G02B 6/3862
Radially-compressed, longitudinally-split ferrules consisting of a pair of identical matching halves
Official title: {radially-compressed, longitudinally-split ferrules consisting of a pair of identical matching halves}
G02B6/3862 (Radially-compressed, longitudinally-split ferrules consisting of a pair of identical matching halves) appears on 79 US grants and 34 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 27 Jan 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Optical fiber alignment device and method2 Dec 2021US 2021/0373252 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
- Ferrule-less fiber optic connector with re-coat layer to protect buckling portion of optical fiber12 Nov 2020US 2020/0355875 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical connector and housing for optical connector191US 6,179,482 B2Fujikura Ltd. · 2001
- Fiber optic splicer-connector159US 5,367,594 AThe Whitaker Corporation · 1994
- Fiber optic ferrule145US 4,715,675 AAMP Incorporated · 1987
- Fiber optic connector137US 4,705,352 AAmphenol Corporation · 1987
- Fiber optic connector124US 4,515,434 AAllied Corporation · 1985