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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118495 | Method of assembling an optical connector and an optical connector An optical connector comprises a connector housing having splice means configured to abut a stripped and cleaved end surface of a plain fiber of an optical fiber cable onto an end of a fiber stub predisposed in the splice means to form an optical connection. A cable... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8104975 | Optical waveguide plug part The invention relates to an optical waveguide plug part of an optical waveguide plug connector for an optical waveguide, which has a fiber and a sheath, with a contact carrier for receiving the optical waveguide and at least one clamping part for securing the optica... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8002476 | 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... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7794156 | Internal EMI washer for optical transceiver with parallel optic fiber ribbon An optical transceiver including an optical fiber ribbon, a housing permanently attached to the optical fiber ribbon, and an electrical connector extending from the housing. An electro/optical converter is disposed within the housing including an array of VCSELs and... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7758257 | Methods for forming connectorized fiber optic cabling A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes: an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers; at least one strength member; and a jacket s... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7712974 | Method of assembling an optical connector and an optical connector An optical connector and a method of assembling an optical connector that is capable of avoiding generation of unnecessary tension in the optical fiber cable in which plain fiber portions are optically connected to each other using a splice assembly. The optical con... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703990 | Furcation bodies and fiber optic assemblies using the same Furcation bodies and furcation assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a furcation body includes a channel forming a passageway extending from the front end to a back end of the furcation body. The furcation body may accommodate different styles and/or sizes of... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7568845 | 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... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7467896 | Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies A preconnectorized outdoor cable streamlines the deployment of optical waveguides into the last mile of an optical network. The preconnectorized outdoor cable includes a cable and at least one plug connector. The plug connector is attached to a first end of the cabl... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7435012 | Fiber optic ferrule A ferrule connectable to a fiber optic cable having an exposed portion of a length of optical fiber extending from a protective buffer. The ferrule includes a cylindrical body preferably having a mostly hollow interior open at a proximal end thereof adapted in size ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7369741 | Storage adapter with dust cap posts A parking adapter is provided that may include a plurality of receptacles configured to receive a like plurality of connectors, where each connector is associated with an optical fiber. The parking adapter may include a dust cap post configured to receive a connecto... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7350985 | Miniature MT optical assembly (MMTOA) An optical assembly (10) includes a rigid mount (12) with a recess (26) proximate a first side thereof, a substrate (14), and an optical die (16) flip-chip bonded to the substrate (14). The substrate (14) is secured t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350983 | Photoelectric coupling assembly and method of coupling optical fibers and light receiving/emitting elements A photoelectric coupling assembly that is not affected by heat or adhesive leakage when mounted on a substrate, and a method of coupling an optical fiber and a light receiving/emitting element. The photoelectric coupling assembly includes (1) an optical fiber; (2) a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7302152 | Overmolded multi-port optical connection terminal having means for accommodating excess fiber length An overmolded multi-port optical connection terminal for a fiber optic distribution cable includes a tether cable containing a plurality of optical fibers optically connected to a corresponding plurality of optical fibers terminated from the fiber optic distribution... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280733 | Fiber termination platform for optical connectors A field termination platform and method for field termination of an optical fiber in an optical fiber connector are provided. The field termination platform includes a base configured to hold the optical fiber connector having a pre-assembled fiber stub. An actuatio... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246949 | Device for transmitting optical signals The invention relates to a device for transmitting optical signals between at least two components disposed for rotation. The invention excels itself by the provision that at least one micro-optical component is used for beam forming or beam guidance. ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7204644 | Field installable optical fiber connector A field installable fiber optic connector includes a housing and a ferrule holder inserted from the rearward end of the housing. A spring element inserted into the front of the housing and a spring element retainer attached to the ferrule holder bias the ferrule hol... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189226 | Coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control A coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control apparatus and method of use, succinctly known as an illumination and laser source, capable of selectively providing illumination light and laser treatment light through a single optic... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178995 | Method and apparatus for reducing reflectance in an optical mount using a glass spacer Embodiments of the invention generally provide an optical component configured to minimize reflectance. The component generally includes an optical housing having a bore formed therethrough, the bore having a central component receiving portion, and a glass block po... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178988 | Optical connector plug and method for assembling same An optical connector plug adapted to be freely and readily attached to or detached from either an SC or an FC connector adapter comprising a housing that couples to the adapter and attaches the plug to the adapter, a plug frame disposed within the housing, which plu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178990 | Reversible fiber optic stub fiber 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... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7149392 | Round multi-fiber cable assembly and a method of forming same A method of forming a round multi-fiber cable assembly is provided which includes the following steps: providing a round multi-fiber cable, a heat shrinkable tube, a tubing, a boot, a crimp tubing, and a multi-fiber connector; threading the heat shrinkable tube onto... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144164 | Optical device and method of manufacturing the same An optical device includes a rigid pipe provided to cover the outer peripheries of a fixing joint portion and an optical fiber. The tip portion of the rigid pipe has a gap for providing flexibility between the optical fiber and the tip portion. Therefore, the rigid ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146090 | Fiber optic cable and plug assembly A fiber optic cable has a plug assembly that may be positioned and secured at any desired location along the length of the cable to engage a receptacle disposed within a connector port provided in a wall of a connection terminal. The plug assembly includes a shroud,... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128471 | Single-use fiber optic cable A fiber optic cable assembly includes a cable and a connector body receiving the cable. The connector body has a ferrule receiving an unpolished fiber from the cable, wherein the fiber protrudes from a tip of the ferrule. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121732 | Collet assembly with ribbon fiber holder A breakout device that separates and protects individual fibers from a ribbon fiber cable. The breakout device includes a collet assembly that secures the ribbon fiber cable in the device. The collet assembly includes a base having a tapered internal bore, a collet ... | 10/17/2006 |
