Patents Assigned to FURUKAWA ELECTRIC LATAM S.A.
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Publication number: 20240045153Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical cable connector ferrule for connecting a reinforced optical cable connector to an optical adapter, the ferrule comprising a cavity for housing an optical cable connector plug connected to an optical cable; and a fastening portion comprising slots for fastening and aligning with the optical adapter. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an optical adapter comprising a first connection end for receiving a first optical cable; a second connection end for receiving a second optical cable; a stop surface within the first connection end for positioning an optical cable ferrule that houses an optical cable connector plug; an adaptation element disposed on the stop surface for connecting the first and second optical fibers; fastening features disposed on the stop surface for retaining a reinforced optical cable connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Furukawa Electric Latam S.A.Inventors: Marcela CARNEIRO LOPES, Thiago DECONTO VIEIRA, Renato FLÁVIO CRUZ, Lucas GABRIEL CHAVES
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Publication number: 20240027693Abstract: The present invention relates to a reinforced optical cable connector comprising an inner body for housing an optical cable, the inner body comprising a plug holder for securing a connection plug at a first end; a crimping base comprising a retaining sleeve for retaining the optical cable; and an outer housing for housing the inner body, the crimping base; wherein the crimping base comprises a fastener for engagement with the inner body; and the inner body comprises a mating surface at a second end opposite the first end for attaching the crimping base fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Furukawa Electric Latam S.A.Inventors: Marcela CARNEIRO LOPES, Thiago DECONTO VIEIRA, Renato FLÁVIO CRUZ, Lucas GABRIEL CHAVES
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Publication number: 20220269025Abstract: The box comprises a base (10) hinging a lid (20) and a tray (40) carrying fiber splicing and splitting means (AF, EF) and output adapters (AS). A side opening (13) of the base (10) is closed by a sealing bung (30) and the tray (40) incorporates, on a front face (42), a lateral anchoring element (45) provided with anchoring cutouts (45b) and being seated on the sealing bung (30). The side anchoring element (45) receives a sealing element (50) with forward slots (51) to receive a terminal cable (CT). The lid (20) has a back edge (22a) with an extension seated against the sealing element (50) and with another extension forcing a terminal cable (CT) into an anchoring cutout (45b).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC LATAM S.A.Inventor: THIAGO DECONTO VIEIRA
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Patent number: 10509179Abstract: Connector (C) comprises: an anchoring element (30) involving a latch (20); a semi-tubular clamp (40), having a front end portion (41), inserted and locked in the anchoring element (30), and by a back end portion (42) internally provided with inner teeth (43), between which a cable cover (CC) extension of a single fiber optical cable (1) is inserted and locked, by interference; a tubular housing (50) involving the anchoring element (30) and clamp (40). The clamp's (40) inner teeth (43) are radially protruding inwards, from the internal surface of the clamp's (40) back end portion, to end, each of them, in a cutting edge (43a) contained in plane orthogonal to the clamp's (40) geometric axis and anterior to the cross section of the respective inner tooth (43).Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC LATAM S.A.Inventor: Matheus Kulcheski Carneiro
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Patent number: 10484306Abstract: A system applied to patch panels having pairs of ports to be interconnected by the insertion of connectors provided at each end of a patch cord and carrying a passive NFC identification tag and containing a unique identity of the patch cord. A tracking module associated to each patch panel and connected to a controller device and comprising an NFC antenna associated with each panel port and a reader for processing and storing the signals that each antenna picks up from the identification tag of a connector inserted in the respective panel port. Each tracking module carries a light indicator, indicating the connection status of each port, and a button for registering the patch panel in the controller device having its operation managed, in accordance with a programmed interconnection layout, by a server.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC LATAM S.A.Inventors: Sergio Roberto Scarpin, Francisco Da Silva Tavares, Cinthya Oestreich Silva, Guilherme Bauml Campagnoli, Matheus Kulcheski Carneiro, Adriel Erich Pereira, Carlos Alberto Fernandes Sobrinho, André Luís De Castro Mello
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Patent number: 10288830Abstract: An expandable optical distribution device is provided which includes a basic module defined by a basic box, closed by a front cover, receiving an optical cable and housing an optical fiber derived from the optical cable and coupled to an output adapter to which a user's drop cable of a first user is coupled; and an additional carton-shaped expansion module in the form of an additional box, engageable on the basic box and closed by a tilting cover. The additional box is provided with an input connector attachable to the output adapter, and houses an expansion fiber split into multiple user fibers, each user fiber being coupled to an expansion adapter internal to the additional box and to each of which a user's drop cable is attachable.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC LATAM S.A.Inventor: Thiago Deconto Vieira
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Patent number: 10254489Abstract: The connector (C) comprises: an anchoring element (30) encircling a bolt (20); a semi-tubular clamp (40) having an anterior end portion (41), fitted and retained in the anchoring member (30), and a rear end portion (42) internally provided with inner teeth (43), which, by interference, an extension of the cable cover (CC) of an optical cable (1, 2) is inserted and held; a tubular housing (50) surrounding the anchoring element (30) and the clamp (40). The clamp (40) comprises, in a median region (44), defined between its front end portion (41) and rear end portion (42), at least one pair of side and mutually opposing inner claws (45, 46) between which a fiber jacket (CF) extension of the optical cable (1, 2) is radially engaged and axially retained by interference.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC LATAM S.A.Inventor: Matheus Kulcheski Carneiro
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Patent number: 10234647Abstract: An optical termination box comprising: a tubular housing (10) with an open end (10b) and a closed end (10a) provided with an input opening (11) for an optical distribution cable (100); a cover (20) securable against the open end (10b) of the housing (10) and pierced by output adapters (30); and an optical fiber accommodating tray (40), internal to the tubular housing (10) and having a first end (41) carrying a tubular bushing (50) with a base portion (51) seated against the closed end (10a) of the tubular housing (10), and a projecting body portion (52) out of the input opening (11), to cooperate with a puller (60) that holds the tubular bushing (50) hermetically pressed against the closed end (10a) of the tubular housing (10). The tubular bushing (50) hermetically receives and retains an end portion (100a) of an optical distribution cable (100) containing at least one optical fiber (FO).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC LATAM S.A.Inventors: Anderson Marcelo Stancyk, Wilherm Toshio Kinoshita Yoshizawa, Gabriel Tanner Pasetti