G02B 6/44715
Fan-out devices
Official title: {Fan-out devices}
G02B6/44715 (Fan-out devices) appears on 362 US grants and 422 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 422
- Assignees
- 138
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- 643
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatuses and methods for modular optical fiber furcation18 Aug 2026US 12,710,613 B2Belden Inc.
- Fiber connecting body, optical communication system, optical device, and method for manufacturing fiber connecting body11 Aug 2026US 12,704,670 B2Fujikura Ltd.
- High density fiber panel organization4 Aug 2026US 12,699,233 B2
- Configurable optical devices having an optical splitter and duplex connector14 Jul 2026US 12,681,238 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Fiber optic splice transitions and methods of assembly26 May 2026US 12,638,638 B2CommScope Technologies LLC
- High density optical splitter with internal fanout device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287844 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Adaptive cable assembly and method for construction27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251849 A1AFL Telecommunications LLC
- High density optical splitter with internal fanout device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243989 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Fan-in/fan-out device and optical communication apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227591 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Fiber optic pulling assembly with breakout30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219470 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical fiber routing and support apparatus245US 6,278,829 B1Marconi Communications, Inc. · 2001
- Furcation kit236US 6,738,555 B1Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2004
- Fiber optic universal bracket apparatus and methods205US 7,330,629 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2008
- Clip for securing a fiber optic cable assembly and associated assemblies162US 8,285,104 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2012
- Optical fiber enclosure system using integrated optical connector and coupler assembly149US 6,909,833 B2Fiber Optic Network Solutions Corporation · 2005