Inventor · Roanoke, TX, US

Scott E. Semmler

23Patents
11h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 12, 1999 → Jan 30, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7204644B2 Field installable optical fiber connector Physics 149 Expired
US7104702B2 Field installable optical fiber connector Physics 130 Expired
US6379052B1 Removably mounted fiber optic connector and associated adapter Physics 107 Expired
US7270487B2 Field installable optical fiber connector Physics 95 Expired
US7329049B2 Splice connector for verifying an acceptable splice termination Physics 44 Expired
US7942587B2 Strain-relief assemblies and methods for a field-installable fiber optic connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US6623172B1 Removably mounted fiber optic connector and associated adapter Physics 18 Expired
US7680384B2 Installation tool with integrated visual fault indicator for field-installable mechanical splice connector Physics 17 Active
US8094988B2 Apparatus and methods for verifying an acceptable splice termination Physics 15 Expired
US7785017B2 Strain-relief assemblies and methods for a field-installable fiber optic connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US6669377B2 Fiber optic connector and an associated pin retainer Physics 14 Expired
US7658553B2 Mechanical splice connector with sequential splice and strain relief Physics 9 Expired
US8408813B2 Fiber optic connector of a fiber optic connection termination system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7520677B2 Non-physical contact visual fault locator coupler Physics 6 Active
US8718433B2 Installation tool with integrated visual fault indicator for field-installable mechanical splice connector Physics 6 Active
US9252528B2 Printed circuit board, method of manufacturing same, and method of mounting the circuit board in a connector socket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8047727B1 Strain-relief assemblies and methods for a field-installable fiber optic connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9608364B2 Printed circuit board, method of manufacturing same, and method of mounting the circuit board in a connector socket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8403569B2 Termination system for fiber optic connection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9853381B1 Apparatus and method for mounting a circuit board in a connector socket Electricity 1 Active
US8678260B2 Bladeless cleavers having an arcuate exterior surface and related methods for cleaving an optical fiber using an abrasive medium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10908364B2 Fiber optic connectors with at least one field-installable termini Physics 0 Active
US8792764B1 Optical fiber cleaver Physics 0 Active

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