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US 2023/0280546 A1Published application
Fiber connector assembly
AssigneeGreen Lambda Corporation
InventorsMohammad H. Raza, Boby Joseph, Andrew J. Martin, Robert C. O'Neil
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides embodiments of fiber optic cable connectors, sleeves for fiber optic cable connectors, fiber optic cable adapters and fiber optic connector assemblies that incorporate intelligent systems that can identify presence and exchange information.
Claims11
A fiber optic cable connector assembly comprising:
- a fiber optic cable connector having a connector housing and a ferrule extending from the connector housing;
- a sleeve having a sleeve body with a central sleeve opening, a media interface housing extending from the sleeve body and at least one electrical storage media within the media interface housing, the sleeve being configured to fit over the connector housing;
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- a fiber optic cable adapter having an adapter housing comprising:
- an adapter body having a central adapter opening configured to receive at least the ferrule;
- a presence detecting switch configured to actuate when the ferrule is inserted into the central adapter opening;
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- a storage media interface that is capable of reading from and writing to the at least one electrical storage media.
5 more elements
A fiber optic cable connector assembly comprising:
- a fiber optic cable connector having a connector housing and a ferrule extending from the connector housing;
- a sleeve configured to fit over the connector housing, the sleeve comprising:
- a sleeve body with a central sleeve opening;
- a media interface housing extending from the sleeve body and having at least one electrical storage media within the media interface housing;
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- a RFID tag secured to the sleeve body;
- a fiber optic cable adapter having an adapter housing comprising:
- an adapter body having a central adapter opening configured to receive at least the ferrule;
- a presence detecting switch configured to actuate when the ferrule is inserted into the central adapter opening;
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- a storage media interface that is capable of reading from and writing to the at least one electrical storage media.
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A fiber optic cable connector comprising:
- a connector housing and a ferrule extending from the connector housing;
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- a sleeve having a sleeve body with a central sleeve opening, a media interface housing extending from the sleeve body and at least one electrical storage media within the media interface housing, the sleeve being configured to fit over the connector housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.