G02B 6/3616
Holders, macro size fixtures for mechanically holding or positioning fibres
Official title: {Holders, macro size fixtures for mechanically holding or positioning fibres, e.g. on an optical bench (supporting carriers of a microbench type G02B6/3648; micromanipulators B25J7/00; cassettes, bobbins G02B6/4439)}
G02B6/3616 (Holders, macro size fixtures for mechanically holding or positioning fibres) appears on 915 US grants and 824 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fiber optic needle probe6 Oct 2026US 12,751,627 B2Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam
- Fiber connector bulkhead adapter with shroud for protecting high-power fiber6 Oct 2026US 12,754,385 B2nLIGHT, Inc.
- Coupling clamp for contactless sensor unit15 Sep 2026US 12,736,325 B2Tesa SàRl
- Optical fiber transmission device and manufacturing method thereof15 Sep 2026US 12,736,754 B2AuthenX Inc.
- Illumination system comprising a light guide having a diffuser element18 Aug 2026US 12,708,794 B2Schott AG
- Fiber optic cable structure including foldable fiber optic cable with coupler therefor and related method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299226 A1GLOBALFOUNDRIES U. S. Inc.
- Fixture and associated methods for hermetic feedtrhough assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276899 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Optical connector module assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276913 A1Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
- Modular Radiant Light Generation in Analysis System10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266761 A1DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Fiber positioning apparatus utilizing vacuum-assisted retention27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251853 A1Hyperlume Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fiber optical probe connector for physiologic measurement devices736US 4,974,929 ABaxter International Inc. · 1990
- Imaging fiber optic array sensors, apparatus, and methods for concurrently detecting multiple analytes of interest in a fluid sample301US 5,244,636 ATrustees of Tufts College · 1993
- Guidance and delivery system for high-energy pulsed laser light214US 5,188,632 AAdvanced Interventional Systems, Inc. · 1993
- Filament organizer212US 6,600,866 B23M Innovative Properties Company · 2003
- Vaporization contact laser probe187US 4,736,743 ASurgical Laser Technology, Inc. · 1988