G02B 6/3859
Ferrules characterised by use of shape memory material [smm]
Official title: {Ferrules characterised by use of shape memory material [SMM], e.g. heat recoverable polymers, Ti-Ni compounds (chemical aspects of SMM see the relevant places under C08 and C22; SMM used for shaping by moulding B29C61/00; SMM for electrical coupling H01R4/01, H01R4/72, H01R12/856, H02G15/1806)}
G02B6/3859 (Ferrules characterised by use of shape memory material [smm]) appears on 40 US grants and 30 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 29 Jul 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof29 Jul 2025US 12,372,858 B2Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
- Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof11 Mar 2025US 12,248,233 B2Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
- Optical cable assemblies having filler optical fibers and methods of fabricating the same22 Oct 2024US 12,124,090 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof6 Aug 2024US 12,055,844 B2Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
- Shape memory alloy actuator30 Jul 2024US 12,049,877 B2Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
- Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347982 A1Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
- Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof6 Jun 2024US 2024/0184188 A1Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
- Optical cable assemblies having filler optical fibers and methods of fabricating the same1 Feb 2024US 2024/0036270 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof1 Feb 2024US 2024/0036446 A1Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
- Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof8 Jun 2023US 2023/0176457 A1Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cable termination assembly and method for connectors100US 9,268,102 B2Tyco Electronics Raychem BVBA · 2016
- Method and apparatus for terminating a fiber-optic cable without adhesive84US 5,088,804 AOptical Fiber Technologies, Inc. · 1992
- Cable termination assembly and method for connectors56US 9,625,660 B2CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA · 2017
- Optical fiber connector for field application55US 4,743,084 AAMP Incorporated · 1988
- Cable termination assembly and method for connectors54US 10,036,859 B2CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA · 2018