Patents Assigned to Sei Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 11768328Abstract: A fusion splicer is disclosed. The fusion splicer includes a fusion splicing unit that fusion splices of optical fibers, a communication unit that communicates through wireless connection with an external terminal, and a setting unit that sets a fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit. The communication unit acquires information related to the fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit from the external terminal. The setting unit sets the fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit based on the acquired information related to the fusion condition. The fusion splicing unit fusion splices in accordance with the fusion condition set by the setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Kazuyoshi Ooki, Hideaki Yusa
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Publication number: 20220381987Abstract: A fusion splicer is disclosed. The fusion splicer includes a fusion splicing unit that fusion splices of optical fibers, a communication unit that communicates through wireless connection with an external terminal, and a setting unit that sets a fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit. The communication unit acquires information related to the fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit from the external terminal. The setting unit sets the fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit based on the acquired information related to the fusion condition. The fusion splicing unit fusion splices in accordance with the fusion condition set by the setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro SUZUKI, Kazuyoshi OOKI, Hideaki YUSA
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Patent number: 11454761Abstract: A fusion splicer is disclosed. The fusion splicer includes a fusion splicing unit that fusion splices of optical fibers, a communication unit that communicates through wireless connection with an external terminal, and a setting unit that sets a fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit. The communication unit acquires information related to the fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit from the external terminal. The setting unit sets the fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit based on the acquired information related to the fusion condition. The fusion splicing unit fusion splices in accordance with the fusion condition set by the setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Kazuyoshi Ooki, Hideaki Yusa
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Patent number: 11435529Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber holder comprising a holder body and a cover. The holder body has an accommodation section capable of accommodating a plurality of optical fibers. The holder body or the cover has at least one ridge which can be disposed within the accommodation section. When the cover is closed over the holder body, a plurality of sections which can parallelly accommodate the plurality of optical fibers are parallelly formed by the inner surface of the accommodation section, the lower surface of the cover, and the ridge.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuichiro Sato, Hiroshi Takayanagi, Hiroshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 11288938Abstract: A fusion splicer is capable of sensing whether or not the fusion splicer is in a stolen state in cooperation with a theft sensing device. The fusion splicer includes an authentication processing unit that authenticates the theft sensing device, a storage unit that stores identification information of the theft sensing device subjected to authentication processing, a decision unit that decides whether or not the fusion splicer is in a stolen state based on a communication condition with respect to the theft sensing device, a locking unit that locks at least a part of functions of the fusion splicer when it is decided that the fusion splicer is in a stolen state, a releasing unit that temporarily releases the locked function of the fusion splicer, and an input unit that receives an input of a release ID for releasing the locked state.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ooki, Takahiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 11257335Abstract: Disclosed is a theft sensing system for sensing a theft of a fusion splicer by using an information terminal. The system includes a wireless communication unit that enables the fusion splicer to perform wireless communication with the information terminal, an authentication processing unit that performs an authentication process such that the fusion splicer and the information terminal are wirelessly connected to each other, an acquisition unit that acquires wireless situation data between the fusion splicer and the information terminal which are wirelessly connected to each other, a decision unit that decides whether the fusion splicer moves in a direction away from the information terminal based on a change in the wireless situation data acquired by the acquisition unit, and a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification process in the information terminal when the decision unit decides that the fusion splicer moves in the direction away from the information terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ooki, Makoto Miyamori
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Patent number: 11204465Abstract: An optical fiber holder for holding an optical fiber includes a holder body part on which a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber having a different outer diameter are mountable, a lid body which is disposed to the holder body part, and a fiber posture correction block which is provided on the lid body on a side close to a terminal processing part of the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber. The holder body part includes a first regulating part at an end part thereof on a terminal processing part side, and the first regulating part regulates movement of a first glass fiber of the first optical fiber and a second glass fiber of the second optical fiber. The fiber posture correction block includes a contact part to contact the second optical fiber at an end part thereof on the terminal processing part side.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryuichiro Sato
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Patent number: 11181692Abstract: A reinforcing apparatus for reinforcing a fusion-splicing part between optical fibers includes a main body part, a heater that heats a heat-shrinkable tube covering the fusion-splicing part, and a pair of clamp parts that are provided at opposite sides of the heater and respectively hold an optical fiber or an optical connector. The pair of the clamp parts respectively include a storage part that stores the optical fiber or the optical connector, and a clamper that is rotatably supported in the main body part and can be disposed in an open state where an upper portion of the storage part is opened and in a closed state where the optical fiber or the optical connector stored in the storage part is sandwiched. A clamp part of at least one part of the pair of clamp parts includes a sliding part that is slidably mounted on a storage part.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke Meo, Ryuichiro Sato, Hiroshi Takayanagi
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Patent number: 11156787Abstract: An optical connector includes a holder configured to hold at least three or more optical connector plugs. The optical connector plugs and the adapters are arranged in an intersecting direction intersecting with a connecting direction. The optical connector plugs include a first optical connector plug and a second optical connector plug. Any of the first optical connector plug and the adapter to which the first optical connector plug is connected has a latch mechanism configured to engage the first optical connector plug with the adapter. Any of the second optical connector plug and the adapter to which the second optical connector plug is connected does not have a latch mechanism configured to engage the second optical connector plug with the adapter.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshikyo Tamekuni, Kazuya Masuda, Tomohiko Ueda, Yuji Suzuki
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Patent number: 11073671Abstract: A termination unit includes: a plurality of first optical fibers fusion-connected to a multicore cable; a tray slidable in a first direction, the tray being provided on one end side of the termination unit in the first direction; and a plurality of adapters which are provided in a line on the tray, to which a plurality of second optical fibers are connected from each of one end sides of the adapters, and to which the plurality of first optical fibers are connected from each of the other end sides of the adapters, in which the tray has a cover part for protecting the plurality of adapters, and in which the cover part is rotatable with a shaft that extends along a second direction, and the cover part rotates downward when the tray has slid in a direction toward the one end side from the other end side.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignees: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD., JAPAN COMMUNICATION ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Masuda, Junji Fukui, Tomoyuki Yokokawa, Tetsuya Oosugi, Takayuki Yokochi, Masanori Yamanaka, Tsuneari Ito
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Publication number: 20210157059Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber holder comprising a holder body and a cover. The holder body has an accommodation section capable of accommodating a plurality of optical fibers. The holder body or the cover has at least one ridge which can be disposed within the accommodation section. When the cover is closed over the holder body, a plurality of sections which can parallelly accommodate the plurality of optical fibers are parallelly formed by the inner surface of the accommodation section, the lower surface of the cover, and the ridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuichiro SATO, Hiroshi TAKAYANAGI, Hiroshi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 10989875Abstract: A theft tracking system for tracking a stolen fusion splicer of fusion splicers each of which is wirelessly accessible.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ooki, Takahiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210116649Abstract: An optical connector includes a holder configured to hold at least three or more optical connector plugs. The optical connector plugs and the adapters are arranged in an intersecting direction intersecting with a connecting direction. The optical connector plugs include a first optical connector plug and a second optical connector plug. Any of the first optical connector plug and the adapter to which the first optical connector plug is connected has a latch mechanism configured to engage the first optical connector plug with the adapter. Any of the second optical connector plug and the adapter to which the second optical connector plug is connected does not have a latch mechanism configured to engage the second optical connector plug with the adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshikyo TAMEKUNI, Kazuya MASUDA, Tomohiko UEDA, Yuji SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20210055497Abstract: A termination unit includes: a plurality of first optical fibers fusion-connected to a multicore cable; a tray slidable in a first direction, the tray being provided on one end side of the termination unit in the first direction; and a plurality of adapters which are provided in a line on the tray, to which a plurality of second optical fibers are connected from each of one end sides of the adapters, and to which the plurality of first optical fibers are connected from each of the other end sides of the adapters, in which the tray has a cover part for protecting the plurality of adapters, and in which the cover part is rotatable with a shaft that extends along a second direction, and the cover part rotates downward when the tray has slid in a direction toward the one end side from the other end side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicants: SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd., Japan Communication Accessories Manufacturing Co., Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya MASUDA, Junji FUKUI, Tomoyuki YOKOKAWA, Tetsuya OOSUGI, Takayuki YOKOCHI, Masanori YAMANAKA, Tsuneari ITO
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Patent number: 10928591Abstract: A neck-hung operation tray includes a first operation tray in which a fusion splicer is mounted, and a second operation tray which is assembled with the first operation tray. The first operation tray includes an installation surface on which the fusion splicer is installed, and a pair of projecting parts disposed around the installation surface and having through holes, and first openings respectively disposed in the vicinity of the projecting parts in the installation surface. The second operation tray includes an operation surface, a second opening formed in the operation surface, and the engaging parts projecting outward from the second opening. The engaging parts are engaged with the first openings, and the projecting parts are accommodated in the second opening such that the fusion splicer is mounted on the installation surface and the top surfaces of the engaging parts.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Keitaro Koguchi, Yoshiyuki Nishizawa
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Patent number: 10921527Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber holder comprising a holder body and a cover. The holder body has an accommodation section capable of accommodating a plurality of optical fibers. The holder body or the cover has at least one ridge which can be disposed within the accommodation section. When the cover is closed over the holder body, a plurality of sections which can parallelly accommodate the plurality of optical fibers are parallelly formed by the inner surface of the accommodation section, the lower surface of the cover, and the ridge.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuichiro Sato, Hiroshi Takayanagi, Hiroshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10901723Abstract: A management system for managing updating of operating software of a plurality of fusion splicers to which unique identifiers are assigned respectively, is disclosed. The management system is provided with a receiving unit that receives identifiers from a plurality of fusion splicers through wireless signals, the identifiers being assigned to the respective fusion splicers, a determination unit that determines whether or not operating software of a fusion splicer assigned to an identifier received by the receiving unit is operating software to be updated, an acquisition unit that acquires operating software update information appropriate for the fusion splicer for which the operating software is determined by the determination unit to be operating software to be updated, and a transmitting unit that transmits the operating software update information appropriate for the individual fusion splicer acquired by the acquisition unit to the fusion splicer.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ooki, Makoto Miyamori
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Publication number: 20210012630Abstract: Disclosed is a theft sensing system for sensing a theft of a fusion splicer by using an information terminal. The system includes a wireless communication unit that enables the fusion splicer to perform wireless communication with the information terminal, an authentication processing unit that performs an authentication process such that the fusion splicer and the information terminal are wirelessly connected to each other, an acquisition unit that acquires wireless situation data between the fusion splicer and the information terminal which are wirelessly connected to each other, a decision unit that decides whether the fusion splicer moves in a direction away from the information terminal based on a change in the wireless situation data acquired by the acquisition unit, and a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification process in the information terminal when the decision unit decides that the fusion splicer moves in the direction away from the information terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyoshi OOKI, Makoto MIYAMORI
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Patent number: 10859783Abstract: An optical fiber rack includes: a rack part on which a plurality of termination units arranged along an up-down direction are located; an optical fiber housing part which has a back plate and in which an extra length wiring part in a plurality of optical fiber bundles connected to each of the plurality of termination units is housed; and a plurality of first dividing bodies for dividing locations of the optical fiber bundles in the optical fiber housing part, the plurality of first dividing bodies being attached to the back plate so as to be arranged along the up-down direction in the optical fiber housing part. The first dividing body has a holding part for holding the corresponding optical fiber bundle, and the holding part of the first dividing body provided lower in the up-down direction is positioned to be separated from the back plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., JAPAN COMMUNICATION ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SEI OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayasu Yamauchi, Tomohiko Ueda, Tsuneari Ito, Takayuki Yokochi, Kazuya Masuda
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Patent number: D918016Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazufumi Joko, Ryosuke Meo