Optical connector
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The broken line shown in the drawing views represents unclaimed environmental only and forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The design for an optical connector, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 30, 2015
Date of Patent: Feb 13, 2018
Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC (Hickory, NC)
Inventors: Michael de Jong (Colleyville, TX), Esteban Belisario Marin (Hickory, NC), Hieu Vinh Tran (Charlotte, NC)
Primary Examiner: Daniel Bui
Application Number: 29/546,951