Cleaner for fiber optic connectors
US6209163A · kind A · utility
36Cited by
7References
25Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3897
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cleaner is disclosed for cleaning the end of a ferrule of a fiber optic connector. The cleaner includes a housing having a mating portion for mating the cleaner with the fiber optic connector. A supply of a cleaning medium is mounted in the housing. An advancing mechanism is mounted on the housing for advancing the cleaning medium past the ferrule end of the fiber optic connector when the cleaner is mated with the connector.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.