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7606459 Fiber optic splitter module  
A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis and a plurality of fiber optic splitter modules mounted within the chassis. Each splitter module includes at least one fiber optic connector. Within...
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...
7590315 Optical waveguide and optical module using the same  
An optical waveguide contains a core layer in which light is transferred, and a cladding layer that clads the core layer. The core layer has an inclined end surface across a direction where the...
7588375 Telecommunications connector protective device  
A fiber optic connector assembly includes a fiber optic connector mounted to a fiber optic cable having a ferrule with an end face terminating an optical fiber. The fiber optic cable is terminated...
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...
7578622 Contra-angle rotating handpiece having tactile-feedback tip ferrule  
An illumination device is described containing optical fibers that transmit electromagnetic energy from a source to a target. Additional optical fibers return reflected electromagnetic energy from...
7575379 Body having staking pin and method of making  
A body, such as a connector for use in cable assemblies, includes a staking pin or retaining body inserted and secured within an aperture extending from a first surface to a second surface of the...
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...
7566176 Fiber-optic endface cleaning apparatus and method  
A cleaning apparatus ( 1100 ) for cleaning an endface ( 1104 ) of an optical fiber ( 1106 ), wherein a portion of the optical fiber is contained within an interface device ( 1103 ) is provided. The...
7566175 Ferrule for optical fiber connector  
The present invention provides a ferrule comprising a housing for the stripped end of an optic fiber, and at least one notch and/or protrusion on the outer surface of the ferrule. The present...
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...
7563033 Housing for fiber-optic plug-in connector, and a method for laying fiber-optic cables  
The invention relates to a housing for fiber-optic plug-in connectors. According to the invention, said housing is configured in at least two parts, one end of a core cable can be positioned in 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...
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...
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...
7549802 Fiber optic connector  
A fiber optic connector may include a first cover with an integral restraining mechanism and a second cover with a reciprocal restraining mechanism. A fiber optic cable having a ferrule at a...
7547148 Connectored optical fiber sheet and manufacturing method thereof  
In a connectored optical fiber sheet according to the present invention, a connector is fitted around both optical fibers and sheet base.
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...
7534115 Secure fiber optic network keyed connector assembly  
Systems and methods for securing a keyed fiber optic network assembly are provided. A typical network system includes an assembly having a security feature and adapted to facilitate fiber optic...
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...
7530746 Field termination connector with shaped adhesive pre-form  
An optical fiber terminating assembly includes a housing, which can receive an optical fiber to be terminated so that it is located in alignment with a length of another optical fiber, or an...
7527435 Right-angle optical fiber connector assembly  
A right-angle optical-fiber connector assembly for providing an optical connection to an external device such as a circuit board. The connector assembly includes a rigid ferrule having at least one...
7527434 Connecting member  
A connecting member which is formed by filling a mold with a resin composition and then solidifying the resin composition, the connecting member having one end face in which a plurality of fine...
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...
7513695 Small form factor, field-installable optical fiber connector  
An optical fiber connector includes a connector housing, a ferrule and a clamping assembly. The connector hosing has a front end and a rear end. The ferrule is disposed in the connector housing and...
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...
7494399 Single-step fiber grinding process and apparatus  
A fiber grinding process includes: contacting an end of the optical fiber with a grinding surface in such a manner that a central axis of the optical fiber at the end is inclined to the grinding...
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 )...
7488116 Universal coupling of small core optical fiber to large laser foci  
It is often desirable to efficiently couple laser foci that are dimensionally large to dimensionally small optical fibers. A fiber fused in a lower refractive index fiber is disclosed. The...
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...
7469091 Optical fiber termination apparatus and methods for using the same  
An optical fiber termination apparatus includes a body portion having an optical fiber outlet therein and a connector receiving portion extending from the body portion and having an outer wall...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...