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5446818 Fiber optic connector having a shielding apparatus for protecting the exposed end of a fiber optic  
The present invention provides a fiber optic connector having a shielding apparatus for protecting the exposed end of a fiber optic. The shielding apparatus of the connector generally comprises a...
5442724 Tool for terminating a fiber optic cable to a connector  
A hand tool (40) is disclosed for terminating an optical fiber (26) of a cable (10) to a crimp contact (14) of a connector. The tool includes a carriage assembly (60) that utilizes a delicate...
5436987 Transmission line switching apparatus including connected optical fibers  
A transmission line switching apparatus comprises an optical fiber connecting board for holding a plurality of first optical fibers, an optical fiber arranging board, arranged apart from the...
5426715 Oval port seal and method used for an optical fiber cable closure  
The invention provides for a cold applied oval port seal particularly useful for sealing optical fiber cables. The closure includes two shell members which fit together to define the enclosure edge...
5425119 Connector strain relief for optical fiber  
A fiber optic connector includes a collapsible crimp ring, a rigid strain relief member, and a deformable strain relief member. The rigid strain relief member, in conjunction with the crimp ring,...
5422971 Optical fiber connector using adhesive  
The present invention relates to an adhesive for connecting and fixing an optical fiber to an optical connector and to an optical connector which uses that adhesive. The adhesive prevents...
5418874 Force transfer system for an optical fiber connector  
An optical fiber connector includes a wedge for gripping one or more buffered optical fibers. The wedge comprises a body portion having an opening that extends through it from one end to the other...
5411235 Fixture for angularly aligning an optical device  
A fixture for angularly aligning an optical device. A monolithic structure is provided having a first adjustment member for holding an optical device and tilting the device in one direction, a...
5408558 Connecting system with cleaved fiber and crimp termination  
An optical fiber connecting means for positioning and securing an optical fiber such that the optical fiber may be joined with a mating optical fiber, the connecting means having an endface, the...
5404416 Optical connector plug  
To provide an optical connector which can slidably and stably support the optical connector element (ferrule) within the connector housing without increasing the axial length of the ferrule, the...
5400429 Method for making fiber-optic bundle collimator assembly  
A method for making a fiber-optic bundle collimator assembly, comprising steps of assembling side by side a multiplicity of first bodies of cylindrical configuration and equal diameter and applying...
5398295 Duplex clip for optical fiber connector assembly  
A clip (10) is composed of two halves (12). Each half (12) has a main plate (14) from which a left side wall (16) and a right side wall (18) extend vertically at two opposite side edges. Each side...
5396572 Optical fiber connector having a unipartite cap  
A connector for terminating a cable comprising a buffered optical fiber surrounded by filamentary strength members and an outer jacket comprises a spring-loaded ferrule/barrel assembly, a...
5394494 Fiber optic inline connector with hermaphroditic alignment and lock means  
A fiber optic inline connector includes mating connector bodies each of which has a concentric protrusion at a connector end and a concentric cable passage that extends through the connector body...
5394493 Fiber-optic bundle and collimator assembly  
There is presented a fiber-optic bundle and collimator assembly comprising plurality of bodies of cylindrical configuration and of equal diameter arranged side by side in a hexagonal close-packed...
5394497 Captivated fiber optic connector  
A fiber optic connector plug body (1) receives a ferrule (2) therewithin. The plug body (1) receives an internal body (5) in a snap fit to retain the ferrule (2) within the plug body (1). Two...
5390270 Optical fiber ferrule assemblies  
An inner, optical fiber core clamping ferrule has an optical fiber clamping portion for receipt in an outer ferrule and defining an axially extending through-passageway, an axial slit extending...
5390269 Fiber optic connector with high resolution tunable fiber holder  
An optical connector for assembly with a fiber optic cable includes a spring biased holder for an optical fiber having a rear body to prevent leaking of adhesive from the holder. A collar is...
5386487 Apparatus for maintaining plug assemblies of optical fiber connectors in a side by side relation with float therebetween  
An apparatus to form a duplex-like fiber optic connector by maintaining plug assemblies in a side-by-side relation to enable simultaneous mating with sleeves of a receptacle housing. The apparatus...
5381500 Metal insert and buffer retention plunger  
A fiber optic termination for incorporating within a fiber optic connector is capable of mechanical assembly which can preclude the use of adhesives for termination assembly. A metal plunger...
5381508 Suction and light guide assembly  
The suction and light guide assembly is positionable within a vertical tube of a suction head in an electronic component holding apparatus having a transparent lower plate attached to a lower end...
5381497 Fiber optic connector with vented ferrule holder  
A fiber optic connector includes a ferrule received within a ferrule holder. The ferrule holder is provided with venting to evacuate air from an adhesive receiving chamber to avoid air pocket...
5373574 Connector for an optical fiber  
For the axial springing of the connector pin (1), the connector pin is held firmly in a receiving socket (3) which is connected via a spring element (6) with the actual connector body (2). The...
5363461 Field installable optical fiber connectors  
An optical fiber connector for terminating an optical fiber which has a ferrule or plug member located therein. The plug member has a bore extending therethrough and an optical fiber stub fixed in...
5363459 Optical fiber connector including a biasing means in housing  
An optical connector for coupling an optical fiber cable to another optical fiber cable or optical device. The optical fiber cable has an optical fiber for carrying an optical signal, and it also...
5355423 Optical temperature probe assembly  
A temperature probe includes a sensor material optically communicating with a waveguide, and a sheath having a sheath coefficient of thermal expansion substantially matched to a thermal expansion...
5351327 Polished fiber optic ferrules  
A method of polishing ferrules used in optical fiber connectors centers the apex of the spherical end face of the ferrule on the fiber axis. The invention is directed to ferrules whose ends are...
5351334 Rotation and alignment device for assembling of optical fiber connector with lower connection loss  
A rotation and alignment device for assembling of an optical fiber connector with a lower connection loss. This device image-processes the distribution of optical intensity of light emitted from an...
5348487 Plug connector for optical fibers  
The connector pin (2) is protected by a lid (6) which is opened into the sleeve portion (3) when the plug portion (1) is slid in linearly. For this purpose, a sleeve portion is provided with a...
5341446 Optical connector  
A sleeve is fixedly fitted onto a terminal of an optical cable, and a disengagement preventing claw formed on the sleeve by cutting and raising its peripheral wall is brought into engagement with...
5337385 Optical waveguide terminating device  
A terminating device for an optical waveguide, comprising a sleeve-like terminating member (23, 25; 271) in which an optical waveguide section (47; 229) having a coupling face ground to be plane is...
5325455 Fiber optic edge card connector  
A fiber optic connector for coupling an optical fiber to an optoelectronic component mounted near the edge of a circuit card. The connector includes a housing, a frame and a plug. The housing is...
5321784 Pull-proof, modular fiber optic connector system  
A novel system for manufacturing a variety of fiber optic connectors which are compatible with existing connector formats, including FC, SC and ST push-pull connectors. The system includes a...
5315680 Optical fiber connector structure including three ferrules and an optical baffle  
An optical transmitter (1) comprises a semiconductor laser optical source (14) housed in an optical fibre connector component. An optical baffle (8) such as a short section of optical fibre ensures...
5313540 Optical fiber terminal suitable for automatic assembly  
An optical fiber terminal capable of automatic assembly is disclosed. The terminal includes a ferrule of substantially cylindrical shape provided with a bore directed generally longitudinally to...
5313541 Molding device incorporating a peg guide backing member, for molding optical fiber connector ferrules, and a ferrule molded by said device  
A device for molding plastics material ferrules for optical fibre connectors comprises a molding cavity defined by an accurately sized cylindrical bush defining the outside diameter of the ferrule....
5311609 Optical fiber connector  
An optical fiber connector includes a connector case (1) having a receiving cavity (3); a ferrule (21); a ferrule holder (31) movable within the receiving cavity and holding the ferrule at its...
5303317 ***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Connector for an optical fiber
 
For the axial springing of the connector pin (1), the connector pin is held firmly in a receiving socket (3) which is connected via a spring element (4) with the actual connector body (2). The...
5295213 Optical connector with ion exchange hardening  
A ferrule for an optical connector is of glass which is strengthened by ion-exchange.
5293582 Fiber optic connector  
A fiber optic connector includes a ferrule assembly having a fiber within a The ferrule is received within a hub held in a barrel. An inner spring urges the ferrule and hub outwardly from the...
5291570 High power laser - optical fiber connection system  
A system for coupling laser radiation at a high power to an optical fiber while dissipating heat from scattered laser and optical pump radiation, including an optical fiber, a protective ferrule...
5289554 Keying element for fiber connector  
A fiber optic connector for a fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) has a keying element located along the centerline of the plug which may be rotated to provide different polarizations for the...
5285510 Fiber optic connector  
A fiber optic connector resists signal interruption with a structure that has an inner body, that receives and mounts an optical fiber, and that has an outer body having an axial passage that...
5283850 Optical fiber connector with deformable non-metallic sleeve  
An optical fiber connector comprises a deformable sleeve (5) for receiving the fiber(s) in a rigid connector body (13) to hold the fibers (20) in position relative to the body. After compression,...
5280552 Metal tube clad optical fiber cable  
A connector for connecting an optical fiber cable to an equipment adaptor, a flexible metal tube clad optical fiber cable including a flexible metal tube through which an optical fiber core rod...
5278358 Under-sea repeater access cable  
A repeater access cable contains transmission members enclosed in a protective tube which is in turn covered by a sheath, and which has a free end making a connection to a splice box. The free end...
5278928 Optical fiber connector having a glass ferrule covered by a thin reinforcing layer  
Optical fiber connector comprises a ferrule receiving an optical fiber and a sleeve member for holding the ferrule. The body of the ferrule is made of glass on which a thin layer is deposited for...
5274722 Housing structure for plug-in type connector for optical fibers  
A housing structure for a plug-in type optical connector, comprising a housing body (1) to be fixed on a backboard, having a first opening (4) on the front surface thereof for the insertion of an...
5267337 Combined connector for coupling electrical conductors and optical conductors respectively  
Electrical and optical couplings are provided in a common housing for electrically and optically interconnecting respective cable ends. Such cables have a central optical conductor surrounded by an...
5265183 Fiber optic connector and tool for assembling same  
A fiber optic connector includes a housing having a longitudinal passage extending therethrough and having two ends. A rear end is adapted for attaching a fiber optic cable therethrough. A front...