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US 2012/0057829 A1Published application
Fiber Optic Connectors and Ferrules and Methods for Using the Same
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsSeldon David Benjamin, Michael de Jong, Randy LaRue McClure, Howard Clark Schwartz
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Abstract
According to at least one exemplary embodiment a ferrule, comprises: (i) a bore extending from a rear of the ferrule to a front of the ferrule, wherein the bore is sized to receive an optical fiber and a buffer layer at one end face of the ferrule; and (ii) an end stop sized to engage the buffer layer and to contain the optical fiber within said ferrule. In some embodiments the ferrule includes an optical fiber situated within the bore.
Claims27
A ferrule, comprising:
- a bore extending from a rear of the ferrule to a front of the ferrule, wherein the bore is sized to receive an optical fiber and a buffer layer at one end face of the ferrule;
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- end stop sized to engage the buffer layer and to contain the optical fiber within said ferrule.
A fiber optic connector, comprising:
- a housing sized to receive a ferule;
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- a ferrule situated within said housing, said ferrule having a bore, the bore extending from a rear of the ferrule to a front of the ferrule, wherein the bore is sized to receive and guide an optical fiber and a buffer layer to a front end face of the ferrule;
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- end stop sized to engage the buffer layer and to contain the optical fiber within said ferrule.
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A method for making a fiber optic connector assembly, comprising:
- (i) providing a ferrule having a bore therethrough and a front end face and an end stop situated adjacent to said front end face;
- (ii) providing an optical fiber having a core and a protective layer;
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- inserting the optical fiber into the bore of the ferrule so that the core and the protective layer extend to the front end face of the ferrule, and said protective layer is in contact with said end stop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.