Inventor · Hickory, NC, US

Joel Christopher Rosson

97Patents
18h-index
41Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 12, 1990 → Feb 13, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6149313A Gender selectable fiber optic connector and associated fabrication method Physics 226 Expired
US5923804A Fiber optic connector and an associated method of fabrication Physics 168 Expired
US6565262B2 Trigger mechanism, optical cable connector including same, and method of assembling an optical cable connector Physics 96 Expired
US5867621A Adapter and guide pin assembly for coupling of fiber optic connectors Physics 95 Expired
US4994134A Method of making a ferrule having enhanced concentricity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US10359577B2 Multiports and optical connectors with rotationally discrete locking and keying features Physics 67 Active
US7216512B2 Method of making an optical fiber by laser cleaving Physics 64 Expired
US10379298B2 Fiber optic connectors and multiport assemblies including retention features Physics 63 Active
US10386584B2 Optical connectors with locking and keying features for interfacing with multiports Physics 52 Active
US6030129A Fiber optic connector and an associated method of fabrication Physics 51 Expired
US10605998B2 Fiber optic connectors and connectorization employing adhesive admitting adapters Physics 51 Active
US10429594B2 Multiport assemblies including retention features Physics 48 Active
US10429593B2 Fiber optic connectors and connectorization employing adapter extensions and/or flexures Physics 47 Active
US8109679B2 Optical ferrule assemblies and methods of making the same Physics 40 Active
US6130977A Fiber optic connector sleeve having positioning ribs Physics 32 Expired
US10641967B1 Multiport assemblies including a modular adapter support array Physics 25 Active
USD888060S1 Multiport terminal for making optical connections General 21 Active
USD913246S1 Multiport terminal for making optical connections General 18 Active
US9927581B1 Connector tuning method and ferrule for fiber optic cable assemblies Physics 15 Active
US10768382B2 Multiport assemblies including access apertures and a release tool Physics 14 Active
USD868694S1 Connector for making optical connections General 13 Active
US7708469B2 Fiber optic connector assembly and method for venting gas inside a fiber optic connector sub-assembly Physics 13 Active
US11487073B2 Cable input devices having an integrated locking feature and assemblies using the cable input devices Physics 13 Active
USD935417S1 Multiport for making optical connections General 12 Active
USD941821S1 Multiport for making optical connections General 12 Active

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