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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7527436 | Ferrule with tilt correction A ferrule for connecting a optical fiber to a mating optical fiber or an item of network gear includes a guide hole having a consistent first dimension in a first region and a larger dimension in a second region. A guide or alignment pin inserted through the guide h... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7354202 | Fiber optic cable connector A fiber optic cable connector and method provides minimal adhesive wicking and eliminates damage to the cladding or coating on fiber optic cables or other damage caused by adhesive wicking. The fiber optic cable connector has a ferrule and a strain relief boot or an... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7309170 | Optical sub-assembly block with positioning and retention system In one example, an optical transceiver is provided that includes a ROSA and a TOSA received within a block portion of an OSA block. The OSA block also includes two groups of adjustable elements, one group for each of the ROSA and the TOSA. The adjustable elements of... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7274845 | Low-cost method and apparatus for establishing fiber optic connections A low-cost molded sleeve for a fiber optic cable connector receptacle is disclosed. The inner surface of the sleeve, into which a fiber optic connector can be inserted, is defined by three surfaces. A first planar surface and a second planar surface at right angles ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7221839 | Optical fiber with a lens An optical fiber with a lens, obtained by fusion-coupling a multi-mode optical fiber to a tip of a single-mode optical fiber or polarization maintaining optical fiber, and working the tip of the multi-mode optical fiber, to form a spherical portion at the tip. In th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213976 | Substrate assembly for optical coupling of lasers and receivers A connector body is provided that incorporates features for coupling between optical subassemblies. The connector body incorporates internal pin bores between opposing sides and an array of internal bores for carrying optical fibers between the opposing sides. The p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7164817 | Optical switch and optical add/drop multiplexer using the same As a wavelength selection filter, a filter in which dielectric multilayered films are formed on a substrate, an optical fiber grating in which diffraction grating is formed in an optical fiber, and so on, can be used. As another optical demultiplexer 33, as d... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134795 | Optical fiber connector arrangement An optical fiber connector includes a sleeve having a first end surface, an abutment having a second end surface, the abutment being located within the sleeve and axially movable within the sleeve, and at least three balls located between the first end surface and t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121736 | Connection socket for light source device used for endoscope A connection socket for detachably connecting distal ends of different, thin and thick, endoscopes light guides to a single light source device includes a socket block with a cylindrical aperture accepting a distal end of a light guide in an axial direction and reta... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118281 | Retention and release mechanisms for fiber optic modules A rotate-and-pull mechanism for fiber optic modules. The mechanism having a lever-actuator to unlatch and withdraw a fiber optic module from a cage assembly or a module receptacle. The lever-actuator pivotally couples to the fiber optic module so that when lever-act... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7085440 | Semiconductor laser module and optical amplifier A semiconductor laser module includes a polarization direction transforming part which transforms polarization directions of first and second laser beams such that they are orthogonal to each other even if a polarization dependent optical isolator is utilized in the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055235 | Sleeve for connector of optical fibers and method of manufacturing same A process of manufacturing a sleeve for connector of optical fibers comprises shaping a member made of stainless steel into a hollow cylinder, forming at least one portion to be heated on an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder, inserting a cylindrical rod ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7007513 | Method of manufacturing glass parts for connection of optical fibers, method of manufacturing mother glass to produce glass parts, and glass parts for connection of optical fibers A method of manufacturing glass parts for connection of glass fibers is provided, which can improve the accuracy of the cross-sectional size of a through hole in the glass part. A mother glass having a similar cross section to a desired cross section of a glass part... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6957966 | Component retention mechanism and method One embodiment of the invention is a mechanism for attaching a first component to a second component, wherein the second component includes at least two mounting posts, the mechanism comprising a mounting block having at least two holes, through each of which a resp... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945702 | Fiber optic connector with mating features A fiber optic connector system in which two fiber optic connectors (44, 46) mate within a cabinet (12) and each one can be withdrawn for cleaning. Each connector is part of a connector assembly (40, 42) that includes a mounting bracket (54, 5... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6854898 | Optical connector An object of the present invention is to provide an optical connector capable of preventing impairment of PC connections by a hard sleeve during PC connection of optical connectors having a hard sleeve installed in engaging pin holes thereof. The optical connector h... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6655852 | Precision two dimensional optical fiber array A precise fiber array may be formed by employing an array of pins into ones of the resulting interstices of which is inserted and bonded, e.g., glued, a fiber end. Such an array may be made by employing a chuck, at least initially, to tightly hold as an a... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6641308 | Ferrule assembly and optical module An optical module including a substrate having a groove; an optical waveguide layer formed on the substrate, the optical waveguide layer including an optical waveguide core having first and second ends, the first end being aligned with the groove, and an ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6547449 | Windowless, rectangular ferrule in a preassembled multifiber connector and associated assembly method A preassembled multifiber connector is provided that includes a connector housing and a windowless multifiber ferrule that is substantially rectangular in lateral cross-section. The windowless multifiber ferrule can be at least partially disposed within a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6488415 | Ferrule assembly and optical module An optical module including a substrate having a groove; an optical waveguide layer formed on the substrate, the optical waveguide layer including an optical waveguide core having first and second ends, the first end being aligned with the groove, and an ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6472126 | Photonic device having an integral guide and method of manufacturing A process is provided for creating microstructure coupling guides for aligning photonic devices with optical signal carrying apparatuses. The process includes applying a photoresist to a semiconductor material, spinning the semiconductor material, baking ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6394663 | Ferrule assembly and optical module An optical module including a substrate having a groove; an optical waveguide layer formed on the substrate, the optical waveguide layer including an optical waveguide core having first and second ends, the first end being aligned with the groove, and an ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390686 | Ferrule assembly and optical module An optical module including a substrate having a groove; an optical waveguide layer formed on the substrate, the optical waveguide layer including an optical waveguide core having first and second ends, the first end being aligned with the groove, and an ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6382844 | Connector element for optical fiber The invention relates to a connector element for optical fiber, said connector element comprising: a ferrule (3) serving to hold a stripped end portion of an optical fiber; a ferrule support (2) having a front end suitable for supporting the ferrule, a re... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6341319 | System and method for transmitting/receiving signal level data A transmitting system consisting of a control apparatus and a target apparatus connected mutually via an IEEE1394 bus wherein unitary data having an isochronous gap for transmission of audio main data and an asynchronous gap for transfer of command data a... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6328481 | Arrayed optical fiber connector An arrayed optical fiber connector for positioning multiple optical fibers to align the end faces of the optical fibers with multiple optical axes at a given input/output face of light is constructed as a board that includes a groove in which the multiple... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6318905 | Optical connector element having a one-piece body An optical connector element having a coupling face for coupling to another optical connector element. It comprises: a ferrule; a ferrule holder co-operating with the ferrule to form a continuous ferrule assembly; a body receiving said ferrule assembly an... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6280098 | Optical fibre connector An optical fibre connector comprising a hollow cylindrical body 2 having a throughbore 3 with an inner surface 4. A hollow sleeve or carrier 6 in the form of a cylindrical tube having a throughbore 8 fits snugly within the hollow body throughbore 3. The s... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6244756 | Apparatus and method bonding optical fiber and/or device to external element using compliant material interface An apparatus includes a device having at least one exposed region. First and second metal seals bond and/or secure with, and surround, the exposed region of the device. An enclosure seals the device between the first and second metal seals. The enclosure ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241399 | Ferrule assembly and optical module An optical module including a substrate having a groove; an optical waveguide layer formed on the substrate, the optical waveguide layer including an optical waveguide core having first and second ends, the first end being aligned with the groove, and an ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6234683 | Field repairable hermaphroditic connector A hermaphroditic fiber optic termination device including a plug insert removably insertable into a front of a housing. The housing having locking holes. The plug insert formed so as to receive ferrules surrounding terminal ends of the optical fibers. The... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6210045 | Alignment sleeve for aligning ferrules and associated assembly method An alignment sleeve for precisely aligning a pair of ferrules, such as a pair of multifiber ferrules, is provided along with an associated assembly method. The alignment sleeve includes a sleeve member defining a lengthwise extending cavity opening throug... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5923803 | Method of fabricating a fiber optic connector ferrule A method is disclosed for fabricating a connector ferrule for a fiber optic ribbon cable which includes a plurality of generally parallel optical fibers in a line. A ferrule body is provided with a fiber passage which is elongated in cross-section to rece... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5917595 | Fiber optic holding fixture for an optical interferometer The present invention provides an improved fiber optic holding fixture for an optical interferometer, which can be used with a connector ferrule or a combination of an optical fiber end surrounded by a connector ferrule. The fiber optic holding fixture co... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5852695 | Connectors for use with optical fiber apparatus A connector for an optical fibre comprises a body which receives a male connector having a conduit termination and a lens-fibre cell. A rotatable sleeve on the body serves via a slipper to move a first floating ball radially inward to clamp the lens-fibre... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5815621 | Optical fiber connector ferrule with die and method of manufacturing same An optical connector ferrule of this invention includes a holding portion arranged at a position along an inserting direction of optical fibers to constitute a front surface of the ferrule and having a plurality of first through holes for inserting the op... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5619604 | Multi-fiber optical connector A connector using an multi-fiber ferrule, such as the MT ferrule or similar ferrule, that can be plugged into and received by an optical receptacle. Multiple alignment features help align and mate the connector to another multi-fiber object. The connector... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5602951 | Ferrule for optical connector and process for making same The ferrule for optical connector according to this invention comprises a first grip portion having first through holes for insertion of optical fibers and gripping part of said optical fibers apart a predetermined distance from the distal ends of optical... | 02/11/1997 |
