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Fiber optic connector sub-assemblies and related methods

US9581768B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Adra Smith Baca · Hickory, US
Rebecca Lynn Burt · Corning, US
Jeffrey Dean Danley · Hickory, US
Darrin Max Miller · Hickory, US
Dennis Craig Morrison · Lincolnton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 19, 2015
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC09J181/04
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fiber optic connector sub-assembly includes a ferrule having a front end, a rear end, and a ferrule bore extending between the front and rear ends along a longitudinal axis. The fiber optic connector sub-assembly also includes a bonding agent disposed in the ferrule bore and having first and second ends along the longitudinal axis. The bonding agent has been melted and solidified at the first and second ends.

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