further i... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6454465 | Method of making an optical fiber collimating device A method for making an optical collimating device having three or more ports. A test light having the same wavelength as that at which the filter is designed to operate is transmitted through the input collimator. The angle of incidence is measured, and t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6382841 | Optical component coupling and method for manufacturing same The present invention discloses a bonding collar for coupling optical components and methods for manufacturing the bonding collar and mounting the optical components to the bonding collar. The bonding collar is composed of a material having a thermal expa... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6168319 | System and method for aligning optical fiber collimators A method and apparatus of aligning a collimator assembly requiring only a single-axis adjustment and for which the collimator may be paired with any other similarly aligned collimator. A collimator typically includes a fiber grasped by a ferrule. Both the... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6142678 | Optical coupling The present invention relates to an optical coupling between an end of an optical fiber and an end of a lens, which provides a reliable joint with a determined spacing and angular orientation. The optical coupling permits movement of the end of the optica... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6024499 | Optical fiber connectors Disclosed is an optical fiber connector for ultra high-speed communication which can be produced by easy machining procedures and which enables stable and efficient transmission. The connector comprises a columnar ferrule having a through hole in which a ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5971627 | Method for optically connecting an optical element, for example an end portion of an optical fibre, with a lens A method for optically connecting an optical element, including glass, for example an end portion of an optical fibre having a core consisting of glass, to a lens consisting of glass. The optical element and the lens are fixed in a connector element in a ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5917985 | Optical attenuator There is provided an optical attenuator for reducing back-reflection by forming the sections of optical fibers of the optical attenuator into non-spherical lenses. For this purpose, in an optical attenuator for attenuating a predetermined optical signal, ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5887099 | Fiber optic connector with improved return loss performance An improved fiber optic cable connector is provided that exhibits a consistent return loss rating of 60 dB or better. The connector comprises matable connector housings that terminate the ends of respective optical cables to be joined. Within each housing... | 03/23/1999 |
