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Remote grip optical fiber connector

US8118494B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Donald K. Larson · Cedar Park, US
Sidney J. Berglund · Stillwater, US
Paul N. Winberg · Rollingwood, US
James R. Bylander · Austin, US
Takaya Yamauchi · Sagamihara, JP
Tomoyasu Oike · Tokyo, JP
Yukino Miyoshi · Sagamihara, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 7, 2008
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/38875
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber connector comprises an outer housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the outer housing. The collar body receives and secures a ferrule in a first portion of the collar body. The ferrule includes a central bore that defines an axis. The ferrule further includes a fiber stub disposed in a portion of the central bore, the fiber stub comprising a first optical fiber having a first end proximate to an end face of the ferrule and a prepared second end terminating within the ferrule. The collar body further includes a second portion that includes a housing portion to house a gripping device that grips a second optical fiber.

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