G02B 6/387
Connector plugs comprising two complementary members
Official title: {Connector plugs comprising two complementary members, e.g. shells, caps, covers, locked together}
G02B6/387 (Connector plugs comprising two complementary members) appears on 628 US grants and 688 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 688
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- 214
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- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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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
- Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies having toning portions407US 7,113,679 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
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- Means for keeping keying elements with a connector assembly230US 4,979,792 AAMP Incorporated · 1990
- Fiber optic connector assembly and wall outlet thereof223US 4,611,887 AAMP Incorporated · 1986