G02B 6/3878
Comprising a plurality of ferrules, branching and break-out means
Official title: {comprising a plurality of ferrules, branching and break-out means}
G02B6/3878 (Comprising a plurality of ferrules, branching and break-out means) appears on 1,542 US grants and 1,330 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 57 | 50 |
| 2026 | 30 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Multiports and other devices having connection ports with securing features and methods of making the same4 Aug 2026US 12,699,231 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- High density fiber cassette and enclosure14 Jul 2026US 12,681,242 B2Panduit Corp.
- Fiber optic connectors having one or more optical terminals24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287826 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- High density optical splitter with internal fanout device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287844 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- High density optical splitter with internal fanout device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243989 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Auxiliary tool and connector with auxiliary tool23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211192 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Telecommunications connector with latch release mechanism16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202621 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dust caps for use with telecommunications adapters and connectors410US 6,227,717 B1The Siemon Company · 2001
- Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies having toning portions407US 7,113,679 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
- Field repairable hermaphroditic connector399US 6,234,683 B1Stratos Lightwave, Inc. · 2001
- Preconnectorized fiber optic drop cables and assemblies for efficient deployment382US 7,090,407 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
- Fiber connector and adapter348US 5,883,995 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1999