Fiber Holder (i.e., For Single Fiber Or Holding Multiple Single Fibers Together) Patents (Class 385/137)
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Patent number: 11971599Abstract: A sealed terminal has a housing, a cover, a splice tray, an adapter plate, and a splice chip. The cover is connected to the housing to close an interior compartment and has input ports for receiving one or more cables and an output adapter module having a plurality of distribution ports. The splice tray is positioned in the interior compartment and has one or more cable retainers configured to route the one or more cables within the interior compartment. The adapter plate is connected to the splice tray and has a plurality of adapters for connecting the one or more cables to the distribution ports. The splice chip is connected to the splice tray and has a plurality of slots for receiving and routing the one or more cables. The housing includes a radiused wall for routing the cables within the interior compartment without bending the cables.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.Inventors: John P. Hill, Daniel J. Johnson, Randy T. VanHorn, Walter E. Power, II
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Patent number: 11740421Abstract: A communications panel includes a chassis receiving one or more tray arrangements that each support one or more cassettes. Each cassette carries a plurality of ports at which connections are made between front and rear plug connectors. Each tray arrangement includes guides along which the cassettes slidably mount. The guides and cassettes are configured to enable cassettes of various size to mount to the same tray without reconfiguring the guides.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: David Jan Irma Van Baelen, John T. Pfarr, Michael J. Wentworth, Scott C. Sievers, Wouter Vranken, Austin Holcomb, James J. Solheid, Matthew J. Holmberg
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Patent number: 11703644Abstract: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a multi-fiber connector, including: shaping a part of each of a plurality of optical fibers such that a part of an outer peripheral surface of a glass fiber including one end portion becomes a flat surface; arranging each of the plurality of optical fibers in a positioning component such that the entire flat surface protrudes from the positioning component; rotationally aligning each of the plurality of optical fibers such that the flat surface comes into contact with a reference surface of a jig; fixing each of the plurality of optical fibers to the positioning component; and cutting and removing a part of the glass fiber which protrudes from the positioning component and includes the flat surface and grinding a cut surface of each of the plurality of optical fibers which is exposed from the positioning component.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hajime Arao, Tetsu Morishima
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Patent number: 11640034Abstract: An aerial terminal for optical fiber communication comprises at least one feeder port and a plurality of distribution ports, the aerial terminal being configured to receive a fiber through the at least one feeder port and to output a plurality of fibers through the plurality of distribution ports. Embodiments may comprise stackable loose tube fiber splice chips having a plurality of lower slots and a plurality of upper slots stacked on the plurality of lower slots.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.Inventors: John P. Hill, William Cruzen
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Patent number: 11640037Abstract: An optical fiber holding device may comprise a first track and a second track. The first track may be configured to hold and guide a first optical fiber from a first track input location to a first track output location, wherein the first track is configured to allow the first optical fiber to connect to a first optical component and a first optical communication point. The second track may be configured to hold and guide a second optical fiber from a second track input location to a second track output location, wherein the second track is configured to allow the second optical fiber to connect to a second optical component and a second optical communication point.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLCInventor: Patrick Wallace
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Patent number: 11531178Abstract: An apparatus implements a fiber breakout assembly. The fiber breakout assembly includes a tube and a plug. The tube includes a trunk portion and a plug receiving portion. The plug includes multiple entry holes and is configured to be inserted into the plug receiving portion of the tube. A crimp post is formed as part of the tube and includes one or more crimp retention features.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: ViaPhoton, Inc.Inventors: Walter Mark Hendrix, James Patrick Nolan, Nathan Eric Benton, Syed Babar Abbas
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Patent number: 11486777Abstract: Embodiments relate to a torsion sensor device which measures a degree of torsion of a measurement object by using a fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) sensor, the sensor device comprising: an FBG sensor including a sensing unit formed in one section of an elongated optical fiber; and a fixing device for fixing and supporting the FBG sensor to cause displacement of the FBG sensor according to motion of the measurement object, wherein the fixing device includes a bending prevention member to enable the sensing unit to have torsion displacement without bending displacement, according to the motion of the measurement object.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Jinseok Kim, Sungwook Yang, Min Su Jang, Jun Sik Kim, Kyumin Kang, Bum-Jae You
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Patent number: 11487071Abstract: An organizer assembly includes a primary basket extending along a longitudinal axis between a first open end and a second closed end, the primary basket defining an interior. The organizer assembly further includes a bracket assembly extending along a transverse axis at the first open end of the basket, the bracket assembly including a plurality of hinge assemblies. The organizer assembly further includes a plurality of organizer trays, each of the plurality of organizer trays rotatably connectable to the bracket assembly at one of the plurality of hinge assemblies. Each of the plurality of organizer trays is rotatable between a first position wherein the organizer tray is aligned along the longitudinal axis and a second position wherein the organizer tray is aligned along the transverse axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventors: David Wittmeier, David Lane, Cecilia Stout, William Miller
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Patent number: 11448832Abstract: An optical fiber connection system (100) for connecting a plurality of optical fibers is described. The connection system comprises a first bare fiber holder (120) comprising a first splice element (160) and a second bare fiber holder (120?) comprising a second splice element (160?). Each of the first and second splice elements (160,160?) comprises a splice body (161) having a first end (160a) and a second end (160b) and a plurality of alternating alignment and clamping channels (165,167) formed in a top surface (161b) of the splice body (161) that extend from the first end to the second end of the splice body.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Richard L. Simmons, Nathaniel S. Shonkwiler, Donald K. Larson, William J. Clatanoff
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Patent number: 11442231Abstract: An optical midplane includes an airframe having a first side on which first modules are disposed and a second side on which second modules are disposed. The airframe is to provide for optimized airflow through the first modules disposed on the first side. A plurality of optical connectors are disposed at respective locations on the airframe to provide optical connectivity. Optical connectivity is provided between at least one of any first module disposed on the first side of the airframe and any second module disposed on the second side of the airframe, any first modules disposed on the first side of the airframe, and any second modules disposed on the second side of the airframe.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Kevin B. Leigh, John R. Grady
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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: 11415761Abstract: An optical fiber guide part fixes optical fibers optically connected to optical waveguides of an optical waveguide device and is adhesively fixed to the optical waveguide device. The optical fiber guide part includes a V-grooved substrate, in a surface of which plural V-grooves are formed in parallel to one another, a lid member fixed to a top of the V-grooved substrate such that the V-grooves are exposed in a neighborhood of at least that end face of the V-grooved substrate which is on a side of the optical waveguide device, and a lid member fixed to an exposed part of the V-grooves of the V-grooved substrate, pressing, from above, the optical fibers inserted in guide holes formed by the V-grooves and the lid member placed on the V-grooves.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Kota Shikama, Hidetaka Nishi, Yusuke Muranaka, Ai Yanagihara
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Patent number: 11409055Abstract: Multiports having connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment comprises a multiport for providing an optical connection comprising a shell, a connection port insert, and at least one securing feature. The shell comprises a first end having a first opening leading to a cavity. The connection port insert comprises a body having a front face and at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from the front face into the connection port insert with a connection port passageway extending through part of the connection port insert to a rear portion, where the connection port insert is sized so that at least a portion of the connection port insert fits into the first opening and the cavity of the shell. The at least one securing feature is associated with the at least one connection port.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Felice Scotta
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Patent number: 11256044Abstract: This invention discloses a parallel optical fiber transceiver module, comprising a laser array, a photodetector array, a driving circuit board and a two-dimensional optical fiber array; the laser array and the photodetector array are mounted in two rows on the driving circuit board, and aligned and coupled with two rows of optical fibers in the fiber array respectively, and glue is used for fixing; the two-dimensional optical fiber array is fabricated on a positioning substrate with both sides etched; the invention has the following beneficial effects: through the double-sided exposure technology in the microelectronic process, a mask pattern is made on both sides of a piece of quartz glass, and then a high-precision optical fiber positioning slot array is etched through the chemical etching process.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Senko Advanced Components, Inc.Inventor: Kaifa Yang
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Patent number: 11256054Abstract: An adapter structure for fixing a portion of a telecommunications cable to a telecommunications device and directing fibers within the cable into the device includes a crimp body and an outer mounting body. The crimp body defines a first side and a second side separated by a center portion and also includes two flexible legs extending from the first side and an integral crimp portion extending from the second side that has outer surface texturing. The outer mounting body includes a through-hole, where the two flexible legs of the crimp body fit into one end of the through-hole. It also includes tabs on opposing sides of the outer mounting body for slidable insertion into slots defined by the telecommunications device to prevent movement of the outer mounting body in a front to back direction, relative to the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Jill Anne Malecha, Loren J. Mattson
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Patent number: 11256040Abstract: The disclosure describes a method for assembling an optical coupler, the method may include (a) inserting optical fibers of an array of optical fibers through an array of openings of a mount of the optical coupler so that tips of the optical fibers pass through the array of openings of the mount and reach an adaptor; wherein the array of openings of the mount exhibit a first positioning accuracy; (b) using the adaptor to position the tips of the optical fibers at predefined locations, at a second positioning accuracy that is higher than the first positioning accuracy; (c) fixing the tips of the optical fibers to the mount while maintaining the tips of the optical fibers at the predefined locations; and (d) detaching the mount from the adaptor.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: DUSTPHOTONICS LTD.Inventors: Adaya Terem, Yoel Chetrit, Amir Geron, Moti Cabessa
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Patent number: 11237331Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic connector. The cable includes a jacket having an elongated transverse cross-sectional profile that defines a major axis and a minor axis. Strength components of the cable are anchored to the connector. The fiber optic connector includes a multi-fiber ferrule defining a major axis that is generally perpendicular to the major axis of the jacket and a minor axis that is generally perpendicular to the minor axis of the jacket. Certain types of connectors include a connector body defining a side opening that extends along a length of the connector body; a multi-fiber ferrule configured for lateral insertion into the connector body through the side opening; and a cover that mounts over the side opening after the multi-fiber ferrule has been inserted into the connector body through the side opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventor: Yu Lu
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Patent number: 11215762Abstract: An optical device package includes a semiconductor substrate, and an optical device. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface, a second surface different in elevation from the first surface, and a profile connecting the first surface to the second surface. A surface roughness of the profile is greater than a surface roughness of the second surface. The optical device is disposed on the second surface and surrounded by the profile.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Huang-Hsien Chang, Po Ju Wu, Yu Cheng Chen, Wen-Long Lu
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Patent number: 11187855Abstract: An optical cable fixture includes a base and a cover. The base defines a receiving groove penetrating opposite sides of the base. The receiving groove includes a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. The first receiving portion receives an optical cable. The second receiving portion receives first optical fibers extending from the optical cable. The cover covers the base and fixes the optical cable and the first optical fibers.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Fujin Precision Industrial (Jincheng)Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jian-Wei Hu, Yao Li, Jian-Bo Yang
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Patent number: 11169331Abstract: A flexible optical circuit comprising: (a) a flexible substrate defining a perimeter; (b) an adhesive layer on at least a portion of said substrate; (c) a plurality of fibers laid out on said adhesive layer, wherein each end of each fiber of said plurality of fibers extends from said perimeter to define a plurality of fiber extensions, wherein at least a portion of said fiber extensions are discrete, single-fiber extensions; and (d) protective coatings around at least a portion of each of said fiber extensions, said protective coatings extending inwardly from said perimeter to provide strain relief for said each of said fiber extensions.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbHInventors: Dwight David Zitsch, James Leo Barry
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Patent number: 11131821Abstract: Fanout conduit arrangements, and systems and methods are provided to organize a plurality of optic fibers of an optic fiber cable. The arrangements include a fanout member having an inspection aperture arrangement therethrough, through which fibers can be inspected and a fixation media can be transferred to protect the fibers. Methods for assembling the fanout conduit arrangement are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Cyle D. Petersen, Brent Campbell
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Patent number: 11099337Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a connectorized optical fiber cable. The connectorized optical fiber cable includes at least one multi-fiber unit tube and at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon comprising a plurality of optical fibers positioned within the multi-fiber unit tube. The plurality of optical fibers are rollable in such a way that a first portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon inside of the at least one multi-fiber unit tube is formed in a substantially circular shape and a second portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon extending from an end of the at least one multi-fiber unit tube is formed in a substantially flat shape. The connectorized optical fiber cable also includes a jacket surrounding the multi-fiber unit tube and a multi-fiber ferrule connected to an end of the second portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: OFS FITEL, LLCInventor: Kelvin B Bradley
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Patent number: 11067753Abstract: An optical module includes: a substrate-type optical waveguide device; and an optical fiber that guides light that enters or exits the waveguide device. Spot sizes w1 and w2 satisfy 1<w2/w1<?; w1 is a spot size: on an end surface of the substrate-type optical waveguide device, and of a waveguide mode guided through a core of the substrate-type optical waveguide device, w2 is a spot size: on an end surface of the optical fiber, and of a waveguide mode guided through a core of the optical fiber, and a is a spot size ratio w2/w1 at which an efficiency ?(0) is equal to the efficiency ?(0) when w2/w1=1.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.Inventor: Takuya Oda
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Patent number: 11054602Abstract: Disclosed is a fiber cable terminal which comprises a cable assembly, a cable fixing portion and a thermal shrinkable tube. The cable assembly includes: an inner sheath through 5 which the fiber can pass; and a protection layer provided outside of the inner sheath. The cable fixing portion includes: an insertion portion to be inserted between the protection layer and the inner sheath; and a fixing portion connected with the insertion portion and positioned outside of the protection layer. The thermal shrinkable tube wraps a part of the fixing portion and a part of the protection layer and fixes the cable fixing portion and the 10 cable assembly together. All the members of the fiber cable terminal are pre-assembled into a sealed one-piece, the sealing performance between the cable fixing portion and the protecting layer is thus improved. The fiber cable terminal is mated with the through hole of the supporting body to improve the sealing performance between the fiber cable terminal and the supporting body.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: CommScope Telecommunications (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Xingjun Cheng, Zhaoyang Tong, Lei Liu
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Patent number: 11022520Abstract: An optical test instrument, in combination with a removable connector cartridge is provided. A method of replacing a damaged or worn optic fiber interface is also provided. The optical test instrument has casing having a cartridge receiving cavity therein with an inner end provided with a test instrument optical port; and an outer end provided with a cartridge receiving opening. The connector cartridge is sized and configured to be inserted in the cartridge receiving cavity. The connector cartridge has a cartridge inner end for facing the test instrument optical port when in use, and a cartridge outer end for receiving an optic fiber from a device under test (DUT). The connector cartridge houses a fiber optic cable extending between the cartridge inner end and the cartridge outer end. The connector cartridge is removably connectable to the instrument casing to allow replacement of the connector cartridge when the cartridge outer end is worn or damaged.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: EXFO INC.Inventors: Michael Simard, Kristine Palanjyan, Stephane Perron
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Patent number: 10976509Abstract: An optical device includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first optical waveguide component having a first optical waveguide, a pair of first projections in which a gap between side faces thereof varies in a direction along an optical axis of the first optical waveguide, and a first pattern. The optical device includes a second optical waveguide component. The second optical waveguide component includes a second optical waveguide, at least one pair of second projections, and a second pattern. The second pattern and the first pattern are soldered to each other and side faces of the at least one pair of second projections are in contact with the side faces of the pair of first projections, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITEDInventor: Kohei Shibata
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Patent number: 10955622Abstract: According to the connection device, the connection method, the optical connector manufacturing device, and the method for manufacturing an optical connector, rotation alignment of an MCF becomes unnecessary because an image of an end surface of the MCF to be connected is captured, the position of the core is located, and an optical waveguide is formed on a substrate so as to match the position. Thus, it is possible to solve the problem of increasing loss or complex connection work caused by rotational misalignment in association with rotation alignment.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Matsui, Kazuhide Nakajima, Masaki Wada, Yoko Yamashita
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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: 10914898Abstract: A photonic chip includes a connecting means, a substrate, and a waveguide layer. The photonic integrated waveguide and the optical fiber each have a front end portion. The connecting means includes a groove configured to receive the front end portion of the optical fiber. The groove is essentially U-shaped in its cross section, and the groove has a bottom surface and two inner side surfaces. A least one of both inner side surfaces of the U-shaped groove has a coating of an elastic material configured to hold in place the optical fiber after it is inserted into the groove. The invention further relates to an optical device which includes a photonic chip and an optical fiber, as well as a method or production of such a photonic chip.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: ADVA Optical Networking SEInventor: Benjamin Wohlfeil
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Patent number: 10908357Abstract: In integrated optical structures (e.g., silicon-to-silicon-nitride mode converters) implemented in semiconductor-on-insulator substrates, wire waveguides whose sidewalls substantially consist of portions coinciding with crystallographic planes and do not extend laterally beyond the top surface of the wire waveguide may provide benefits in performance and/or manufacturing needs. Such wire waveguides may be manufactured, e.g., using a dry-etch of the semiconductor device layer down to the insulator layer to form a wire waveguide with exposed sidewalls, followed by a smoothing crystallographic wet etch.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Avi Feshali, John Hutchinson, Jared Bauters
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Patent number: 10905311Abstract: An optical module for endoscope includes an optical element including an external terminal, a housing in which an insertion hole into which an optical fiber is inserted is present and has a bottom and a bottom surface made of a transparent material, and a sealing plate that is bonded to the housing. The optical element is stored in an upper recess of the housing, the external terminal and a bonding electrode are connected using a bonding wire, and a wire recess in which a part of the bonding wire is stored is present in a bottom surface of the upper recess.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yusuke Nakagawa
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Patent number: 10901158Abstract: An optical fiber array device includes a substrate, a cover plate, and a ceramic ferrule array. A receiving groove is defined in one surface of the substrate. The substrate and the cover plate are coupled together and cover the receiving groove. The receiving groove includes a first groove wall and a second groove wall. The ceramic ferrule array includes at least one layer of ceramic ferrules and a number of positioning members. Opposite sides of the at least one layer of ceramic ferrules respectively abut the first groove wall and the second groove wall. Each of the positioning members is located between two adjacent ceramic ferrules.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Fujin Precision Industrial (Jincheng)Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shin-Lo Chia, Qin-Guo Fan, Ke-Jun Yang, Jin-Gang Bai
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Patent number: 10866374Abstract: An optical bench including a substrate having a trench with the trench having an angled sidewall on which a reflective coating is provided. The optical bench also includes a first device and a waveguide positioned within the trench, a second device optically connected to the first device, and at least one active circuit electrically connected to the first device with the waveguide being positioned optically between the first device and the reflective coating. The optical bench also includes an optically transparent material that forms a first interface with the first device and a second interface with a first surface of the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Ying-Hao Kuo, Shang-Yun Hou, Wan-Yu Lee
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Patent number: 10867198Abstract: An image capturing device includes a cover plate, a sensing module, a frame body, a first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer is provided. The sensing module includes a sensor and a light collimator. The light collimator is disposed between the cover plate and the sensor. The light collimator includes a plurality of light collimating units. Each of the light collimating units includes at least one fiber and a plurality of light absorbing columns. The light absorbing columns are disposed parallel to the at least one fiber and surround the at least one fiber. A thickness of the light collimator is T. A distance between two light absorbing columns farthest from each other among the light absorbing columns in each of the light collimating units is D. A numerical aperture of the at least one fiber is NA, NA?0.7, and D?T×tan[sin?1(NA)].Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chun Chung, Jen-Chieh Wu, Wen-Chen Lee
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Patent number: 10852503Abstract: A joint structure includes: a plurality of holes open to opposing surfaces of two members that oppose to each other, the holes each being filled with a fluid or powder filler (U) in a state where the holes communicate with each other, such that the two members are relatively fixed by the filler. The holes of the two members each have an inner surface that is wider in cross-sectional direction at a location distant from openings of the holes than at a location close to the openings.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yuji Toriumi, Makoto Iikawa, Takaaki Fujiya, Hiroyuki Satoh
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Patent number: 10826252Abstract: There is described a method of establishing an electrical connection through a flexible planar material. The method involves attaching an intermediate coupling element to the flexible planar material so as to align an aperture defined by the intermediate coupling element with a hole through the flexible planar material, and coupling an electrical connector to the intermediate coupling element so as to permit electrical connection through the flexible planar material. In this way, the intermediate coupling element can be attached to the garment during the garment manufacture process, and subsequently the electrical connector can be coupled to the intermediate coupling element separately from the main garment manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: AB Connectors LtdInventors: Marcus Davies, Andrew Gardner, David Whitworth
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Patent number: 10809480Abstract: A fiber optic assembly is provided including a body defining a fiber routing volume, a plurality of fiber optic components disposed in a front side of the body, and a plurality of optical filters disposed within the volume. The plurality of optical filters enable at least twenty four (24) dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Corning Research & Development CorporationInventors: Terry Dean Cox, Dong Gui, Lingling Hu, Scott William Ramsdell, Diana Rodriguez
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Patent number: 10782500Abstract: Fiber optic furcation units, methods for assembling fiber optic furcation units, and fiber optic furcation kits for assembling fiber optic furcation units are provided. A method for assembling a fiber optic furcation unit includes inserting a furcation tube into a passage defined in a furcation block such that a first end portion of the furcation tube is disposed within a first end portion of the passage and the furcation tube extends from a second end of the passage. A first end of the passage has a diameter greater than a diameter of the second end of the passage. The method further includes flaring the first end portion of the furcation tube such that an inner diameter of the first end of the furcation tube increases. The method further includes inserting an optical fiber into the furcation tube through the first end of the furcation tube.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLCInventor: Shirley Ball
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Patent number: 10768388Abstract: An optical fiber shuffle for recombining a plurality of optical fibers of a first optical cable into a second optical cable includes a fixing rod, a first fixing plate, and a second fixing plate. The first fixing plate defines a plurality of first fixing grooves. The first fixing grooves are configured to respectively receive the plurality of optical fibers of the first optical cable. The second fixing plate defines a plurality of second fixing grooves. The second fixing groves are configured to respectively receive the plurality of optical fibers of the first optical cable after the plurality of optical fibers is wound around the fixing rod and recombined into the second optical cable. The first fixing plate and the second fixing plate are respectively located at two ends of the fixing rod.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Fujin Precision Industrial (Jingcheng)Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jian-Wei Hu, Zhi-Ming Li, Yao Li
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Patent number: 10746935Abstract: An optical coupling apparatus comprising a substrate having a trench formed therein, the trench having a width measured between two opposing walls that define a portion of the trench; and a waveguide disposed on or in the substrate, the waveguide having a width that tapers along an axis of light propagation.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventors: Michal Lipson, You-Chia Chang, Oscar Adrian Jimenez Gordillo, Mohammad Amin Tadayon, Brian Stern
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Patent number: 10746927Abstract: The main body part is a substantially cuboid member in which an optical fiber is disposed. One width-direction side of the main body part is provided with a lid part capable of opening and closing with respect to the main body part on a hinge. An installation part on which an optical fiber or the like is disposed is formed on the upper surface (the surface facing the lid part) of the main body part. The installation part comprises a reference surface and a recessed portion that is formed closer to the distal-end side than is the reference surface and that is formed at a lower position than is the reference surface. The reference surface is a region where the optical fiber or the like is pressed down by a pressing part. The recessed portion is a region where a drop cable is pressed in by a pressing part.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SEIWA GIKEN INC.Inventors: Tomohiro Akiyama, Takashi Tanaka
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Patent number: 10678012Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly suitable for providing mesh connectivity includes a fiber shuffle region arranged between first and second cable assembly sections that each include multiple tubes each containing a group of optical fibers, with a jacket provided over one or both cable assembly sections. The fiber shuffle region may be compact in width and length, and integrated into a trunk cable. Optical fibers remain in sequential order in groups at ends of the cable assembly sections, where the fibers may be ribbonized and/or connectorized. A fabrication method for such a fiber optic cable assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Corning Research & Development CorporationInventor: Qi Wu
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Patent number: 10649161Abstract: A hermetic optical fiber alignment assembly, including a first ferrule portion having a first surface provided with a plurality of grooves receiving the end sections of optical fibers, wherein the grooves define the location and orientation of the end sections with respect to the first ferrule portion, and a second ferrule portion having a second surface facing the first surface of the first ferrule, wherein the first ferrule portion is attached to the second ferrule portion with the first surface against the second surface, wherein a cavity is defined between the first ferrule portion and the second ferrule portion, wherein the cavity is wider than the grooves, and wherein a suspended section of each optical fiber is suspended in the cavity, and wherein the cavity is sealed with a sealant. The sealant extends around the suspended sections of the optical fibers within the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: CUDOQUANTA FLORIDA, INC.Inventors: Shuhe Li, Robert Ryan Vallance, Michael K. Barnoski
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Patent number: 10598861Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for passively aligning optical fibers (4), a first waveguide array (62), and a second waveguide array (42) using chip-to-chip vertical evanescent optical waveguides (44) and (64), that can be used with fully automated die bonding equipment. The assembled system (2, 30, 60) can achieve high optical coupling and high process throughput for needs of high volume manufacturing of photonics, silicon photonics, and other applications that would benefit from aligning optical fibers to lasers efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: Indiana Integrated Circuits, LLC, MRSI Systems, LLC, Rochester Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jason M. Kulick, Yi Qian, Stefan Preble, Jeffrey Steidle, Michael Fanto, Tian Lu
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Patent number: 10559408Abstract: Feedthrough device (50; 150), for forming a hermetic seal around signal conductors in a signal conductor group (60; 160) with a group width. The device comprises a slotted member (52; 152) and a base (62; 162). The base defines a through hole (65) that extends entirely through the base along a feedthrough direction (X), and is adapted to accommodate the slotted member. The slotted member defines first and second surfaces (53, 54; 153, 154) on opposite sides associated with the feedthrough direction, and a side surface (55, 56; 155, 156) facing transverse to the feedthrough direction. The slotted member comprises a slot (58; 158), which extends along the feedthrough direction through the slotted member, and opens into the first and second surfaces and into a longitudinal opening (59; 159) along the side surface. The slot extends transversely into the slotted member up to a slot depth at least equal to the signal conductor group width.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Johannes Petrus Sprengers, Christiaan Otten
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Patent number: 10551557Abstract: Disclosed optical mounts are resistant to the various stresses that may be experienced by optical display devices. An optical mount is provided with mechanical compliance and resiliency. Such mechanical compliance and resiliency associated with the disclosed optical mounts are intended to absorb thermal and/or mechanical stresses, while protecting and preserving the operational functionality of optical waveguides coupled to the disclosed optical mounts.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christopher Robert Towers, David Douglas Bohn
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Patent number: 10527790Abstract: Embodiments herein describe a fiber array unit (FAU) configured to couple a photonic chip with a plurality of optical fibers. Epoxy can be used to bond the FAU to the photonic chip. However, curing the epoxy between the FAU and the photonic chip is difficult. As such, the FAU can include one or more optical windows etched into a non-transparent layer that overlap with epoxy wells in the photonic chip. Moreover, the FAU may include a transparent substrate on which the non-transparent layer is disposed that permits UV light to pass therethrough. As such, during curing, UV light can be pass through the transparent substrate and through the optical windows in the non-transparent layer to cure the epoxy disposed between the FAU and the photonic chip.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kumar Satya Harinadh Potluri, Ashley J. Maker, Vipulkumar Patel
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Patent number: 10522964Abstract: A fiber laser apparatus includes a fiber laser oscillator that performs laser oscillation with laser light from at least one laser diode module, and includes a loop-shaped optical fiber formed with: a combiner in which at least two input side optical fibers are connected to one output side optical fiber that includes one output end; and an optical fiber for connection of both ends in which the output end of the output side optical fiber is connected to the input end of any one of the input side optical fibers, the optical fiber for connection of both ends including a light leakage means formed such that at least one of values among a numerical aperture, a core diameter and a mode field diameter of the optical fiber for connection of both ends is gradually reduced from a side which is connected to the output end toward a side which is connected to the input end.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Takigawa, Tetsuhisa Takazane, Hisatada Machida
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Patent number: 10502956Abstract: A system for displaying visual information to a user includes a waveguide and a thermal management device. The waveguide has a front surface, a rear surface, and a dual expansion grating area to guide light through the waveguide. The thermal management device is positioned at least partially overlapping the dual expansion grating area and in thermal communication with the dual expansion area.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Dawson Yee, Lucas Warren Schmidt
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Patent number: 10471664Abstract: A method is provided for mounting a fiber composite component in the force flow of a clamping connection. The fiber composite material is heated and locally compressed in a mounting region such that the fiber composite material sets by a predefined measure. The fiber composite component is then clamped in the mounting region.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sandro Cifaldi, Juergen Lenz, Roman Sternagel