G02B 6/3898
Tools
Official title: {Tools, e.g. handheld; Tuning wrenches; Jigs used with connectors, e.g. for extracting, removing or inserting in a panel, for engaging or coupling connectors, for assembling or disassembling components within the connector, for applying clips to hold two connectors together or for crimping (tools for cleaning, G02B6/3866; tools in general B25B)}
G02B6/3898 (Tools) appears on 592 US grants and 549 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 592
- Published applications
- 549
- Assignees
- 253
- Inventors
- 939
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 17 | 2 |
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| 2005 | 12 | 24 |
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| 2022 | 23 | 34 |
| 2023 | 29 | 33 |
| 2024 | 25 | 18 |
| 2025 | 19 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fiber inspection tool with manual adjustment1 Sep 2026US 12,724,210 B2
- Push-pull plug with lock21 Apr 2026US 12,607,808 B2Harting Electronics GmbH
- Mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier14 Apr 2026US 12,601,882 B2US Conec Ltd.
- Systems and methods including procedural barrier-breaching connectors and connection-establishing devices7 Apr 2026US 12,596,232 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Manufacturing tool for optical connector10 Feb 2026US 12,546,956 B2Fujikura Ltd.
- Side-push-type mounting and dismounting mechanism and mounting method thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287831 A1Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Automated inspection and cleaning of optical fiber components6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227279 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Systems and Methods Including Procedural Barrier-Breaching Connectors and Connection-Establishing Devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227580 A1Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Transceiver insertion extraction tool6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227583 A1
- Auxiliary tool and connector with auxiliary tool23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211192 A1Fujikura Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Field repairable hermaphroditic connector399US 6,234,683 B1Stratos Lightwave, Inc. · 2001
- Fiber optic connector having snap ring adjustment means253US 5,142,598 APorta Systems Corp. · 1992
- Optical fiber connector tuning index tool248US 6,464,402 B1Fitel USA Corp. · 2002
- Optical fiber enclosure system240US 7,068,907 B2Fiber Optic Network Solutions Corporation · 2006
- Optical fiber enclosure system216US 6,845,207 B2Fiber Optic Network Solutions Corporation · 2005