Multifiber connector for making optical connections
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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
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Connector, Conductor Or Housing Therefor (10) (D13/133)