Patent · US Expired

Fiber optic connector

US4168108A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
4References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1978
Grant dateSep 18, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 1, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/2808
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A connecting device is disclosed for coupling an optical fiber cable to a cylindrical optical mixer. Cylindrical tubular ferrules are provided with watch jewels and adapted to receive either the mixer or optical fibers arranged in an annular array. Flanges and a spacer are used to achieve alignment of the two tubular ferrules and, hence, the mixer and fibers.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.