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7621676 Optical connector  
An optical connector includes a receptacle body 40 having an engage hole 46 formed in a peripheral wall 45 of a chamber 44 , a pigtail body 50 having a base body 51 contained in the...
7621675 Single-piece cable retention housing for hardened outside plant connector  
According to an example embodiment of the invention a one-piece retention housing is utilized for terminating an optical fiber cable. The retention housing attaches to strength members within the...
7621673 Capillary tube for holding optical fiber  
One or a plurality of flat portions and one or a plurality of partial cylindrical portions connected to such flat portions are an exterior surface of a glass capillary tube for holding an optical...
7614797 Fiber optic connector mechanical interface converter  
The present disclosure relates to a backward compatibility converter including a converter housing having a first end positioned opposite from a second end. The first end of the converter housing...
7613371 Coupling optical fibers  
A device and a method for the rotary coupling of optical fibers is disclosed. The coupling device includes a first housing element and a second housing element. The coupling device has a rotation...
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...
7591595 Hardened fiber optic adapter  
The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic adapter for use with fiber optic connectors. The fiber optic adapter includes a housing having a first axial end portion defining a first adapter...
7588374 Optical ferrule and manufacturing method thereof  
An optical ferrule includes a positioning block and a ferrule main body. The ferrule main body is integrally formed by molding a resin over the positioning block. The positioning block includes an...
7585116 Fiber optic connector having hermaphroditic coupling mechanism  
A hermaphroditic connector for mounting to a cable having a plurality of optical fibers and connecting the fibers to mating optical fibers wherein the optical fibers and mating optical fibers have...
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...
7568844 Ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly  
A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly includes a substantially hollow plug housing; and a glue body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing; wherein the glue body includes a...
7563034 Anti-wiggle optical receptacle  
A casing includes a solid sleeve and a split sleeve in combination to provide a connection between a fiber stub and a ferrule containing an optical fiber. The arrangement prevents wiggle of the...
7559700 Shading member-equipped optical connector plug  
A shading member-equipped optical connector plug is compact while having the compatibility to engage existing connector receptacles. The connector plug includes a shading member having a shutter...
7559699 Optical coupling module  
An optical coupling module for suppressing optical loss by improving degradation of a wiggle characteristic exhibited upon application of an external force. A sleeve joins end faces of optical...
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...
7556437 Fiber optic connector with protective cap  
A fiber optic connector assembly includes a fiber optic connector having an outer housing with a connector interface end, a connector interface housing mounted at the connector interface end, and a...
7556436 Optical connector system  
The invention relates to an optical connector system including a backpanel and at least one substrate, said substrate having at least one substrate housing assembly and said backpanel having at...
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...
7540668 Fiber optic connector for coupling laser energy into small core fibers, and termination method therefor  
A transparent ferrule is fused to an end of an optical fiber to increase the coupling area without altering the input numerical aperture of the fiber system. This is accomplished by controlling the...
7540667 Positional differentiating connector assembly  
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for securing an information network through positional distinguishing of connectors and adapters. A communications connector system associated...
7540666 Articulated force application for multi-fiber ferrules  
The present invention provides a multi-fiber fiber optic connector assembly providing articulated force application, including: a ferrule holder including an x-pivot component and a y-pivot...
7537393 Connectorized fiber optic cabling and methods for forming the same  
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...
7534051 Optical fiber connector, optical fiber connecting method, and connector converter  
The present invention relates to a low-cost attachable/detachable optical fiber connector, and the like. The optical fiber connector comprises first and second fiber connecting members. The first...
7530745 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 surfaces and first and second...
7526162 Collimator  
An epoxy-free collimator assembly is configured with a ferrule and a lens operative to move within an outer case to a desired position therebetween. The collimator assembly further has an aligning...
7524117 Optical connector  
To extend the service life of a latch of a plug housing and facilitate assembly and aligning operations of an optical connector. The optical connector includes a latch provided in a cantilever form...
7520677 Non-physical contact visual fault locator coupler  
The present invention provides a non-physical contact (non-PC) visual fault locator (VFL) coupler that functions with fewer components and reduces handling, and without ferrule-to-ferrule contact,...
7517157 All-plastic optical mini-connector  
An optical fiber connector has a center component provided with opposite first and second ends into which first and second connector inserts holding ends of respective optical fiber bundles are to...
7513694 Component for connecting optical fibers, optical fiber connection structure, and optical fiber connecting method  
An optical fiber connecting method not causing any damage to the optical fibers and enabling effective use of space and an optical fiber connection structure formed by the method. The optical fiber...
7510335 Optical connector  
An exemplary optical connector 200 includes a first housing 20 and a second housing 24 . The first housing 20 includes a main body 201 . The main body 201 is elongated and hollow. One end...
7507031 Optical connector component and optical connector using the same  
To provide a fusion-spliced optical connector capable of easily performing a fusion-splicing operation at an actual site in a short time, without need to perform additional special operations. An...
7505654 Connector for optic fibres  
There is provided a mechanical connector for mechanically connecting and optically coupling two optical fiber ends, the connector comprising a longitudinal body, and a fiber conduit in the body for...
7503702 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...
7500789 Fibre optic cable coupler  
A fibre optic coupler assembly for optically aligning a sectioned fibre optic cable, the cable having a first end and a second end and comprising one or more fibre optic cores. The assembly...
7488115 Fiber-optical plug as well as a single and double coupler for receiving such a plug  
The invention relates to a connector for creating an optical waveguide connector-in connection for an optical waveguide cable containing an optical waveguide, said connector comprising a housing, a...
7481584 Dry mate connector  
A dry-mate connector has nipples on the front or mating side of the electrical conductors on both the plug and receptacle units which cooperate with an elastomeric seal on the mating end of one of...
7476035 Fiber optic connector having hermaphroditic coupling mechanism  
A hermaphroditic connector for mounting to a cable having a plurality of optical fibers and connecting the fibers to mating optical fibers wherein the optical fibers and mating optical fibers have...
RE40622 Double ferrule SC connector and adapter  
A fiber optic connector has two ferrules contained within a single connector housing with the ferrules positioned in parallel, spaced-apart alignment. The connector includes a first mating fastener...
7473037 Optical fibre connector system  
An optical fibre connector system, including an optical connector disposed therein, and a recess allowing a through connector to be connected to the optical connector. The optical fiber connector...
7465106 Optical receptacle  
An optical receptacle includes: a fiber stub having a ferrule and an optical fiber in a through-hole of the ferrule; a holder to which an rear end of the fiber stub is fixed; and a sleeve for...
7463803 Drop cable with fiber optic connector and methods for fabricating same  
A substantially flat fiber optic drop cable assembly comprises: a fiber optic connector comprising a fiber optic ferrule and a housing; a crimp body coupled to the housing of the fiber optic...
7461980 Transmitter optical sub-assembly receptacle with thicker split sleeve  
A transmitter optical sub-assembly receptacle includes a thicker split sleeve positioned within a cylindrical shell structure and partly within a base structure such that a fiber ferrule, which is...
7458729 Optical connecting method and optical connection structure  
An optical connecting method for optically connecting ends of a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber secured side to a first plug and a second plug, respectively, wherein the first...
7455460 Fiber optic connector with double-clad stub fiber  
A fiber optic connector having a double-clad specialty optical stub fiber with a deep index core-to-inner-cladding profile and a raised index outer-cladding profile. The double-clad optical stub...
7452137 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...
7448809 Angle-specific multi-fiber ferrules and associated methods of manufacture  
The present invention provides a method of manufacture that minimizes the lateral offset of a plurality of optical fiber holes associated with a multi-fiber ferrule, including: determining an...
7431514 Multifiber optical connector  
A multifiber optical connector is provided comprising: a ferrule including a junction-end-face and a plurality of optical-fiber-insertion holes which open in the junction-end-face; openings of the...
7427164 Optical connector arrangement comprising a converter  
The invention relates to an optical connector arrangement wherein the connector and the converter are connected by short plastic fiber sections. The aim of the invention is to provide one such...
7422375 Optical connection structure and optical connection method  
The present invention provides an optical connection structure and optical connection method for enabling a connection characterized by a simple structure, ability to retain optical fibers in an...
7419309 Optical fiber plug connector  
The invention relates to an optical fibre plug connector, comprising at least one pair of plug connectors and a coupling, whereby each plug connector comprises a ferrule, each two ferrules of a...