G02B 6/3877
Split sleeves
Official title: {Split sleeves}
G02B6/3877 (Split sleeves) appears on 326 US grants and 240 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 326
- Published applications
- 240
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 553
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 13 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 9 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 | 10 | 16 |
| 2017 | 11 | 16 |
| 2018 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 18 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021 | 14 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 9 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fiber optic adapter assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,730,267 B2CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
- Fiber optic receptacle having an alignment assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,717,090 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Reinforced optical cable connector28 Jul 2026US 12,693,478 B2Furukawa Electric Latam S.A.
- Optical connector9 Jun 2026US 12,650,561 B2Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Optical connector28 Apr 2026US 12,613,380 B2Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Laser ferrule-to-optical fiber ferrule retaining clip for pluggable optical transceiver modules27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251854 A1Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
- Fiber optic adapter assembly18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169230 A1CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
- Fiber optic extender ports having an endcap along with assemblies and methods of making the same16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104557 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Optical connector connection structure31 Jul 2025US 2025/0244541 A1Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- Hardened fiber optic connector compatible with hardened and non-hardened fiber optic adapters10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224570 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Simplified fiber optic receptacle344US 6,027,252 AThe Whitaker Corporation · 2000
- Universal optical fiber buildout system334US 5,274,729 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1993
- Optical fiber connector latching mechanism320US 5,542,015 AThe Whitaker Corporation · 1996
- Hardened fiber optic connector compatible with hardened and non-hardened fiber optic adapters311US 7,744,288 B2ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2010
- Fiber optic adapter, including hybrid connector system277US 6,347,888 B1ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2002