Match Document Document Title
7441962 Multi-channel fiber optic connector having captive alignment sleeve and single sealing means  
A multi-channel fiber optic cable connector is provided for connecting the terminal ends of fiber optic cables utilizing alignment sleeves to align the adjacent termini of optical fibers included...
7438479 Optical receptacle, optical sub assembly and optical transceiver  
The present invention relates to an optical receptacle which avoids the occurrence of a large impact at the insertion of the terminal member. The optical receptacle comprises a tubular slit sleeve...
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...
7427165 Optical and electrical hybrid connector  
An improved hybrid connector for rapidly, reliably, and reversibly making mixed optical and electrical connections has a plug ( 103 ) with one or more centrally located fiber-containing optical...
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...
7422376 Self-contained fiber optic connector module  
A fiber optic connector module includes a ferrule terminated to at least one optical fiber. The ferrule includes a front mating end and a rear end. A pin keeper is engaged with the rear end of the...
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...
7416348 Optical connector excellent in assemblability and dimensional accuracy  
In an optical connector for use in connecting an optical fiber, a housing defines an optical axis extending in a predetermined direction. For positioning the optical fiber along the optical axis, a...
7416350 Optical connector  
An optical connectorcomprises an optical cable; and a ferrule that is attached to an end of the optical cable and performs optical connection; a cover that defines a through hole that the optical...
7410303 Method and metal mold for manufacturing optical connector ferrule, optical connector ferrule manufactured by using the method, and optical connector and optical wiring system using the ferrule  
An optical connector ferrule molding die 1 for molding an optical connector ferrule having a plurality of optical fiber holes comprises an upper die 10, a lower die 11, and an intermediate...
7404679 Termination for optic fiber with improved optical features  
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...
7396165 Counterbore base member for ferrule-type optical connector  
An optical connector includes a base member having a first hollow bore extending from a first end toward a second end, and a recess coaxially aligned with the first hollow bore. The recess has a...
7387447 Secure fiber optic connector and adapter systems  
A secure fiber optic connector and adapter system including at least one connector including a first housing portion defining a first key slot and a second housing portion defining a second key...
7387448 Optical component, method for connecting the same, and optical module having the optical component  
There are provided a substantially cylindrical optical component, a method for connecting the same, and an optical module having the optical component, whereby adequate gripping force can be...
7380992 Hybrid adapter  
A universal hybrid adapter includes a first housing part, a second housing part, and a sleeve. The first housing part has a receptacle end configured to receive a plug connector including a ferrule...
7382954 Methods for passive micrometer-range alignment of components using removable reference structures  
A method for passive alignment of adapters, enabling high-precision connection between components on a rigid or flexible substrate as part of a printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. Removable...
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...
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...
7354202 Fiber optic cable connector  
A fiber optic cable connector and method provides minimal adhesive wicking and eliminates damage to the cladding or coating on fiber optic cables or other damage caused by adhesive wicking. The...
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...
7352948 Service blocker device and method  
A device and method of blocking customer access to a fiber optic distribution cable. A service blocker is positioned between a fiber distribution cable and a customer drop cable within a fiber...
7341381 Optical connector  
A cantilever type latch having the fixed end on the side of exposing the terminal end surface of the optical fiber is provided on the side of the plug housing. Near the center of the upper surface...
7341382 Optical fiber terminus assembly  
An optical fiber terminus includes an elongated body with a passage along a central axis for receiving a portion of an optical fiber cable therethrough and an indexing section. A ferrule is secured...
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...
7333708 Multi-port optical connection terminal  
A multi-port optical connection terminal for use as a branch point in a fiber optic communications network at a distance from a mid-span access location provided on a distribution cable having a...
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...
7318677 Optical fiber connector assembly  
An optical fiber connector includes a connector housing having first and second generally parallel, spaced apart first and second faces and at least one generally cylindrical receptacle for...
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...
7313300 Systems and methods for manufacturing coaxial optical components  
A coaxial optical component and method of packaging and manufacturing a coaxial optical component. A dual fiber collimator is formed from a dual fiber pigtail and a collimating lens. The dual fiber...
7311449 High precision optoelectronic components  
An optoelectronic assembly having components designed to be fabricated on a stamping process capable of producing parts having tolerances below 1000 nanometers. The optoelectronic assembly includes...
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...
7309168 Optical fiber cable  
An optical fiber cable, comprising a cable main unit with an optical fiber covered by a sheath and terminal units mounted on end portions of the cable main unit, wherein each of the terminal units...
7306376 Monolithic mode stripping fiber ferrule/collimator and method of making same  
A monolithic ferrule/endcap/optical fiber structure is provided wherein an optical fiber is terminated in a ferrule and bonded by fusion to form a monolithic unit which minimizes optical loss and...
7305163 Fiber optic phototherapy devices including LED light sources  
Fiber optic phototherapy devices include fiber optic light emitters having fiber optic end portions at one or both ends that may be separated into a plurality of groups of end portions that receive...
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...
7296935 Ferrule adapter and ferrule adapter assembly  
An adapter for holding a multi-fiber ferrule in position to mate with a fiber optic connector includes an adapter body having a first side and a second side, with a first opening disposed in the...
7298946 Multi-fiber cable for efficient manageability of optical system  
One embodiment disclosed relates to a manufactured multi-fiber cable for optical systems. The multi-fiber cable is manufactured to include a plurality of individual fiber cables, each individual...
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...
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....
7284915 Interface apparatus, connector apparatus and method of reducing electromagnetic interference  
A subassembly apparatus includes a substantially shieldable interior chamber for housing at least one source of electromagnetic radiation, a connector plane external to the interior chamber for...
7283718 Optical connector with protective cover and leaf spring  
The invention relates to an optical connector for connecting optical fibers. Said connector comprises a housing which is provided with a first opening for an optical cable comprising an optical...
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...
7278790 Fiber-optic cable connector  
Exemplary embodiments include an improved connector for a fiber-optic cable including: a fiber-optic conductor disposed in a center portion of the fiber-optic connector; one or more flexible end...
7273320 Method and apparatus for cleaning particulate matter from an optic-connector surface  
A cleaning tool for cleaning particulate matter from contact surfaces of fiber-optics ferrules of an electronics assembly has one or more first connector halves for engaging one or more second...
7270487 Field installable optical fiber connector  
A field installable optical fiber connector is provided, the connector including an inner housing defining an interior passageway extending longitudinally between a forward end and a rearward end,...
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...
7255497 Unidirectional optical power monitor  
A small-sized uni-directional optical power monitor with an excellent directional characteristic is disclosed. The monitor comprises: a GRIN lens having a tap film for transmitting and reflecting...
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...
7242835 Optical fiber clad-protective terminations  
This invention pertains to fiber termination combination which includes an optical fiber having a fiber core for transmitting a highly energetic optical signal that can damage the fiber and a...
7237966 Polarity maintaining multi-connector optical cable assembly  
According to certain aspects of the present invention, an optical cable assembly is disclosed having a plurality of optical fibers, each having a first end and a second end. The plurality of...