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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7837396 | Attachment of a connector to a fiber optic cable This disclosure describes techniques for attaching a connector to a fiber optic cable. As described herein, lengthwise slits are made into the jacket and the buffer tube of a fiber optic cable, thereby exposing interior segments of the optical fibers of the fiber op... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7625130 | Optical component and adapter including the same An optical component is improved in workability during assembly operation thereof and makes it possible to easily position an optical fiber. A first ferrule is press-fitted into one end of a central hole of a connecting member, and a second ferrule is press-fitted i... | 12/01/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7360953 | Light guiding device A light emitting end face side front end part of an optical fiber bundle 16 is covered by a sleeve member 13 and an emitting part outer cover 14. A glass rod holding member 42, which holds a glass rod 40, is mounted to emitting par... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7354201 | Devices for reflection reduction in optical devices This invention describes an optical component incorporated in an optical device or subassembly for reducing reflections at the terminal end of an optical fiber. An optical device has a housing having an opening for receiving and securing a terminal end of an optical... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341383 | Dual inner diameter ferrule device and method A fiber optic ferrule includes a body extending from a first end to a second opposite end, with the body including an axial passage extending between the first and second ends. The axial passage includes a first diameter portion having a diameter of at least 125 mic... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340130 | Method for assembly of multi-ports optical apparatus The present invention describes a structure and method for a multi-ports WDM device for compensating the filter distortion while reducing insertion loss. The multi-ports WDM device comprises a 4-fiber collimator having a grin lens and a 2-fiber collimator having a l... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331819 | Media converter Media converters for use in optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical conversion. A media converter includes an outer housing, an electrical plug disposed on one end of the outer housing, an optical cable disposed on an opposite end of the outer housing, and c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329052 | Method of assembling optoelectronic devices and an optoelectronic device assembled according to this method A method of assembling an optical device comprising an optical ferrule (1) is provided, according to which said one optical ferrule (1) is secured to a first substrate (3) so as to form an optical subassembly (13); the method further comp... | 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 |
| 7324730 | Optical fiber cables for wellbore applications A cable which includes conductor bundles prepared from at least one optical fiber positioned either centrally or helically about the center axis of the bundle, metallic conductors helically positioned around the bundles center axis, and a polymeric insulation materi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7296938 | Fiber node with active optical to RF interface connector An optical to RF interface connector has a cellular housing that has a back most portion configured for press fitting into a hole of the housing of an electro-optical apparatus, with the hole and back most portion of the shell being key to one another to insure prop... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292756 | Optical interface assembly and method of formation Optical interface assemblies are provided. The optical interface assemblies include a first portion having a plurality of optical waveguides. The first portion is configured for mating engagement with an optical fiber connector. A second portion is mated to the firs... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7272292 | Optical cable fixing structure Respective stoppers are engaged with a jacket at positions along a longitudinal direction of an optical cable different from each other by using a plurality of the stoppers having pairs of engaging pieces arranged in parallel with each other by an interval dimension... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267491 | Ferrule assembly having highly protruding optical fibers and an associated fabrication method A ferrule assembly having highly protruding optical fibers and a corresponding method of efficiently, precisely and repeatedly fabricating the ferrule assemblies are provided. In this regard, a ferrule assembly is provided that includes a plurality of optical fibers... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267494 | Fiber stub for cladding mode coupling reduction Fiber stub interface for reducing cladding mode light. The fiber stub can be implemented in an optical transmission device. The optical transmission device can be a transceiver that also includes an optical signal receiver. The fiber stub includes an optical fiber a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269319 | Outside plant fiber optic cable with thermal protection A fiber optic cable assembly with an optical fiber extending through first and second overlapping cable jackets. The first cable jacket is slidably received within a longitudinal opening of the second cable jacket. A first end of the optical fiber is fixed with resp... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255486 | Field termination apparatus and method for small form factor optical connectors with thermoplastic adhesive A load adapter and method for terminating an optical fiber in a small form factor connector having a ferrule portion and a barrel portion that include a pre-loaded thermoplastic adhesive material, and a housing. The load adapter includes a thermally conductive body ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241058 | Optical connector An optical connector has an optical-connector housing in which a ferrule at an extending end of an optical fiber is incorporated. The optical-connector housing is provided at opposite ends thereof with arm portions to abut against a housing of an electrical connecto... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235743 | Resilient electrical cables Compression, stretch, and crush resistant cables which are useful for welibores. The cables include insulated conductors, a compression and creep resistant jacket surrounding the insulated conductors, a filler material and compression resistant filler rods placed in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232260 | Optical contact unit and optical plug A ferrule holder and a coil spring are provided in a main body formed in an approximately tube shape. A cable adaptor including a front opening part at a large diameter part is inserted from a back opening part into the main body having slits and. A first small diam... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226215 | Optical fiber connector The invention relates to an optical fiber connector comprising a ferrule disposed in a connector body and receiving the optical fiber in a longitudinal bore, said ferrule being subjected to a compression spring disposed on a part extending the ferrule, referred to a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223022 | Alignment of an optic or electronic component A method and an arrangement for aligning at least one optic and/or electronic component on a substrate or a corresponding support structure, wherein the method includes: arranging a hole in the support structure; arranging at least three stud bumps on the surface of... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195401 | Method for manufacturing optical access units, an optical access unit and an optical fiber ferrule module A method and an optical fiber access unit in which a fiber is optically connected to a transmitter and/or receiver chip. Said chip is in turn connected to an electronic circuit for signal processing and said circuit is connected to a coupling port for distributing s... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192194 | Universal adapter for fiber optic connectors There is provided an adapter that fits most standardized fiber optic cable connectors to allow quick field installations. The adapter includes a split diameter. The smaller diameter fits within a rear back shell of the connector and receives a fiber stub from the co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189007 | Termination for optic fiber A terminal element for fiber optic communication has an elongated body defining a body axis and having a first end from which an optical fiber extends along the body axis. The body has a second end with an angled surface offset at an angle from the body axis. The fi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184628 | Method of manufacturing an optical module with diffraction grating An optical module comprising a column-shaped mounting member having a through hole extending along the central axis thereof and having a mounting surface formed by incising a part of the mounting member so as to expose the interior surface of the through hole; and a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178991 | Optical transceiver module An optical transceiver module includes a plurality of optical signal transmission/receiving units to receive and transmit optical signals, and is fastened to a base by a fastening unit. Each optical signal transmission/receiving unit includes a heat sink to promote ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7165311 | Method for attaching filamentary members to a substrate An apparatus and a method for attaching filamentary members to a substrate are disclosed. The substrate includes a plastic layer and the apparatus includes an anvil, a needle and a swaging tool movable relatively to the anvil. The method includes the steps of penetr... | 01/23/2007 |
