G02B 6/2553
Splicing machines
Official title: {Splicing machines, e.g. optical fibre fusion splicer}
G02B6/2553 (Splicing machines) appears on 253 US grants and 289 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 253
- Published applications
- 289
- Assignees
- 114
- Inventors
- 448
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 2 | 10 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2007 | 6 | 3 |
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| 2020 | 12 | 18 |
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| 2022 | 14 | 26 |
| 2023 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 16 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 |
| 2026 | 11 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-axis positioner16 Jun 2026US 12,656,549 B23SAE Technologies, Inc.
- Optical fiber fusion splicer and method for fusion splicing optical fiber2 Jun 2026US 12,645,030 B2Sumitomo Electric Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
- Fusion splice machine2 Jun 2026US 12,645,032 B2Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Apparatuses and methods for facilitating hollow core fiber splicing evacuation12 May 2026US 12,625,322 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
- Fusion splicing system for optical fibers, fusion splicer, model creation device, and method for fusion splicing optical fibers21 Apr 2026US 12,607,805 B2Sumitomo Electric Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
- While-drilling fiber optic communication system and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309953 A1Wuhan University of Technology
- Fusion splicing device and fusion splicing method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287821 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Device and method for reconnecting optical fibers3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259374 A1NTT, Inc.
- Fusion splicer3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259375 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Fusion splicer20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243962 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical alignment system77US 6,590,658 B2CyberOptics Corporation · 2003
- Apparatus for heating heat-shrinkable tubes62US 4,460,820 ANippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation · 1984
- Methods and apparatus for optical fiber systems56US 4,664,732 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Method and apparatus for recoating optical waveguide fibers53US 4,662,307 ACorning Glass Works · 1987
- Optical fiber connector having integral electrodes for use in fusion splicing48US 4,598,974 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1986