G02B 6/3855
Characterised by the method of anchoring or fixing the fibre within the
Official title: {characterised by the method of anchoring or fixing the fibre within the ferrule (G02B6/3854 takes precedence)}
G02B6/3855 (Characterised by the method of anchoring or fixing the fibre within the) appears on 1,533 US grants and 1,145 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 30 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Capillary and manufacturing method therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,748,264 B2Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
- Dual-core connector and connection system15 Sep 2026US 12,736,757 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Optical fiber assembly, plate, and optical module15 Sep 2026US 12,736,759 B2Hakusan Inc.
- Optical fiber system for generating a side-emitting scattered laser radiation from a coupled optical laser radiation, and associated laser system25 Aug 2026US 12,717,102 B2Laserline Gesellschaft Fur Entwicklung Und Vertrieb Von Diodenlasern Mbh
- Pitch conversion ferrule boot28 Jul 2026US 12,693,477 B2CommScope Technologies LLC
- Method For Orienting And Terminating Polarization-Maintaining (PM) Optical Fiber And Forming A PM Optical Fiber Assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299213 A1OpTek Systems, Inc.
- Optical connector and method for assembling optical connector24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287828 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Optical ferrule assembly and optical adhesive formulation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276903 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Arrangement for Strain Relief of a Cable, Plug Connector Arrangement, and Method for Mounting a Cable in a Plug Connector17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276904 A1Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
- Optical coupling apparatus, fiber array unit, and method for assembling fiber array unit10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267078 A1AIP Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fiber optic light delivery apparatus and medical instrument utilizing same293US 4,273,109 ACavitron Corporation · 1981
- Optical connector and housing for optical connector191US 6,179,482 B2Fujikura Ltd. · 2001
- Optical connector, optical fiber with connector, optical fiber connecting device, and optical fiber connection method183US 7,331,718 B23M Innovative Properties Company · 2008
- Optical fiber connector and method of assembly181US 7,281,859 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2007
- Quick connect fiber optic connector having a deformable barrel178US 6,234,685 B1Lucent Technologies Inc. · 2001