G02B 6/3636
The mechanical coupling means being grooves
Official title: {the mechanical coupling means being grooves (G02B6/3652 takes precedence)}
G02B6/3636 (The mechanical coupling means being grooves) appears on 1,112 US grants and 923 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Fixture and associated methods for hermetic feedtrhough assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276899 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Optical connector and receptacle for co-packaged optics10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267074 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Optical fiber arrangement method, optical fiber fusion splicing method, method for manufacturing optical fiber ribbon with connector, and intermittently connected optical fiber ribbon3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259376 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Fiber array unit adapter with high-contrast fiducial structures27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251852 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
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- Silicon substrate having a recess for receiving an element, and a method of producing such a recess526US 6,482,663 B1Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) · 2002
- Optical fiber interconnection apparatus and method152US 5,155,785 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1992
- Optical fiber assemblies, optical fiber organizers and methods of fabricating optical fiber assemblies122US 8,534,928 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2013
- Optical connector and a method of attaching the same117US 5,993,070 ANippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation · 1999
- Fiber optic wafer probe107US 5,101,453 ACascade Microtech, Inc. · 1992