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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137003 | Dummy connector for a fiber optic cable A device to serve as a fiber optic cable dummy connector is provided. The device may be have connection ports to accept the connectors terminating a fiber optic cable, such as LC-type connectors. Other configurations may be possible. The device may be used in place ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8113723 | Communications module integrated boot and release slide One embodiment includes an integrated boot and release slide having a release slide and a boot. The release slide includes a main body, a plurality of arms, and a plurality of coupling structures. The arms extend from a first end of the main body. The coupling struc... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7942591 | Bend limiting boot A connector having a front and back orientation and comprising: (a) a cable having at least a jacket and an optical fiber; (b) a ferrule assembly comprising a rear portion for attachment to said jacket, and a ferrule defining a bore hole for containing said optical ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922398 | Liquid cartridge, loading/unloading device of liquid cartridge, recording apparatus, and liquid ejection apparatus A cartridge loading/unloading device includes a cartridge holding mechanism 154 which holds a liquid cartridge 80 when a liquid cartridge 80 is inserted by a first predetermined stroke, and a power transmission converting mechanism 153 wh... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7802926 | Optical fibre connection device The present invention provides an optical fiber connection device comprising a part (103) of a screw-threadless multi-part (101, 103) optical fiber cable connector (100), the multi-parts (101, 103) of the connector (100) being inte... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7641398 | Single boot for duplex fiber optic connectors An apparatus for holding a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector includes a housing configured to secure the first fiber optic connector and the second fiber optic connector at a first end and a strain relief boot connected to a second end o... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7490997 | Integrated bend limiter for fiber optic connectors A connector (10) comprising: a housing 11 having a front and rear orientation; a ferrule (12) disposed in the front of the housing and containing at least one fiber, a resilient member (13) disposed in the housing rearward of the ferrule ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7452138 | Optical connector An optical connector includes a connector body that has a first optical fiber housed in advance in a ferrule so as to project from a back end of the ferrule opposite to the connecting end surface and an anchoring fixture that anchors a second optical fiber that is t... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7431515 | Fiber optic termini having multiple crimp portions and method of using same A fiber optic termini device having an inner bore for receiving a terminating end of a fiber optic cable includes a rearward extending crimp member or body. The crimp member is formed of two distinct portions, either integrally formed or by a combination of two sepa... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433571 | Cable bundling and organizing system A cable organizing and bundling sleeve and sleeve dispensing tool for use in installing the sleeve around a plurality of cables provides a system for combining, protecting, and organizing multiple cables and hoses into one compact bundle. An elongate, radially elast... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424176 | Optical fiber termination apparatus and methods of use, and optical fiber termination process Apparatus and methods for terminating and anchoring fiber optic connections are disclosed. One apparatus includes a sealed body enclosing a passage for one or more optical fibers terminating in connections proximate a first end of the sealed body, the sealed body ha... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7400812 | Apparatus and methods for accommodating loops of optical fiber Disclosed is an optical apparatus (10, 110, 410, 610) for accommodating optical fiber, such as one or more loops of optical fiber. The optical apparatus (10, 110, 410, 610) can include a body (12, 112, 412, 612) comprising an inwardly facing sur... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7369729 | Optical fiber sheet and optical fiber sheet production method The invention is an optical fiber sheet obtained by adhering together at least two sheets with an optical fiber placed therebetween, and placing a reinforcing tube over a portion of the optical fiber extending from an edge of the sheets, wherein the reinforcing tube... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367832 | Adapter for attaching an insertion device to a cable fitting An adapter assembly for connecting a multi-contact electrical plug within a cable support arrangement includes an elongated adapter body containing a through passage and having a rectangular first end portion containing a chamber for receiving the electrical plug, a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360955 | Board-mounted optical connector A board-mounted optical connector is provided which enables high-density wiring of optical fibers on a board. The board-mounted optical connector is a board-mounted optical connector having a housing comprising: a first housing component, and a second housing compon... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361838 | Cable with strain relief A cable (100) has a wire conductor (1) with an insulative layer enclosing the wire conductor, and a strain relief (2). The strain relief has an internal strain relief (22) enclosing the insulative layer of the wire conductor, and an exter... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7350987 | Optical package fiber pass-through to reduce curvature of optical fiber during threading Optoelectronic packages with one or more feed-throughs having a cutout allow optical fibers that have been coupled to a component (e.g., an optical component, an electrical component, a structural component) to be fed through more easily than a package having feed-t... | 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 |
| 7338214 | Method and apparatus for sealing fiber optic connectors for industrial applications The invention is a protective enclosure that can be adapted for use with different types of connectors, including LC type fiber optic connectors. The protective enclosure includes a plug portion and an adapter portion. The plug portion includes a plug housing having... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338215 | Cable termination An optical cable termination includes a termination body and a pressure test section. The pressure test section includes a body configured to be press fit, screwed or otherwise attached to an end of the termination body and at least one test port. The pressure test ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334945 | Plug-and-socket hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light A hub arrangement for mounting light pipe to receive light includes a light pipe hub for mounting at least one light pipe, with a plug-and-socket arrangement. The plug-and-socket arrangement includes (i) a socket in the light pipe hub for receiving a plug, and (ii) ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7317851 | Optical add/drop patch cord An optical add/drop patch cord. The optical add/drop patch cord has an optical add/drop component enclosed by a casing. An input fiber is optically coupled to the optical add/drop component and permanently or detachably connected to the casing. A drop fiber is optic... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311539 | Duplex plug adapter module A duplex plug adapter module includes a dielectric housing having a forward end and a rearward wire receiving end. The housing is configured to be mechanically coupled to first and second signal cables. A contact is held within the housing. The contact has a forward... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310472 | Cable guide and system for maintaining a desired bend radius A cable guide and system are disclosed for maintaining a desired bend radius. The cable guide includes two substantially curved tube halves, each tube half comprising a curved portion having a predetermined radius. The cable guide also includes a hinge joining the t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306378 | Method and apparatus providing an electrical-optical coupler An electrical-optical coupling device. An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first trench defined in a first semiconductor substrate. A first reflector is defined at a first end of the first trench in the first semiconductor sub... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7270485 | Device for furcating fiber optic cables A fiber optic cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a bundled cable. The housing has an opening at a first end and a plurality of channels at a second end. The furcation tubes are aligned with correspo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7266281 | Optical fiber patch box A patch box including a housing in which the housing has a rail-mounting latch. An optical fiber assembly mounted within the housing wherein the housing has connectors mounted thereon. The optical fiber assembly connects between at least two of the connectors. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246950 | 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... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241056 | Reversible fiber optic connector A re-terminable, no-crimp ST-type optical connector assembly includes a spring-loaded ferrule holder assembly and a reusable activation system for termination of the assembly. The optical connector can be terminated by a suitable cam activation tool. The connector i... | 07/10/2007 |
