G02B 6/566
Devices for opening or removing the mantle
Official title: {Devices for opening or removing the mantle}
G02B6/566 (Devices for opening or removing the mantle) appears on 203 US grants and 150 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 203
- Published applications
- 150
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 380
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
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 carrying structure with rip cord and related method2 Sep 2025US 12,405,437 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Outer sheath/buffer tube cable slitter8 Jul 2025US 12,355,220 B2Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.
- 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
- Manifold for connecting corrugated conduit19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079318 A1The Boeing Company
- Optical fiber ribbon storage device for use in splice closures29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029605 A1OFS Fitel, LLC
- Cable Slitter20 Nov 2025US 2025/0355182 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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 protective member with removable section to facilitate separation thereof126US 5,970,196 ASiecor Corporation · 1999
- Method for accessing optical fibers within a telecommunication cable104US 7,817,891 B2Draka Comteq B.V. · 2010
- Method for accessing optical fibers contained in a sheath98US 6,181,857 B2Alcatel · 2001