G02B 6/3807
Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
Official title: {Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs}
G02B6/3807 (Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs) appears on 11,183 US grants and 9,994 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 11,183
- Published applications
- 9,994
- Assignees
- 2,230
- Inventors
- 13,242
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 33 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 317 | 398 |
| 2004 | 337 | 329 |
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| 2006 | 241 | 232 |
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| 2023 | 377 | 501 |
| 2024 | 402 | 465 |
| 2025 | 332 | 426 |
| 2026 | 224 | 299 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 6/3833Details of mounting fibres in ferrules5,622
- G02B 6/381Of the ferrule type5,470
- G02B 6/3873Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends5,005
- G02B 6/389Characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets2,873
- G02B 6/3887Anchoring optical cables to connector housings1,902
- G02B 6/3897Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards1,871
- G02B 6/3869Mounting ferrules to connector body, i.e. plugs1,662
- G02B 6/3898Tools592
Recent patents
- Electrical and/or optical contact comprising a body and a cable sleeve configured to prevent unwanted unlocking of a connection, connector or adaptor housing such a contact6 Oct 2026US 12,754,378 B2Radiall
- System for minimizing perturbation in optics due to thermal deformation6 Oct 2026US 12,754,379 B2PLX, Inc.
- Ferrule, optical connector, and optical connector module6 Oct 2026US 12,754,380 B2Enplas Corporation
- Detachable light source supply apparatus and optical transceiver having the same6 Oct 2026US 12,756,472 B2Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Capillary and manufacturing method therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,748,264 B2Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
- Optical fibre connector assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309925 A1
- Outdoor waterproof fiber optic connector8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309927 A1Ucl Trading Co., Ltd.
- Efficient Deployment of Large-Scale Network Nodes Using Pre-Installed Fiber Connectivity8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309928 A1Ciena Corporation
- Optical interconnect with tandem ferrule8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309929 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Optical connector and optical connection structure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309930 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Smart recognition apparatus and method2,089US 6,068,627 AValleylab, Inc. · 2000
- One-piece SC adapter889US 5,317,663 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1994
- High-density fiber distribution frame835US 5,497,444 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1996
- Smart recognition apparatus and method675US 7,044,949 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2006
- Fiber optic receptacle616US 6,579,014 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2003