Michael de Jong
80Patents
27h-index
97Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 24, 1987 → Apr 25, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5971626A | Fiber optic connector and connector sleeve assembly | Physics | 328 | Expired |
| US6439780B1 | Field-installable fiber optic ribbon connector and installation tool | Physics | 196 | Expired |
| US6379054B2 | Field installable multifiber connector | Physics | 150 | Expired |
| US8651749B2 | Fiber optic interface with translatable ferrule device | Physics | 134 | Active |
| US8152385B2 | Duplex fiber optic assemblies suitable for polarity reversal and methods therefor | Physics | 130 | Active |
| US6379052B1 | Removably mounted fiber optic connector and associated adapter | Physics | 107 | Expired |
| US5640476A | Guide sleeve for fiber optic cable | Physics | 106 | Expired |
| US5040867A | Slide fit optical connector having end cap to prevent rotation | Physics | 102 | Expired |
| US8472773B2 | Fiber optic connector holder | Physics | 102 | Active |
| US9494744B2 | Fiber optic connector having a main connector body and a plurality of removable sub-connectors | Physics | 86 | Active |
| US6764221B1 | Flexible, multi-fiber fiber optic jumper | Physics | 83 | Expired |
| US6816661B1 | Multifiber connector, installation tool and associated methods of validating optical fiber continuity | Physics | 81 | Expired |
| US8408811B2 | Fusion-splice fiber optic connectors and related tools | Physics | 79 | Active |
| US6634796B2 | Polarity reversal for fiber optic connections | Physics | 68 | Expired |
| USRE42094E1 | Optical fiber connector and associated methods of validating optical fiber continuity | General | 62 | Expired |
| US9158075B2 | Fiber optic connectors and structures for large core optical fibers and methods for making the same | Physics | 59 | Active |
| US9618704B2 | Fiber optic connector sub-assemblies having a front-loading locking ferrule holder and related fiber optic components, devices and methods | Physics | 57 | Active |
| US8998502B2 | Fiber optic connectors and ferrules and methods for using the same | Physics | 54 | Active |
| US8757893B1 | Optical connector assemblies having alignment components | Physics | 53 | Active |
| US6763166B2 | Flexible shuffle circuit and method for assembling same | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US7572066B2 | Translucent dust cap for fiber optic adapter | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US6775458B2 | Fixture for a flexible shuffle circuit | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US5261020A | Optical fiber connector assembly tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US8152384B2 | Push-pull fiber optic connectors and methods for making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Active |
| US6931193B2 | Multifiber connector, installation tool and associated methods of validating optical fiber continuity | Physics | 30 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.