G02B 6/3895
Identification of connection
Official title: {identification of connection, e.g. right plug to the right socket or full engagement of the mating parts (keying element on the plug or adapter G02B6/3831; keying element on the ferrule G02B6/3851; keying element for electrical connection H01R13/64)}
G02B6/3895 (Identification of connection) appears on 471 US grants and 514 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Optical fiber connector assembly, label system, label module, and recognition method16 Jun 2026US 12,656,557 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Panel system with managed connectivity14 Apr 2026US 12,601,886 B2CommScope Technologies LLC
- Multiports having connection ports with securing features that actuate flexures and methods of making the same17 Feb 2026US 12,554,075 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Connector10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267076 A1Sumitomo Electric Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
- Connector having pull-to-release deterrent10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267083 A1The Siemon Company
- Patch panel6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227590 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Optical connector2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186211 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Optical assemblies with managed connectivity7 May 2026US 2026/0126598 A1CommScope Connectivity UK Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Smart recognition apparatus and method2,089US 6,068,627 AValleylab, Inc. · 2000
- Smart recognition apparatus and method675US 7,044,949 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2006
- Smart recognition apparatus and method484US 6,685,701 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2004
- Smart recognition apparatus and method479US 6,402,743 B1Sherwood Services AG · 2002
- Optical fiber connection monitoring apparatus, patch panel control system and method of using same341US 5,394,503 AData Switch Corporation · 1995