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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963704 | Hermaphroditic fibre optical connector system The connector system provides two identical hermaphroditic housings, which accomplish a reliable connection of standard optical fiber connectors without the use of an adaptor. The connector system includes a first housing mounted to a first printed wiring board and ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7857524 | Plug for an optical plug-in connection Plug part (1, 2) for an optical plug connection for connecting optical waveguides (3) with one another, with the plug part (1, 2) having at least one pivotable closure flap (4) and a housing (5) and at least one optical waveguide (... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7695198 | Latch protection clip for a connector A latch protection clip for a connector mounted at an end of a cable and having a latch extending from a connector housing to a distal end includes a clip body having fingers configured to engage the cable directly behind the connector housing to secure the clip bod... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695197 | Bend limiter A bend limiter for use with electrical and fiber optic cables that can handle a relatively wide range of side loading without excessive bending is disclosed. The bend limiter is configured to bend at radii which are less than the critical curvature of the cable over... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686519 | Hardened fiber optic housing and cable assembly A female fiber optic connector includes an outer housing, a single internal male fiber optic connector, and a fiber optic adapter. The outer housing has a first end, which receives a fiber optic cable, positioned opposite from a second end, which defines a connector... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7677812 | Strain relief boot for cable connector A strain relief boot for a connectorized cable. The boot has a staged bending characteristic in that there are discrete first and second zones that have different bending and minimum bend radius characteristics. The boot is of a segmented design including multiple l... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7628545 | Fiber optic plug assembly with boot and crimp band A fiber optic plug assembly of a fiber optic connector assembly is provided and generally includes a fiber optic plug mounted upon an end of a fiber optic cable; a pre-molded boot placed over the fiber optic plug and the fiber optic cable; and a crimp band mated ove... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7524117 | 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... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7407331 | Optical branching module and optical cable boot An optical branching module includes a case from which cables are drawn out and an output-cable fixing member attached onto the case by insertion. Optical cables are inserted into cable insertion holes of the optical cable fixing member, and the optical cables are f... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7373031 | Apparatus for an 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... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7325980 | Duplex style fiber optic connector interface assembly A yoke member is provided for selective insertion into a passage of a first-half housing portion of a connector interface assembly, wherein the first-half housing portion is selectively matable with a complementary second-half housing portion. The yoke member includ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7296934 | Optical transmission module and manufacturing method thereof An optical transmission module is disclosed that comprises an optical element having an optical path formed therein, optical connection parts respectively arranged on both sides of the optical element so as to connect the optical element to plural optical fibers, an... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7278789 | Undersea equipment housing with molded terminations An undersea equipment housing includes an inner housing, molded terminations secured at each end of the inner housing, and an outer strength housing. In one embodiment, the housing is used to house optical and electrical equipment, for example, in a repeater. The un... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277620 | Fiber optic splitter A splitter includes an optical splitter arrangement positioned with the interior of a housing. An input cable enters the housing. At least one boot protrudes outwardly from an end wall of the splitter housing. At least two output cables exit from the housing through... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266931 | Concrete sandwich wall panels and a connector system for use therein A fiber composite connector element for production of concrete cavity walls having a shaft with anchorage ends and one or more locating flanges. The anchorage ends provide bi-directional force transfer between the connector body and surrounding concrete. The connect... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261602 | Retaining and grounding clip for adapter module An adapter module used to convert optical signals to electrical signals or electrical signals to optical signals utilizing a “C” shaped retaining clip to secure the adapter module housing together. The retaining clips are used in place of screws, rivets or snap ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258569 | Connector-alignment collar for blind mating electrical connectors Described are an apparatus and method for blind mating electrical connectors. A connector-alignment collar includes a frame with a multi-sided base portion. The sides of the base portion define an area within which to receive a connector closely. A guide cantilever ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254307 | Fiber breakout system A breakout kit is adapted to hold a cable by engaging three different layers of the cable, including an interior layer of the cable, an exterior of the cable, and an intermediate layer of the cable which is between the interior layer and the exterior layer. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7239776 | Fiber optic rotary joint and associated alignment method A fiber optic rotary joint is provided that is unaffected by variations in the optical properties of a fluid that fills its internal cavity. The rotary joint includes a housing defining the internal cavity, first and second optical collimation arrays on opposite sid... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233731 | Telecommunications connection cabinet A telecommunications cabinet comprising a top, a floor, a pair of opposing sides, a front wall and a rear wall defining an interior, the front including an access door for accessing the interior. Within the interior are mounted a cable management structure, an adapt... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213975 | Hybrid fiber/copper connector system and method A junction box and hybrid fiber optic cable connector which permit repair of damaged fibers or copper conductors carried by a hybrid fiber/copper cable without requiring replacement of the entire cable assembly or retermination of the cable. A method of repairing a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198409 | Fiber optic connector holder and method The present invention relates to a fiber optic connector holder sized to fit within an opening for mounting a fiber optic adapter. The fiber optic connector holder is configured to permit a fiber optic connector with a dust cap positioned about a ferrule and a polis... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200317 | Systems and methods for optical fiber distribution and management The preferred embodiments of the present invention include an optical splitter module having connectorized pigtails that are stored on the bulkhead faceplate of the module. The module includes an optical splitter output harness, for example, a ribbon cable assembly ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178988 | Optical connector plug and method for assembling same An optical connector plug adapted to be freely and readily attached to or detached from either an SC or an FC connector adapter comprising a housing that couples to the adapter and attaches the plug to the adapter, a plug frame disposed within the housing, which plu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177518 | Clips for holding fiber optic cables of a security fence A clip for holding a first section of fiber optic cable to a second section of fiber optic cable is useful in forming a weave pattern in a fiber optic security fence. The fiber optic security fence is constructed by forming a zigzag pattern in a fiber optic cable an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171102 | Optical communication signal distribution enclosure A method for configuring an enclosure used in a communications network is described. The method may include providing a group of pigtails. The method may further include routing the group of pigtails circumferentially around a subscriber termination field, where the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146089 | Systems and methods for fiber distribution hub administration A method for configuring an enclosure used in a communications network is described. The method may include providing a group of pigtails. The method may further include routing the group of pigtails circumferentially around a subscriber termination field, where the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134200 | Device and method for identifying cables A device and method for identification marking of cables, especially electric cables, that are continuously provided with unambiguous markings at least in their end sections. The cable is cut such that the marking of interest is visible directly behind the shell of ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128471 | Single-use fiber optic cable A fiber optic cable assembly includes a cable and a connector body receiving the cable. The connector body has a ferrule receiving an unpolished fiber from the cable, wherein the fiber protrudes from a tip of the ferrule. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7103255 | Optical splitter module A method for configuring an enclosure used in a communications network is described. The method may include providing a group of pigtails. The method may further include routing the group of pigtails circumferentially around a subscriber termination field, where the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7088899 | Configuring pigtails in a fiber distribution hub A method for configuring an enclosure used in a communications network is described. The method may include providing a group of pigtails. The method may further include routing the group of pigtails circumferentially around a subscriber termination field, where the... | 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 |
