| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 385073000 | With additional optical element between facing fiber ends | 50 |
| 20090324176 | BLIND-MATE OPTICAL CONNECTOR FOR SERVER REMOTE MEMORY APPLICATION - Blind-made optical connectors may not be robust and tend to be very sensitive to dust. Accordingly, a floating barrel blind mate optical connector is described which floats with many degrees of freedom for easy connections and accommodates expanded beam connectors to alleviate many common drawbacks. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100086258 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL CABLE - An optical fiber connector | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100124394 | PROCESS FOR CONNECTING FIBERS AND CONNECTED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - A process for connecting optical transmission media such as fibers and connected assembly made by using the process. The invention features the use of an intermediate index-matching material between the connecting end faces and a lubricant during the connecting process. The resultant assembly exhibits lower insertion loss and reflectance loss, as well as lower loss variation compared to connection using the intermediate, index-matching material only. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100272398 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO AN OBJECT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying energy to an object ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20130039623 | FIBER OPTIC MODULE AND CHASSIS - A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis and a plurality of modules removably mounted within the chassis. The modules include one or more fiber optic signal input locations. The modules include optical equipment for splitting the input signals into customer output signals. | 02-14-2013 |
| 385074000 | Lens | 45 |
| 20100027943 | EXPANDED BEAM FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION SYSTEM - An expanded beam fiber optic connection system is disclosed which overcomes the problems associated with known expanded beam fiber optic connection systems. In particular, the expanded beam fiber optic connection system in accordance with the present invention includes a pair of mating fiber optic connectors. Each fiber optic connector includes a connector body and fiber optic termini. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the fiber optic termini utilize expanded beam technology and are configured with virtually the same form factor as existing physical contact fiber optic termini. The configuration of the expanded beam termini provides several benefits. First, existing physical contact fiber optic connection systems can be updated in the field by simply replacing the existing physical contact fiber optic termini with the new expanded beam fiber optic termini in accordance with the present invention and re-using the existing connector body, thus significantly reducing cost of upgrading existing physical contact type fiber optic connection systems. Secondly, since the same connector bodies are used for both the physical contact termini and the expanded beam termini, the number of components for the two types of fiber optic connection systems is reduced, thus reducing manufacturing costs. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100046891 | Electrical connector with improved signal transmission means - A connector ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100104244 | SINGLE-CHANNEL EXPANDED BEAM CONNECTOR - A single-channel, expanded beam connector having a front and rear orientation and comprising: (a) a housing; (b) an outer sleeve at least partially contained by the housing; (c) a first inner sleeve disposed at least partially in the outer sleeve; (d) a ferrule disposed at least partially in the first inner sleeve; (e) a lens disposed at least partially in the first inner sleeve in front of the ferrule, wherein the lens and the ferrule have about the same outside first diameter which is just slightly less than that of the inside diameter of the first inner sleeve such that the ferrule and the lens are held in optical alignment in the first inner sleeve, and wherein the distal end of the outer sleeve extends beyond the inner sleeve to receive a second inner sleeve of a mating structure, the first and second inner sleeves having the same diameter which is just slightly less than the inside diameter of the outer sleeve such that the first and inner sleeves are aligned within the outer sleeve. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100158448 | Cable assembly having floatable termination - A cable assembly ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100166372 | Expanded beam, single fiber, fiber optic connector - The device includes a body, a lens holder, a lens, a ferrule, a ferrule holder, an optical cable holder, a snap ring, and a spring. The lens holder retains the lens, and the lens holder accommodates the ferrule. The ferrule holder is mounted to the body. The spring is mounted between a spring seat of the ferrule holder and a spring seat of the optical cable holder. The snap ring is mounted to the optical cable holder so as to retain the optical cable holder to the body. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100189395 | EXPANDED BEAM CONNECTOR - An optical connector comprising: (a) a lens; (b) a ferrule assembly comprising a ferrule with an endface and at least one fiber in the ferrule having a fiber end presented at the endface; (c) a housing for holding the ferrule assembly and the lens in a certain axial and radial relationship; and (d) a glass element having a first and second surface, the first surface affixed to the endface such that it is in physical contact with the fiber end, the second surface having an AR coating and defining a space between it and the lens. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100303420 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH FLOATABLE FIBER DEVICE - A connector assembly ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100322566 | CONNECTOR HAVING AN IMPROVED INSULATIVE HOUSING - A connector ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100329612 | EXPANDED BEAM OPTICAL FIBRE CONNECTOR - The present invention relates to an optical connector for use in a fibre optic communications system, and particularly an expanded beam optical connector ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110008004 | OPTICLA FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH GUIDING MEANS - An optical fiber connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes two pairs of first convex lenses projecting from a front mating face thereof and a pair of cone-shaped positioning posts at sides of the pairs of convex lenses respectively. The second connector includes two pairs of second convex lenses projecting from a second front mating face thereof to couple with the first convex lenses and a pair of positioning holes to be inserted with the positioning posts of the first connector. Each of the positioning holes includes a retention section and a guiding section in front of the retention section, and the retention sections is same to the positioning posts while the guiding sections is larger than the position posts in dimension. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110091160 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH LESS CROSSTALK BETWEEN THERMINALS THEREOF - An optical connector comprises an insulative housing defining a mating port, at least one grounding contact disposed on the housing, and exposed into the mating port; an optical module movably retained in the housing along a front-to-rear direction and adapted for transmitting optical signal; and a metallic resilient member located behind the optical module to constantly urge the optical module forwardly. The resilient member is electrically connected with the grounding contact and thus grounded through the grounding contact. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110091161 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH AN IMPROVED RESILIENT MEMBER PRESSING ONTO AN OPTICAL MODULE THEREOF - An optical connector comprises an insulative housing defining a mounting cavity; an optical module accommodated in the mounting cavity and capable of moving therein along a front-to-rear direction, the optical module defining a horizontal central line along a middle portion thereof in the front-to-rear direction; at least one fiber coupled to the optical module; and a resilient member located behind the optical module, and having a first abuting portion engaged with the insulative housing, and two second abuting portions extending forwardly from the first abutting portion and pressing onto the optical module. The two second abuting portions are spaced away from each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110097040 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH FLOATABLE OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An cable assembly ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110097041 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH FLOATABLE OPTICAL MODULE - An cable assembly includes an insulative housing ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110097042 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH FLOATABLE OPTICAL MODULE - An cable assembly ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110116746 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR AND FIBER OPTIC ASSEMBLY HAVING SAME - An exemplary fiber optic connector includes four converging lenses and a main body. The main body includes a first surface and a opposite second surface. The first surface defines four receiving holes for receiving four optical fibers. The converging lenses are arranged on the second surface and align with the respective receiving holes. The second surface defines two receiving slots for fixedly receiving two fixing protrusions of a complementary fiber optic connector, as well as two buffer slot. The two buffer slots each are located between the converging lens and the receiving slot, and are configured for allowing two portions of the main body to be bendable, such that precise alignment of the converging lens and the receiving slot is maintained. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110135253 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An exemplary optical fiber connector includes a housing, and two lenses. The housing defines two first blind holes each configured for receiving an optical fiber. The two lenses are formed on the housing and each of the lenses is aligned with a corresponding first blind hole. The two second blind holes are defined on the housing and each of the second blind hole run through the housing to the bottom of a corresponding first blind hole allowing glue to accumulate on the bottom of the first blind hole. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110150397 | CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING FLOATABLE TERMINATION - A cable assembly ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110158588 | CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING FLOATABLE OPTICAL MODULE - A cable assembly ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158589 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING ASSEMBLY AND OPTICAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE HAVING SAME - An exemplary optical fiber coupling assembly includes a first optical connector, a second optical connector, and a coupling lens. The first optical connector is configured for receiving a first optical fiber. The second optical connector is configured for receiving a second optical fiber. The coupling lens is positioned in the second optical connector. The coupling lens includes a first optical portion and a second optical portion integrally formed with the first optical portion. The coupling lens is configured for transmitting optical signals between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber through the first optical portion and the second optical portion. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158590 | CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING FLOATABLE OPTICAL MODULE - A cable assembly ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110188811 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR AND FIBER OPTIC ASSEMBLY HAVING SAME - An exemplary fiber optic connector includes four converging lenses and a main body. The four converging lenses each includes a base portion and two engaging portions protruding from the base portion. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface at two opposite sides thereof. The first surface has four first receiving holes defined therein for receiving four respective optical fibers. The second surface has four second receiving holes aligning with the four respective first receiving holes defined therein. In addition, the main body defines an inner surface in each second receiving hole and two first slots in the inner surface. Each second receiving hole is configured for fixedly receiving the base portion of corresponding converging lens with the two engaging portions engaging in the two first slots. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110194818 | MALE OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND FEMALE OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND RELATED OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING ASSEMBLY - An optical fiber coupling assembly includes a male optical connector and a female optical connector. The male optical connector includes an insulative base having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a male transmitting surface, first lenses mounted to the insulative base and exposed at the male transmitting surface, and a cover having an arm and a blocking plate. One end of the arm is fixed to the second surface, the other end of the arm resiliently attached to the blocking plate. The blocking plate is apart from the first lenses for covering the first lenses. The female optical connector faces the male transmitting surface. The female optical connector includes an insulative supporting member having a female transmitting surface facing the male transmitting surface, second lenses mounted to the female transmitting surface, and two spaced pushing members formed on the female transmitting surface. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110229083 | FIBER OPTIC INTERFACE WITH TRANSLATABLE FERRULE DEVICE - Optical fiber ferrules ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110243504 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF CONNECTING FIBER ARRAY - An optical connector includes a fiber-support block configured to couple cores of a plurality of optical fibers, and a lens-support block including a contact surface provided with a plurality of openings, the contact surface contacted to a contact surface of the fiber-support block, the cores of the optical fibers projecting from the contact surface of the fiber-support block insertable into the respective openings, the lens-support block having pairs of collimate lenses and convex lenses in the respective openings, each of the collimate lenses and a corresponding one of the convex lenses being spaced apart from each other in an optical-axis direction, the collimate lenses being movable in the optical-axis direction and being pressed by elastically deformable members, respectively, in the optical-axis direction and toward the contact surface of the fiber-support block. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110286701 | OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE TO BE USED FOR THE OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE - An optical connection structure which permits easy and automatic alignment between the optical axes of optical fibers and the optical axes of cores of an optical waveguide, and a production method which ensures that an optical waveguide for the optical connection structure can be efficiently produced with higher dimensional accuracy are provided. An over-cladding layer of the optical waveguide includes an extension portion provided in a longitudinal end portion thereof, and optical fiber fixing grooves are provided in the extension portion as extending along extension lines of cores coaxially with the cores and each having opposite ends, one of which is open in an end face of the extension portion and the other of which is closed. Optical fibers are fitted and fixed in the respective optical fiber fixing grooves. The over-cladding layer further includes a boundary portion ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110305419 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING GUIDING DEVICE FOR ALIGNING OPTIC MODULE - A connector assembly ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120008901 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector includes a first main body and a first lens portion. The first main includes at least one positioning slit and at least one recess defined in an inner surface of the first main body in the at least one positioning slit. The male connector is used for engagement with the female connector, and includes a second main body and a second lens portion for optically coupling with the first lens portion. The second main body includes at least one positioning post configured for insertion into the corresponding at least one positioning slit and at least one protrusion protruding from the at least one positioning post configured for insertion into the corresponding at least one recess. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120045176 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING CONNECTOR - A fiber coupling connector includes a receptacle and a plug for insertion into the receptacle. The plug includes a first lens portion and a first sleeve receiving and surrounding the first lens portion. The receptacle includes a second lens portion and a second sleeve receiving and surrounding the second lens portion. The second sleeve is engagingly received in the first sleeve such that the first lens portion is optically coupled with the second lens portion. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120076458 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a connector hold, an optical fiber connector body, an elastic member, and a number of optical fibers. The connector hold defines a receiving recess and a position slot in communication with the receiving recess. The optical fiber connector body is engaged in the receiving recess of the connector hold. The optical fiber connector body includes a positioning post corresponding to and received in the position slot. The optical fibers pass through the connector hold and are attached to the optical fiber connector body. The connector hold includes a slide block received in the position slot, one end surface of the slide block contacts the elastic member, and the other end of the slide block is engaged with a distal end of the positioning post. The slide block is sized and shaped conforming to the position slot. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120099821 | FIBER ASSEMBLY ADAPTED FOR OPTICAL TRANSMITTING - A fiber assembly ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120148197 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a main body, a number of lens portions, a number of restricting members, and a number of optical fibers. The main body includes a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The main body defines a cavity between the first and second side surfaces, and a number of accommodating holes extending through the first side surface and communicating with the cavity. The lens portions are positioned on the second side surface, and each lens portion is coaxial with a corresponding accommodating hole. The restricting members are arranged in the cavity. The optical fibers are fixed in the accommodating holes. Each optical fiber is restricted by a corresponding restricting member and an end of each optical fiber is fixed at the focal plane of a corresponding lens portion. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120155809 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING ASSEMBLY HAVING SAME - An optical fiber connector includes a connector body and a lens block. The connector body defines a number of blind holes and a receiving room. The blind holes opens towards a first side of the connector body. The receiving room opens towards an opposing second side of the connector body The lens block includes a body portion and a number of protruding portions extending from a first side of the body portion. The lens block is received in the receiving room. The protruding portions are positioned between the body portion and the blind holes. The protruding portions are aligned with the respective blind holes. The body portion has a flat second side face free of protruding portions thereon, at an opposite side thereof to the protruding portions. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120170894 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a number of lensed optical fibers and a body. Each lensed optical fiber includes a core portion, a cladding layer, and an optical lens. The core portion includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The cladding layer wraps around the first end. The optical lens is formed on a distal surface of the second end. The body defines a number of receiving through holes. The lensed optical fibers are inserted in the respective receiving through holes with the optical lenses disposed at openings of the receiving through holes. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120177327 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH LENSES HAVING OPPOSING ANGLED PLANAR SURFACES - An optical connector for optically connecting at least one light source to at least one light receiver is disclosed. The optical connector includes first and second connector members respectively having first and second positive-power lens elements with respective first and second planar lens surfaces. The lens elements are arranged in their respective connector members such that when the two connector members are operably mated, the first and second lenses form an optical system where the first and second planar lens surfaces are spaced apart in opposition with a narrow gap in between, and are non-perpendicular to the optical system axis. The lenses may be conventional uniform-refractive-index lenses having a convex surface or may be gradient-index lenses having two planar surfaces. The optical connector is tolerant to contamination that can find its way into the narrow gap. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120251052 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a number of optical fibers, a body, a number of supports, and a cover. The body includes a number of lenses at a first end thereof, a number of through holes at an opposite second end, and a recess located between the lenses and the through holes. The through holes are in communication with the recess. The optical fibers extend through the respective through holes and optically coupled with the respective lenses. The supports are formed in the recess. Each support defines an arc-shaped receiving groove. The cover is engagingly received in the recess and defines a number of V-shaped positioning grooves. Each positioning groove has a first slanted surface and a second slanted surface. The positioning grooves and the corresponding receiving grooves cooperatively securely retain distal portions of the optical fibers in the recess of the body. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120294570 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING CONNECTOR - An optical fiber coupling connector includes a body and a cover attached on the body. The body includes a front surface, a lens portion arranged at the front surface, a rear surface, a top surface, an optical fiber groove defined in the top surface, and an optical fiber accommodated in the optical fiber groove. The optical fiber groove extends from lens portion to the rear surface. The cover includes an elongate retaining groove fittingly engaged with the optical fiber groove. The retaining groove is configured for fixing the optical fiber in the optical fiber groove. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130011099 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR ADAPTER AND RELATED OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An optical fiber connector adapter for coupling a first optical fiber connector to a second optical fiber connector includes a lens body. The lens body includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. A positioning hole is defined in the first surface. A lens hole is defined in the first surface and a first lens is formed on a bottom in the lens hole. The first lens is beneath the first surface and adjacent to the positioning hole. A positioning post and a second lens protrude from the second surface. The second lens is aligned with the first lens. An optical fiber connector assembly having the optical fiber connector adapter is also provided. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130089290 | HYBRID OPTICAL CONNECTOR - Connector systems that carry electrical signals and optical signals in a single connector are provided. A male electro-optical connector can have an electrical insert portion that fits into a receptacle of a female electro-optical connector to provide a structural connection. The optical interface can be advantageously near a front of the connectors for easy maintenance. Optical connectors with a relatively large diameter for the optical interface are also provided. Optical connectors can include a collector for receiving optical signals at a large opening and providing signals to a photodiode at a small opening of the collector. Such optical connectors with a large diameter for an optical interface can advantageously provide reduced alignment tolerances. Adapters, cable adapters, docking stations, and other apparatus can also be provided. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130251311 | OPTICAL PLUG AND RELATED OPTICAL SIGNAL COUPLING ASSEMBLY - An optical plug includes a connector body. The connector body defines a receiving hole with a opening, a hollow pusher extends from the connector body and surrounding the receiving hole; and a number of lenses are arranged in the receiving hole. The connector body includes a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface defines a reflecting groove and the reflecting groove includes a reflecting surface, an included angle between the reflecting groove surface and the first side surface is 135 degrees. A number of lenses arrange on the second side surface to receive signal reflecting by the reflecting surface; and two elastic shielding plates have fixed ends fixed to opposite sides of the pusher, and opposite free ends overlappable to cover the opening. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130272659 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a connector body, two optical fibers, two lenses, and a cover. The connector body includes an optical fiber receiving member defining a recess with an open end and an optical lens member assembled in the recess. The optical lens member has a first surface and a second surface. The optical fibers are received in the optical fiber receiving member. The lenses are formed on the first surface and coupled with the respective optical fibers. The cover includes an engaging member and two shielding members. The engaging member is received in the recess. Each shielding member includes a first plate extending from the engaging member and a second plate perpendicularly extending from the first plate. The first plate covers the optical lens member, and the second plate shields the corresponding lens. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140093211 | OPTICAL CROSS-CONNECT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An optical cross-connect assembly and method are provided that are suitable for use in both small-scale and large-scale applications. The optical cross-connect assembly comprises first and second stacks of multi-optical fiber connector modules that are configured to orthogonally mechanically couple with one another such that the optical ports of each of the connector modules of the first stack are optically aligned with respective optical ports of all of the connector modules of the second stack, and such that the optical ports of each of the connector modules of the second stack are optically aligned with respective optical ports of all of the connector modules of the first stack. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140169744 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR HAVING HIGH COUPLING PRECISION - An optical connector includes a jumper, optical fibers and an optical-electric coupling element. The jumper includes a first side surface and a second side surface. A locating flange extends from the first side surface. The locating flange includes a first vertical surface. The jumper defines receiving holes through the first and second side surfaces and the first vertical surface. Each of the optical fibers is received in a respective receiving hole. The optical-electric coupling element includes a third side surface defining a locating cavity. The locating cavity includes a second vertical surface forming coupling lenses. The locating cavity also includes a lower sidewall and an upper sidewall defining an opening. The second vertical surface is substantially perpendicular to the upper sidewall. The locating flange is inserted into the locating cavity, with each coupling lenses aligned with a respective optical fiber. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140270647 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE CONNECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - An optical fiber connector has, in one embodiment, a body and a light management device. The light management device is operable to manage a plurality of light beams for exchange between a plurality of sets of optical fibers. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140270648 | OPTICAL COUPLING MEMBER AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR USING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL COUPLING MEMBER HOLDING MEMBER - An optical coupling member includes an optical fiber ( | 09-18-2014 |
