G02B 6/3835
Using discs, bushings or the like
Official title: {using discs, bushings or the like}
G02B6/3835 (Using discs, bushings or the like) appears on 334 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 334
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 523
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 24 |
| 2004 | 12 | 9 |
| 2005 | 10 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2016 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 13 |
| 2020 | 3 | 21 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 18 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | 13 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ferrule for optical connector, optical connector, and method for manufacturing optical connector18 Aug 2026US 12,710,600 B2Fujikura Ltd.
- Multiports and other devices having connection ports with securing features and methods of making the same4 Aug 2026US 12,699,231 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Optical fiber positioning apparatus comprising one or more apparatus alignment features7 Jul 2026US 12,674,940 B2Intel Corporation
- Optical fiber positioning apparatus23 Jun 2026US 12,663,590 B2Intel Corporation
- Multiports having connection ports with securing features that actuate flexures and methods of making the same17 Feb 2026US 12,554,075 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Optical connector ferrule, optical connector, and optical coupling structure16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202623 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Optical-fiber holding component, optical-fiber coupling structure body, optical connector, and optical coupling structure21 May 2026US 2026/0140330 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Cable and dual inner diameter ferrule device with smooth internal contours and method20 Nov 2025US 2025/0355194 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
- Fiber optic connectors and multiport assemblies including retention features14 Aug 2025US 2025/0258344 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Optical fiber holding component, optical fiber coupling structure, optical connector, and optical coupling structure3 Jul 2025US 2025/0216616 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fiber optic connector and connector sleeve assembly344US 5,971,626 ASiecor Corporation · 1999
- Fiber optic connector having snap ring adjustment means253US 5,142,598 APorta Systems Corp. · 1992
- Overconnector assembly for a pair of push-pull coupling type optical fiber connectors163US 5,123,071 AAMP Incorporated · 1992
- Optical fiber connector161US 4,615,581 ANippon Electric Co., Ltd. · 1986
- Optical fiber connector and article comprising same154US 4,634,214 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1987