G02B 6/3869
Mounting ferrules to connector body, i.e. plugs
Official title: {Mounting ferrules to connector body, i.e. plugs}
G02B6/3869 (Mounting ferrules to connector body, i.e. plugs) appears on 1,662 US grants and 1,487 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- One-piece SC adapter889US 5,317,663 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1994
- Fiber optic plug571US 6,648,520 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2003
- Preconnectorized fiber optic drop cables and assemblies422US 7,090,406 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
- Optical fiber ferrule connector having enhanced provisions for tuning418US 5,212,752 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1993
- Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies having toning portions407US 7,113,679 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006