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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182158 | Fixture for shape-sensing optical fiber in a kinematic chain Localized strain is effectively eliminated in a shape sensing optical fiber where the fiber exits a link in a kinematic chain. In one aspect, the fiber is positioned in a channel within a fiber fixture portion of the link, and a surface of a lip of the channel is cu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8132969 | Fiber optic connector assembly and method for venting gas inside a fiber optic connector sub-assembly A fiber optic connector assembly and method for venting gas inside in a fiber optic connector sub-assembly. The fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector sub-assembly including a ferrule and a ferrule holder having a passage extending therethrough. A stiff... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7815376 | Fixture for shape-sensing optical fiber in a kinematic chain Localized strain is effectively eliminated in a shape sensing optical fiber where the fiber exits a link in a kinematic chain. In one aspect, the fiber is positioned in a channel within a fiber fixture portion of the link, and a surface of a lip of the channel is cu... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7740408 | Coupling device, auxiliary device and adaptor fixing member A coupling device for coupling optical fiber cables facilitates positioning in a circumferential direction for coupling a connector. When a connector fixing member is inserted into an adaptor fixing member, a protruding section of the connector fixing member slides ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7708469 | Fiber optic connector assembly and method for venting gas inside a fiber optic connector sub-assembly A fiber optic connector assembly and method for venting gas inside in a fiber optic connector sub-assembly. The fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector sub-assembly including a ferrule and a ferrule holder having a passage extending therethrough. A stiff... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7674047 | Anti-wiggle optical receptacle A casing includes a solid sleeve and a split sleeve in combination to provide a connection between a fiber stub and a ferrule containing an optical fiber. The arrangement prevents wiggle of the ferrule, and also does so without the tight tolerances that would otherw... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7648285 | Optical waveguide connector An optical waveguide connecter includes a socket part having a first waveguide contact placed in a channel of the socket part, and a plug part with a second waveguide contact placed in a channel of the plug part. The plug part channel is sealed with a piston displac... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7563034 | Anti-wiggle optical receptacle A casing includes a solid sleeve and a split sleeve in combination to provide a connection between a fiber stub and a ferrule containing an optical fiber. The arrangement prevents wiggle of the ferrule, and also does so without the tight tolerances that would otherw... | 07/21/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7399123 | Optical fiber connector with molded locking component Provided are optical fiber connectors having top and bottom, front and back orientation comprising: a jacketed optical cable comprising a terminating fiber (11), the cable having molded thereon a locking component (13) comprising at least one locking l... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7377697 | Device for an optical fiber connection The invention relates to a device for the coaxial connection of optical fibre cables, said device comprising a one-part coupling housing (10) provided with at least one catch recess, and a one-part sleeve receiving element (20) provided with at least o... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7347630 | Fiber optic transceiver having a floating transmitter port The invention provides a “floating” port assembly of a receptacle of a transceiver. The configuration allows the transmitter port assembly to float conically (e.g., angularly from side to side and up and down) relative to the axial direction of the receptacle sl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329049 | Splice connector for verifying an acceptable splice termination A splice connector for verifying an acceptable splice termination includes a ferrule having a stub optical fiber, a ferrule holder for receiving the ferrule, opposed splice components within the ferrule holder for receiving and aligning the stub optical fiber and a ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7327917 | Directional light beam generators Directional light beam generators are implemented in waveguides with tilted core structures. The waveguides have cores, cladding and jacket layers. A directional light beam with small divergent beam angle is generated after propagating through the waveguides. Diverg... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309167 | High energy fiber terminations and methods A ferrule and method are presented that fuses optical fibers, capillaries and the like to ferrules while reducing deformation of the fused component and the ferrule and minimizing stresses within the assembly. Reduced deformation and stress is accomplished by provid... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281859 | Optical fiber connector and method of assembly A method for assembling an optical fiber connector comprising providing a one piece housing comprising a tailpiece and a body defining a forward first end, a rearward second end and a passage extending longitudinally therebetween, inserting a spring element into the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270487 | Field installable optical fiber connector A field installable optical fiber connector is provided, the connector including an inner housing defining an interior passageway extending longitudinally between a forward end and a rearward end, a first connector subassembly inserted through the rearward end of th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264401 | Panel-mountable optical fiber splice A panel-mountable fiber optic splice is provided for interconnecting first and second optical fibers through an opening in a panel, bulkhead, wall or the like. The optical fiber splice includes a housing configured to be inserted into the opening in the panel, a spl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7241055 | Adaptor unit and optical plug A screwing part 1220 is inserted into a large through-hole 1110 from its front side and is screwed together with a male screw part of a jig. A convex part 1230 in an approximately ring shape is formed at a back end part of the screwing part 1... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204644 | Field installable optical fiber connector A field installable fiber optic connector includes a housing and a ferrule holder inserted from the rearward end of the housing. A spring element inserted into the front of the housing and a spring element retainer attached to the ferrule holder bias the ferrule hol... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192196 | Optical fiber connection component, optical fiber connection structure, and optical fiber connection method An optical fiber connection component which is easy to adjust the distance between the optical fiber ends before connection, hardly damages the optical fiber during transportation or connection, and saves the number of parts and the cost, and a method for connecting... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189006 | Optical connector assemblies An optical connector assembly has several optical and electrical connectors mounted in mateable rectangular housings. Each optical connector is resiliently mounted in an alignment sleeve by means of a spring clip encircling the connector and contacting the sleeve. T... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186144 | Connector including media converter A triaxial connector assembly including a media converter that is used to terminate a fiber optic/electrical hybrid cable is disclosed. The triaxial connector assembly includes a connector with a housing defining a first end and a second end, the first end of the ho... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178989 | Optical receptacle and optical sub-assembly using the same The present invention provides an optical receptacle having a superior insertion/extraction performance of the ferrule, and an optical sub-assembly applying the optical receptacle. The optical receptacle 1 includes a stub, a bush 4, a sleeve, and a sle... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178990 | Reversible fiber optic stub fiber clamping mechanism A fiber optic stub fiber connector for reversibly and nondestructively terminating an inserted field fiber having a buffer over at least a portion thereof. The connector includes a housing and a ferrule including a stub fiber disposed within and extending from a bor... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153386 | Method for manufacturing a device for collecting a blood sample from a plastic segment tube A device for collecting a blood sample from a plastic segment tube into a receptacle uses a cylindrical housing containing a hollow needle to puncture the segment tube as it is inserted into the upper port of the device. A series of ribs with medial edges are arrang... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108430 | Optic fiber terminus indexer Each optical fiber terminus (20) of a connector has an indexing device (32) that indicates and fixes the rotational position of the terminus in its housing passage (14), the indexing device being in the form of a sleeve that is easily applied wh... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104702 | Field installable optical fiber connector A field installable fiber optic connector includes a housing, a spring element seat and a ferrule holder that is inserted from the rearward end of the housing. A spring element inserted into the front of the housing abuts the spring element seat. A spring element re... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086880 | Connector with movable shutters A miniature receptacle having female contacts of the type which are not uncovered when a mating plug is not inserted is provided. A insulative socket housing (1) has an opening part (11) into which a plug having male contacts of the dual in-line type i... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077576 | Fiber optic connection for applying axial biasing force to multifiber ferrule A fiber optic connector includes a multifiber ferrule and at least one force centering element for applying a biasing force to the ferrule in the longitudinal direction without introducing a moment about a lateral axis. The connector further includes a coil spring f... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066656 | Connector for optic fibres The invention is directed to a connector (10) for connecting optic fibers (12, 13). The connector has a longitudinally extending body (14). The body has a first end and a second end. The body has a pass-conduit (20) extending from the fir... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059780 | Fiber stub, optical module, optical transmitter, and optical communication system The present invention relates to an optical module with a small size and improved mass-productivity. The optical module comprises a fiber stub including an optical fiber, a sleeve containing the fiber stub, and a semiconductor optical amplifying device. A Bragg fibe... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048446 | Connector for impact mounted bundled optical fiber devices In the connector of the present invention two impact mounted seven optical fiber ferrules are aligned through the alignment of the central optical fiber and the alignment of at least one of the outer optical fibers in the ferrules. Due to the symmetrical, repeatable... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037162 | OPTICAL FIBER CODE HOLDING STRUCTURE IN WHICH THE NUMBER OF THE PARTS FOR THE FUNCTION OF PROTECTING THE LIGHT FROM BEING DIRECTLY VIEWED AND THE FUNCTION OF HOLDING THE OPTICAL FIBER CODE IS REDUCED AND THE CONNECTING WORK OF AN OPTICAL CONNECTOR IS EASILY PERFORMED An optical fiber code holding structure, includes: an optical adapter and an optical fiber code holding member. An optical connector of an optical fiber is connected to an optical adapter. The optical connector is attached to an end of an optical fiber code of the o... | 05/02/2006 |
