Multifiber connector for making optical connections

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a multifiber connector for making optical connections showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof of FIG. 1.

In FIGS. 1-8, the evenly-spaced broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the multifiber connector for making optical connections that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a multifiber connector for making optical connections as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1060249
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 30, 2021
Date of Patent: Feb 4, 2025
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Corning, NY)
Inventors: Michael De Jong (Colleyville, TX), Ashley Wesley Jones (Denton, TX), Gordon Mueller-Schlomka (Berlin), Joel Christopher Rosson (Hickory, NC)
Primary Examiner: Shawn T Gingrich
Assistant Examiner: Caleb M Baker
Application Number: 29/805,721
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