Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
385061000 | Lens-shaped ferrule | 8 |
20090263086 | DATA TRANSMISSION CABLE WITH FAKRA HOUSING - The invention relates to a data transmission cable ( | 10-22-2009 |
20120155807 | Expanded Beam Optical Connector - An expanded beam optical connector includes a housing and an expanded beam lens being mounted in the housing. The connector is operable to axially align the expanded beam lens and a terminated optical fiber so that the expanded beam lens is configured to be in optical communication with the optical fiber. | 06-21-2012 |
20130039622 | FIELD-INSTALLABLE EXPANDED BEAM CONNECTOR SYSTEM - An expanded beam connector kit, comprising a first lens assembly having a front and rear orientation and comprising at least a first base having a first interengagement mechanism for interengaging with a second interengagement mechanism of a first ferrule assembly, a first inner sleeve extending from the first base, a first lens disposed at least partially in the first inner sleeve such that the first lens is axially aligned in the first inner sleeve. | 02-14-2013 |
20130308908 | DENSE FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED CONNECTORS AND CABLES SUITABLE FOR ESTABLISHING OPTICAL CONNECTIONS FOR OPTICAL BACKPLANES IN EQUIPMENT RACKS - Dense fiber optic connector assemblies and related connectors and cables suitable for establishing optical connections for optical backplanes in equipment racks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic connector is provided. The fiber optic connector is configured to be directly optically connected in an optical backplane. The fiber optic connector is comprised of at least one fiber optic connector body, at least one fiber optic ferrule in the at least one fiber optic connector body. The fiber optic ferrule is configured to support a fiber count and to optically align fiber openings with lenses disposed on the fiber optic connector body. The dense fiber optic connectors may be optical backplane fiber optic connectors or blade fiber optic connectors. | 11-21-2013 |
20150323747 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A CLEANING ELEMENT - An optical connector includes a lens assembly that has at least one lens and a surface. A cleaning element is provided to clean the surface or a surface of another optical connector. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323752 | NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OPTICAL CONNECTION APPARATUS - A non-intrusive monitoring optical connection apparatus includes first and second fiber optic communication lines ( | 11-12-2015 |
20150355418 | SHORT OPTICAL TERMINUS - An optical connector comprising a plug housing having a pin cavity; a pin having a front and rear orientation and disposed at least partially in the pin cavity, the pin comprising at least a pin sleeve having a pin sleeve length, the pin sleeve at least partially containing a pin ferrule and a pin lens; a receptacle housing having a socket cavity; a socket having a from and rear orientation and disposed at least partially in the socket cavity, the socket comprising at least a socket sleeve having a socket sleeve length, the socket sleeve at least partially containing a socket ferrule and a socket lens; and an alignment sleeve between the pin and socket, wherein, when in a mated state, a pin front portion of the pin sleeve and a socket front portion of the socket sleeve are disposed in the alignment sleeve, wherein the pin front portion and the socket front portion are at least ⅓ the length of the pin sleeve and socket sleeve, respectively. | 12-10-2015 |
20160077289 | Expanded Beam Optical Connector and Method of Making The Same - An expanded beam (EB) optical connector. In some embodiments, the EB optical connector includes: a rigid, hollow, straight contact tube having a centerline axis; and a collimator assembly having an optical axis and comprising an optical fiber and a collimating lens, wherein the centerline axis of the contact tube is at least substantially aligned with the optical axis such that collimated light produced by the lens from light exiting the fiber travels though the contact tube and the loss of light caused by misalignment of the axes is not more than 2 dB. | 03-17-2016 |