G02B 6/3806
Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow
Official title: {Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow for removal of the fibres (dismountable connectors G02B6/3807)}
G02B6/3806 (Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow) appears on 322 US grants and 227 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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