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Cable adapters with integrated seal, optical connectors, optical cable assemblies, and methods of fabricating the same

US11846810B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Adra Smith Baca · Hickory, US
Micah Colen Isenhour · Lincolnton, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/44775
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Cable adapters, connector assemblies, and optical cable assemblies incorporating an integral seal are disclosed. According to one aspect, a cable adapter includes a first end, a second end, and a passageway extending between the first end and the second end. The cable adapter further includes a seal groove within a surface of the second end, at least one opening within the seal groove, wherein the at least one opening is fluidly coupled to the passageway, and a seal within the seal groove. The seal includes a sealing material disposed within the seal groove, the at least one opening, and along an interior surface of the passageway.

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