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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137002 | Mechanical interface converter for making non-ruggedized fiber optic connectors compatible with a ruggedized fiber optic adapter An interface converter is provided for mechanically and optically coupling a non-ruggedized fiber optic connector with a ruggedized adapter port. In a preferred embodiment, the interface converter attaches to an SC fiber optic connector and together form a converted... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123417 | Optical connector with ferrule interference fit An optical connector having a front and back orientation and suitable for operating with a temperature range, the connector comprising: (a) a ferrule comprising a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (COE), and having no greater than a firs... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8087833 | Plug parts for an optical plug connection A plug part (1) for an optical plug connection comprises one pin holder (3) in which a plug pin (2) for retaining an optical waveguide which extends over a longitudinal central axis (L) is held. The pin holder (3) can be pushed into a plu... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8061906 | Fibre optic duplex connector Connector for the termination of optical transmission media including a connector housing and at least one connector inner part arranged therein, which includes a ferrule with a bore for receiving the optical transmission media, wherein the ferrule is arranged in th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052334 | Field installable ferrule and tool and method for installing optical fibers in the ferrule using the tool A field-installable multi-fiber ferrule has two portions and one portion has optical fibers already secured therein. The second portion receives optical fibers to mate with the secured optical fibers. A tool is provided to assist in inserting the optical fibers into... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038356 | Hardened fiber optic connector with connector body joined to cylindrical cable by unitary housing A hardened fiber optic connector includes a unitary housing that mounts a connector body. The hardened fiber optic connector terminates a fiber optic cable including a strength layer and can be connected to a hardened fiber optic adapter. The unitary housing can tra... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8011834 | Optical connector plug An optical connector plug includes an approximately square cylindrical rear cover of an insulating member fitted over an outer surface of a stop ring, and a cylindrical front cover which is urged frontward by an elastic member and is slidable back and forth at an ou... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997806 | Optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector includes a housing, a ferrule, a bias member and a flexible tube. The ferrule is formed with a first axial hole of a first inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of a jacket of an optical fiber and a second axial hole that is communi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7985027 | Adapter assembly for coupling dissimilar fiber optic connectors An adapter assembly for receiving and maintaining mating fiber optic connectors, comprising an adapter housing defining at least one feature for engaging with at least one plug housing engaged with at least one of the first and second fiber optic connectors, and at ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7972067 | Fiber optic connector assembly A fiber optic connector assembly includes a coupling interface component, a connector housing, and an optical fiber connector. The coupling interface component extends along a center axis from a back end to a coupling end and includes an interior chamber. The connec... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7942590 | Hardened fiber optic connector and cable assembly with multiple configurations A fiber optic connector and cable assembly includes a cable with one or more strength members secured to a connector that is connectable to both a hardened and a non-hardened fiber optic adapter. The cable can include multiple cable types with various shapes and str... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942589 | Optical connector, optical fiber with connector, optical fiber connecting device, and optical fiber connection method A plug-type optical connector is provided with a ferrule and an aligning sleeve member. The aligning sleeve member receives a portion of the ferrule including an abutting end face inside a bore to prevent staining and damage and uses a movable shutter to prevent lig... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7891883 | 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... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891884 | Optical receptacle and manufacturing method thereof An optical receptacle including a cylindrical sleeve formed using a material having higher elasticity than that of the optical receptacle main body. The sleeve is held within the sleeve holding section by being press-fitted and a sum of a press-fitted sleeve thickne... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7878716 | Ferrule connector assembly A ferrule connector assembly including a housing having a base member and a nose member is disclosed. The base member includes a bore having a first diameter portion that receives the nose member and a second diameter portion. A split sleeve cooperates with the base... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874740 | Housing for optical waveguide ferrule A housing (10) for an optical waveguide ferrule (12), includes first distance elements (22, 28) being determinative for a distance between two adjacently arranged housings (10) and being formed by formations of the housing (10), th... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7819590 | Ferrule for an evanescence field sensor line A ferrule for an evanescence field sensor line is specified that has a lower part and a correspondingly attachable upper part. The upper and lower parts respectively have a recess substantially in the shape of a half shell in such a way that in the assembled state a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7794155 | Fiber optic connector system A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector housing, a connector base, and an optical fiber connector. The connector housing extends along a center axis from a mating end to a cable receiving end with a passage extending therebetween. The mating end is rec... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7775726 | Remote grip optical fiber connector 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 ferrule securely disposed in an opening of the collar body, the ferrule including a c... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7758256 | Connector for tight-jacketed optical fiber cable A field-installable optical connector for terminating an optical cable, said connector comprising: (a) a housing having a front and back orientation; (b) a rear body attached to the back of said connector housing; (c) a ferrule assembly disposed in said connector ho... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7726885 | Optical connector having a fitting protrusion or fitting recess used for positioning An optical connector of a fitting pin positioning type includes multiple optical fiber insertion holes arranged in one row and fitting holes or fitting pins. The fitting holes or the fitting pins for positioning are respectively disposed on mutually opposite sides o... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722262 | Reversible fiber optic stub 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... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712972 | Optical receptacle The present invention relates to an optical receptacle which prevents the occurrence of a large impact by collision of a plug body with an optical propagation member. The optical receptacle includes a solid sleeve having a cavity hole into which the plug body is ins... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708470 | Ferrule holder and associated fiber optic connector having anti-withdrawal and anti-rotation features The present invention relates generally to ferrule holders and associated fiber optic connectors used in optical communications networks, optical devices, and the like to optically couple optical fibers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a ferrule ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703989 | Optical connector An optical connector has a ferrule, an optical fiber connector disposed at an back end of the ferrule, an internal optical fiber inserted into the ferrule and the optical fiber connector, the internal optical fiber being adapted to butt-connect at a back end face th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699534 | Plastic ferrule A plastic ferrule (1) for optical connecting systems, in which a optical wave guide (3) of an optical fibre (6) is guided through a support element (2), whereby the optical wave guide (3) is surface-conditioned in a partial area ( | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699535 | 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... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695200 | Connecting member A connecting member which is formed by filling a mold with a resin composition and then solidifying the resin composition, the connecting member having one end face in which a plurality of fine holes of a φ or less are arrayed in a row with a pitch P therebetween, ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695199 | Optical subassembly having insertable cylindrical sleeve An optical subassembly (“OSA”) for use in optical communications modules is disclosed. The OSA solves various issues related to the insertion and removal of an optical fiber connector into and from the OSA receptacle, including hard plug, wiggle performance, and... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7677814 | Mechanical interface converter for making non-ruggedized fiber optic connectors compatible with a ruggedized fiber optic adapter An interface converter is provided for mechanically and optically coupling a non-ruggedized fiber optic connector with a ruggedized adapter port. In a preferred embodiment, the interface converter attaches to an SC fiber optic connector and together form a converted... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7661888 | Female ferule A female ferule is fixed to a terminal of a multi-core optical fiber in which a sheath is provided outside a large number of optical fibers being tied in a bundle and a portion of the sheath is removed. The female ferule includes a ferule body which includes a cylin... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658551 | Optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector has a rear housing, a reinforcing sleeve and a front housing. The rear housing has a front end, a rear end, a top, a bottom, two opposite sides and two slits longitudinally defined respectively through the top and the bottom at the front e... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7651278 | 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... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7604417 | Expanded beam connector concepts A terminus for a fiber optic cable includes a ferrule. An optic fiber of the cable passes through a central bore of the ferrule and is attached to a lens seated in a conical or cylindrical seat formed in an end surface of the ferrule by an epoxy. Preferably, the sea... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7575379 | Body having staking pin and method of making A body, such as a connector for use in cable assemblies, includes a staking pin or retaining body inserted and secured within an aperture extending from a first surface to a second surface of the body. A portion of the pin extends through the aperture and beyond one... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7572065 | Hardened fiber optic connector The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic connector for use with a fiber optic adapter. The fiber optic connector includes a connector housing having an end defining a plug portion. A ferrule assembly is mounted at least partially within the connector housing.... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566175 | Ferrule for optical fiber connector The present invention provides a ferrule comprising a housing for the stripped end of an optic fiber, and at least one notch and/or protrusion on the outer surface of the ferrule. The present invention further provides a support comprising at least one protrusion an... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7556438 | Optical connector and optical fiber connecting system An angle type optical connector enables a splicing operation of an optical fiber cable accurately and stably without requiring skilled labor and having a superior on-site installation property. An optical connector is provided with a splicing section for securely su... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7553089 | Connector for jacketed optical fiber cable An optical connector which is suitable for connection to jacketed cable includes a housing and a ferrule assembly. The ferrule assembly includes a front portion having a first geometry, and the housing includes a receiving portion having a second geometry that mates... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7549802 | Fiber optic connector A fiber optic connector may include a first cover with an integral restraining mechanism and a second cover with a reciprocal restraining mechanism. A fiber optic cable having a ferrule at a terminating end may be placed within the fiber optic connector. A dust cap ... | 06/23/2009 |
