# US 2013/0156383 A1 · Adjustable optical fiber connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0156383 A1 - Document ID: US20130156383A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/770,411 - Filed: 2013-02-19 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2009-11-04 - Assignees: Hogue Surgical, LLC - Inventors: Roger S. Hogue - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130156383A1 ## CPC - G02B 6/3869: {Mounting ferrules to connector body, i.e. plugs} - G02B 6/36: Mechanical coupling means (G02B6/255, G02B6/42 take precedence) - G02B 6/3833: {Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture} - G02B 6/3847: {with means preventing fibre end damage, e.g. recessed fibre surfaces} - G02B 6/3858: {Clamping, i.e. with only elastic deformation} - G02B 6/3871: {Ferrule rotatable with respect to plug body, e.g. for setting rotational position (adjusting fibre within the ferrule, G02B6/3843); Fixation of ferrules after rotation} - G02B 6/3849: {using mechanical protective elements, e.g. caps, hoods, sealing membranes (G02B6/3816 takes precedence; provisionally see H01R13/44)} - G02B 6/3887: {Anchoring optical cables to connector housings, e.g. strain relief features} - G02B 6/4292: {the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements} - Y10T 29/49174: Assembling terminal to elongated conductor - Y10T 225/10: Methods - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A connector for an optical fiber includes a housing defining a lumen and having a proximal end and distal end, and an adjustable ferrule secured to the proximal end of the housing and rotatable with respect to the housing to translate a proximal end of the optical fiber longitudinally with respect to a proximal end of the adjustable ferrule. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connector for an optical fiber, the connector comprising: a housing defining a lumen and including a proximal end and distal end; a collet configured to receive a portion of the optical fiber, the collet disposed in the lumen such that the collet holds the optical fiber in place with respect to the housing; an adjustable ferrule secured to the proximal end of the housing and rotatable with respect to the housing to translate a proximal end of the optical fiber longitudinally with respect to a proximal end of the adjustable ferrule; a connector element secured to the proximal end of the housing with the adjustable ferrule, wherein the connector element is rotatable with respect to the housing; and a collar disposed around the housing, the collar secured to the connector element and spaced from the housing such that rotation of the collar rotates the connector element with respect to the housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connector of claim 1, wherein the connector element is secured to the proximal end of the housing with the adjustable ferrule. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The connector of claim 1, wherein the connector element defines a threaded annular cavity, and wherein the connector further comprises: a cap including an outer thread that is securable to the threaded annular cavity to cover the adjustable ferrule. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connector of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises: a first coupling element; and a second coupling element threadedly secured to the first coupling element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The connector of claim 4, and further comprising: a housing set screw receivable in a radially directed threaded bore extending through the first coupling element and engageable with the second coupling element to lock the second coupling element longitudinally with respect to the first coupling element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The connector of claim 1, and further comprising: a ferrule set screw receivable in a radially directed threaded bore extending through the housing and engageable with the adjustable ferrule to lock the adjustable ferrule longitudinally with respect to the housing. ### Claim 7 A connector for an optical fiber, the connector comprising: a housing defining a lumen and including a proximal end and distal end; and an adjustable ferrule secured to the proximal end of the housing and rotatable with respect to the housing to translate a proximal end of the optical fiber longitudinally with respect to a proximal end of the adjustable ferrule. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The connector of claim 7, and further comprising: a connector element secured to the proximal end of the housing wherein the connector element is rotatable with respect to the housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The connector of claim 8, wherein the connector element is secured to the proximal end of the housing with the adjustable ferrule. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The connector of claim 8, wherein the connector element defines a threaded annular cavity, and wherein the connector further comprises: a cap including an outer thread that is securable to the threaded annular cavity to cover the adjustable ferrule. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The connector of claim 8, and further comprising: a collar disposed around the housing, the collar secured to the connector element and spaced from the housing such that rotation of the collar rotates the connector element with respect to the housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The connector of claim 7, wherein the housing comprises: a first coupling element; and a second coupling element threadedly secured to the first coupling element. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The connector of claim 12, and further comprising: a housing set screw receivable in a radially directed threaded bore extending through the first coupling element and engageable with the second coupling element to lock the second coupling element longitudinally with respect to the first coupling element. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The connector of claim 7, and further comprising: a ferrule set screw receivable in a radially directed threaded bore extending through the housing and engageable with the adjustable ferrule to lock the adjustable ferrule longitudinally with respect to the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The connector of claim 7, and further comprising: a collet disposed in the lumen and configured to hold the optical fiber in place with respect to the housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The connector of claim 15, wherein the collet includes tapered ends, wherein the lumen is sized such that the tapered ends of the collet are urged against ends of lumen, and wherein the ends of the lumen are shaped such that the tapered ends of the collet are clamped against the optical fiber to hold the optical fiber in place with respect to the housing. ### Claim 17 An optical fiber assembly comprising: an optical fiber; a housing defining a lumen and including a proximal end and distal end; and an adjustable ferrule secured to the proximal end of the housing and rotatable with respect to the housing to translate a proximal end of the optical fiber longitudinally with respect to a proximal end of the adjustable ferrule. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The optical fiber assembly of claim 17, and further comprising: a connector element secured to the proximal end of the housing wherein the connector element is rotatable with respect to the housing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The optical fiber assembly of claim 18, wherein the connector element defines a threaded annular cavity, and wherein the connector further comprises: a cap including an outer thread that is securable to the threaded annular cavity to cover the adjustable ferrule. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The optical fiber assembly of claim 17, and further comprising: a collar disposed around the housing, the collar secured to the connector element and spaced from the housing such that rotation of the collar rotates the connector element with respect to the housing.