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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104974 | Mating of optical fibers having angled end faces A method for mating optical fibers, a fiber optic connector, and a fiber optic subassembly are provided in which mating fibers have angled end faces joined by index matching fluid, but in which the angled end faces of the fibers are positioned relative to one anothe... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8066436 | Male contact for optical fiber The invention relates to a male contact for an optical fiber (1), that comprises an outer body (2) of an elastically deformable material, a cylindrical guide (6) having a front portion (5) attached in the rear portion (4) of the ou... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047727 | Strain-relief assemblies and methods for a field-installable fiber optic connector A strain-relief assembly for a field-installable fiber optic connector is disclosed, wherein the assembly includes a ferrule holder, an intermediate sleeve, and a crimp sleeve. The ferrule holder back section holds a buffered section of a fiber optic cable, while th... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7785017 | Strain-relief assemblies and methods for a field-installable fiber optic connector A strain-relief assembly for a field-installable fiber optic connector is disclosed, wherein the assembly includes a ferrule holder, an intermediate sleeve, and a crimp sleeve. The ferrule holder back section holds a buffered section of a fiber optic cable, while th... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7520677 | Non-physical contact visual fault locator coupler The present invention provides a non-physical contact (non-PC) visual fault locator (VFL) coupler that functions with fewer components and reduces handling, and without ferrule-to-ferrule contact, thereby reducing endface wear degradation and other problems. Specifi... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7507031 | Optical connector component and optical connector using the same To provide a fusion-spliced optical connector capable of easily performing a fusion-splicing operation at an actual site in a short time, without need to perform additional special operations. An optical connector component is configured to attach a short-length opt... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7490995 | Optical connector assembly The present solution relates to a system and method of an optical connector assembly for interconnecting two optical fibers. The optical connector assembly has a splice with a fiber conduit for holding bare ends of the two optical fibers together. Additionally, the ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7435011 | Substrate for optical fiber array and method for fabricating the same An object of the present invention is to very accurately position and align a plurality of optical fibers in each groove of a substrate for an optical fiber array, without leading to inappropriate upsizing and complication of an apparatus and increase in cost. To ac... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7416348 | Optical connector excellent in assemblability and dimensional accuracy In an optical connector for use in connecting an optical fiber, a housing defines an optical axis extending in a predetermined direction. For positioning the optical fiber along the optical axis, a ferrule is accommodated in the housing to be movable in the predeter... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7405391 | Modular sensor for damage detection, manufacturing method, and structural composite material A modular sensor for damage detection with an optical fiber (FBG sensor) to detect a damage of a composite material, having a high level of visibility and manageability, and its manufacturing method is described. A structural composite material embedded with this mo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7384201 | 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... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380992 | Hybrid adapter A universal hybrid adapter includes a first housing part, a second housing part, and a sleeve. The first housing part has a receptacle end configured to receive a plug connector including a ferrule having a first diameter. The second housing part has a receptacle en... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377700 | Ferrule assembly A process for preparing terminated fibers comprising: (a) positioning at least one fiber in a ferrule such that a portion of the fiber extends beyond the mating face of the ferrule; (b) affixing the fiber relative to the ferrule; and (c) cleaving the portion of the ... | 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 |
| 7373050 | Optical communication module and connector A half region of an end face of an optical fiber is cut at an angle of 45° to form a reflecting surface. A light-emitting element is arranged so as to face the end face of the optical fiber. A photoreceptor element is arranged beside the optical fiber with the elem... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7356237 | Optical fiber cable termination apparatus An optical fiber cable termination apparatus for use with an optical fiber cable including a plurality of optical fibers includes at least one optical fiber enclosure assembly. Each optical fiber enclosure assembly includes a housing member and a cover member. The h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7344315 | Optical connections and methods of forming optical connections In one embodiment, a fiber assembly is provided. The fiber assembly has a first fiber having at least one core. The core has a length, a first end, and a second end, and light may be transmitted along the core. The second end has an obtusely angled end surface. The ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344317 | Rugged MT-MT connector The device includes a ferrule, a housing, a first gap, and a holder. The housing having a recess, a first cantilever spring, a second cantilever spring. The recess accommodates the ferrule. The first cantilever spring has a first contact area, and the second cantile... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341382 | Optical fiber terminus assembly An optical fiber terminus includes an elongated body with a passage along a central axis for receiving a portion of an optical fiber cable therethrough and an indexing section. A ferrule is secured to the body and has an end portion of said optical fiber cable there... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331719 | Optical fiber clamping assembly A clamping assembly having a top and bottom and front and back orientation, at least one optical axis, and a pre-actuated state in which a fiber is not secured to the clamping assembly and a post-actuated state in which a fiber is secured to the clamping assembly, t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331718 | Optical connector, optical fiber with connector, optical fiber connecting device, and optical fiber connection method A plug-type optical connector 10 is provided with a ferrule 22 and an aligning sleeve member 24. The aligning sleeve member 24 receives a portion of the ferrule 22 including an abutting end face 48 inside a bore 58 to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330086 | Attenuator adapter An attenuator pad adapter for utilizing a replacement attenuator pad in place of another attenuator pad intended for use on a printed circuit board. The attenuator pad adapter has a body portion with a plurality of pins extending from one of its ends that correspond... | 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 |
| 7325977 | Optical coupling An apparatus and method for coupling and decoupling optical leads while preventing twists or kinks in the optical leas as well as back reflections with the apparatus including an a rotatable optical coupler and a non-rotatable optical coupler. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322751 | Apparatus and method for orienting an optical waveguide in relation to an optical unit of an optical module The invention relates to an apparatus and method for orienting an optical waveguide in relation to an optical unit arranged in or on an optical module. The optical module has a reference geometry which defines a first axis of symmetry. An offset between the optical ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318751 | Die-cast adapter An adapter includes an integrally-molded metal housing defining a first port axially aligned with a second port, each adapted to receive an optical connector plug having a cylindrical ferrule. A junction portion defines a cylindrical axial passage between the ports ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315682 | Fiber optic protective shutter A protection system for a fiber optic coupling having a first housing with a guide slot in a side wall includes a protective cap with a slot in a side wall and defining a passage for receiving the first housing whereby the protective cap slot aligns with the guide s... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314317 | Optical fiber connector and connecting method An optical fiber connector is used to optically connect a pair of optical fibers with their tips opposing each other. The optical fiber connector is formed of a material having a higher thermal deformation temperature than the coverings of the optical fibers. The co... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300216 | Optical connector adapter for interfacing a beam splitter/combiner to optical waveguides and method of forming the same An optical connector adapter includes a substrate having at least one optical waveguide for transporting optical signals. The substrate includes opposing ends, a top reference surface and side reference surface aligned relative to the at least one optical waveguide.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290941 | Modular fiber optic connector system An optical fiber interconnection system with a small number of modular components that can be configured for simple construction in many configurations. The system includes connector housings. Optical fibers are installed into the housings on ferrule carriers. The h... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287912 | Optical connector improved in mountability without an increase in number of components In an optical connector having a housing defining an area surrounding a connection axis of the optical connector, the housing has a pair of slits spaced from each other and defining an elastic portion therebetween. A protruding portion protrudes from the elastic por... | 10/30/2007 |
