G02B 6/56
Processes for repairing optical cables
Official title: {Processes for repairing optical cables}
G02B6/56 (Processes for repairing optical cables) appears on 494 US grants and 412 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Window cutting tool for multi-fiber cable4 Aug 2026US 12,699,224 B2Ppc Broadband Fiber Ltd.
- Systems and methods for removing coating from an optical fiber10 Mar 2026US 12,571,964 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Fiber organizer16 Dec 2025US 12,498,526 B2
- Fiber optic cable labeling system and methods of manufacturing the same21 Oct 2025US 12,449,621 B2LiteLinx Broadband Solutions, Inc.
- Cassette with reversible securing component and system9 Sep 2025US 12,411,300 B2Belden Canada Ulc
- Coating stripping device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227571 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for opening a stripwound hose; method for the maintenance and/or repair of a fibre strand in a stripwound hose; use of the apparatus and the methods16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201999 A1
- Heating apparatus for heat shrink tubing for optical cables16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202636 A1Ucl Swift Co., Ltd.
- Detectable Fiber Optic Cable Protector19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079315 A1Eas IP, LLC
- Manifold for connecting corrugated conduit19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079318 A1The Boeing Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies having toning portions407US 7,113,679 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
- Fiber optic cables and assemblies for fiber toward the subscriber applications247US 8,712,200 B1Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2014
- Filament organizer212US 6,600,866 B23M Innovative Properties Company · 2003
- Apparatus and method for splitting optical fibers199US 6,466,725 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2002
- Fiber optic jumper cables and tracing method using same147US 5,666,453 A1997