G02B 6/3882
Using rods, pins or balls to align a pair of ferrule ends
Official title: {using rods, pins or balls to align a pair of ferrule ends}
G02B6/3882 (Using rods, pins or balls to align a pair of ferrule ends) appears on 710 US grants and 771 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ferrule, optical connector, and optical connector module6 Oct 2026US 12,754,380 B2Enplas Corporation
- Ultra-small form factor fiber optic connector and adapter with stubbing prevention features15 Sep 2026US 12,736,755 B2US Conec Ltd.
- Ferrule, fiber connector, and ferrule production method25 Aug 2026US 12,717,091 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Large-NA connector for CPO applications25 Aug 2026US 12,717,093 B2Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Multi-fiber connection system18 Aug 2026US 12,710,599 B2CommScope Technologies LLC
- Optical fibre connector assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309925 A1
- Optical connector and optical connection structure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309930 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Optical connector and method for assembling optical connector24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287828 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Hybrid connector and a hybrid cable unit to provide a fiber-optic connection and a power connection for devices for seats in a transportation vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280205 A1Panasonic Avionics Corporation
- Optical connector and receptacle for co-packaged optics10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267074 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gender selectable fiber optic connector and associated fabrication method236US 6,149,313 ASiecor Operations, LLC · 2000
- Temperature compensated fiber fabry-perot filters156US 5,509,093 AMicron Optics, Inc. · 1996
- High density optoelectronic transceiver module147US 6,305,848 B1Corona Optical Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Optical fiber assemblies, optical fiber organizers and methods of fabricating optical fiber assemblies122US 8,534,928 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2013
- Optical communication connector117US 8,636,424 B2Panduit Corp. · 2014