Groove-type Holding Structure Patents (Class 385/65)
  • Patent number: 8602660
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector including a main body and a block is illustrated. The main body includes a first side, an opposite second side, and a first top surface between the first side and the second side. The first side includes at least two protruding lenses. The first top surface defines a recess, and the recess includes an open end at the second side. The block is securely retained within the recess. The block defines at least two through holes respectively aligned with the at least two lenses. Each of the at least two through holes is securely retaining one optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Patent number: 8573858
    Abstract: An assembly includes a connector and a carrier engaged therewith. Connector has a first mating end and a second end and a first fiber. The fiber defines a first end adjacent the mating end and a second end protruding from the connector second end. Carrier has a connector end and an opposite cable end and includes a heat activated meltable portion adjacent the cable end. An alignment structure is on the carrier and includes first and second ends, and a throughhole. The first end of the alignment structure receives the second end of the first fiber and the second end receives an end of a second fiber entering the carrier. The heat activated portion melts and assumes a flowable condition when exposed to a predetermined amount of heat and resolidifies when heat is removed, bonding the second fiber to the carrier after the first and second fibers are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Allen Skluzacek, Wagner Da Silva Aguiar, Jarrod Scadden, Wayne M. Kachmar
  • Publication number: 20130251310
    Abstract: A connector for ribbon optical fiber comprises a plug (1) and a socket (2). The plug (1) movably connects with the socket (2) through buttons (106) which are set on the both sides of the front end of the plug, and an alignment core (12) which allows a ribbon optical fiber movably aligning in the inside movement is also set on the front end of the plug (1). In the connector for ribbon optical fiber of present invention, the plug (1) movably connects with the socket (2) through buttons (106), therefore repeated plugging and pulling can be achieved, and the optical fiber movably aligns inside the alignment core with the advantages of simple structure and good effect of alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Qiyue Wang, Zhen Zhou
  • Patent number: 8523455
    Abstract: A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly includes a substantially hollow plug housing; and a glue body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing; wherein the glue body includes a first portion that is configured to engage and retain an optical cable comprising an optical fiber and one or more strength members; wherein the glue body includes a second portion that is configured to engage and retain a connector sub-assembly comprising an optical ferrule; wherein the second portion of the glue body includes a pair of opposed snap hooks that are configured to engage a corresponding pair of opposed recesses of the connector sub-assembly; and wherein the optical fiber and the optical ferrule are optically coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: James P. Luther, Thomas Theuerkorn, Xin Liu
  • Patent number: 8478094
    Abstract: An optoelectronic transmission device includes an optical signal source, a light detector, a solar cell unit, and a power storage unit. The reflector covers the light detector and the optical signal source. The reflector is configured to internally totally reflect first light emitted from the optical signal source to a first optical fiber and reflect a first part of the second light from a second optical fiber to the light detector and reflect a second part of the second light to the solar cell unit. The light detector receives and converts the first part of the second light into electrical signals. The solar cell unit receives and coverts the second part of the second light into electrical energy. The power storage unit is electrically connected to the solar cell unit for storing the electric energy. The power storage unit powers the light detector and the optical signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Ling Hsu
  • Patent number: 8475055
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a connector for simultaneously connecting optical fibers and copper conductors, comprising two connector parts (11, 12) which can be fitted together, a first connector part (11) being assigned to a tether cable (13), in which first optical fibers, branched off from a riser cable (14) by means of a furcation adapter, and first copper conductors, likewise branched off from a riser cable (14), are run, a second connector part (12) being assigned to a distribution cable (15), in which second optical fibers and second copper conductors are run, it being possible for the first optical fibers and the second optical fibers as well as the first copper conductors and the second copper conductors to be connected by fitting the two connector parts (11, 12) together, and a hollow-like cutout with a contour that is adapted to the contour of the riser cable (14) being respectively formed both on an underside of a housing of the first connector part (11) and on an underside of a housing of the secon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: CCS Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomasz A. Ciechomski, Joanna M. Polus, Tadeusz M. Tenderenda
  • Patent number: 8434948
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector 1 is provided with a mechanical splice section 3 for mechanically securing and connecting optical fibers 2 to each other. The mechanical splice section 3 includes a base plate 5 having a V-groove 4 for positioning the optical fibers 2 and a pressing plate 6 for pressing the optical fibers 2 against the base plate 5. A wedge inserting recessed section 8 is arranged at a boundary portion between the base plate 5 and pressing plate 6. The optical fiber connector 1 is provided with a wedge member 9 having a wedge section 13 adapted to be inserted into the wedge inserting recessed section 8 for opening the base plate 5 and pressing plate 6 from each other; a wedge insertion releasing member 10 for pressing the wedge member 9, so as to take the wedge section 13 out of the wedge inserting recessed section 8; and a housing 11 for covering the mechanical splice section 3, wedge member 9, and wedge insertion releasing member 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Masahiro Hamada, Kouji Niikura, Daizou Nishioka
  • Patent number: 8408814
    Abstract: An optical connector of the present invention includes a ferrule to which an internal optical fiber is embedded and an end face grinding is performed; and a connection mechanism which extends to an opposite side of a connection end face of the ferrule, wherein the optical connector butt connects the internal optical fiber and an insert optical fiber which is inserted from outside within a positioning groove provided at the connection mechanism; and a back end side of an end face of the internal optical fiber which butts to the insert optical fiber is made a beveled end face by cutting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Sumida, Kazuhiro Takizawa, Daigo Saito
  • Patent number: 8398313
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head is provided. The liquid injecting head includes two reservoirs. The reservoirs include expansion chambers arranged in parallel in a direction in which pressure chambers are arranged. Each reservoir includes multiple expansion chambers formed so that an inner wall surface of one of the reservoirs protrudes toward the other reservoir. Each expansion chamber having a liquid introduction opening. Constriction portions are formed so that the inner wall surface of one reservoir protrudes at locations that oppose the expansion chambers of the other reservoir. The constriction portions narrow the flow channel width in the direction intersecting with the direction in which the pressure chambers are arranged. The liquid introduction openings provided in the expansion chambers disposed on either side of the constriction portion are formed in locations that are at different distances from the constriction portion and have different cross-sectional areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Ihara, Isamu Togashi, Yutaka Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8388238
    Abstract: A method of producing an optical waveguide connector in which the productivity of a ferrule member can be improved, and the connection loss with a counter connector can be suppressed to a low level is obtained. An optical waveguide connector 11 is obtained by performing: an aligning step of restricting the position of the tip end of an optical waveguide 2 passed through an insertion hole 13b of a ferrule member 13, by a positioning portion of a positioning member 16 which is opposedly placed at the tip end of the ferrule member 13, thereby aligning the optical waveguide 2 to the ferrule member 13; and a bonding step of filing a gap between the optical waveguide 2 which is passed through the insertion hole 13b, and the insertion hole 13b, with an adhesive agent to fix the optical waveguide 2 to the ferrule member 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Ohmura, Mitsuaki Tamura, Hikaru Kouta, Kaichiro Nakano, Hideyuki Ono, Chiemi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8382381
    Abstract: A blind hole insert fixing device is configured for fixing a number of blind hole inserts. The blind hole insert fixing device includes a hollow housing defining a cavity and an engagement member received in the cavity. The housing includes a first inner surface and an opposing second inner surface in the cavity. The engagement member includes a body portion, a number of spring portions, and a number of engagement portions conforming to the blind hole inserts. The spring portions and the engagement portions are located at opposite sides of the body portion. The spring portions abut against the first inner surface. The engagement portions and the second inner surface cooperatively form a number of receiving spaces for receiving the blind hole inserts. The spring portions are configured for applying a force to the body portion in a direction away from the first inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tai-Cherng Yu, I-Thun Lin
  • Patent number: 8297852
    Abstract: An exemplary optical fiber coupling assembly includes a first optical connector, a second optical connector, and a coupling lens. The first optical connector is configured for receiving a first optical fiber. The second optical connector is configured for receiving a second optical fiber. The coupling lens is positioned in the second optical connector. The coupling lens includes a first optical portion and a second optical portion integrally formed with the first optical portion. The coupling lens is configured for transmitting optical signals between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber through the first optical portion and the second optical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Patent number: 8292514
    Abstract: To provide an optical connecting member capable of positioning and connecting a coated fiber by a simple connecting work with high precision, and a method of fitting the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Masaki Ohmura, Mitsuaki Tamura, Masahiro Hamada, Mitsuru Kihara, Ryo Koayama
  • Publication number: 20120177326
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a connector, and specifically disclose a mini double-core optical fiber connector. The mini double-core optical fiber connector includes: a shell having a containing body, a ferrule assembly having a pair of ferrules and a pair of ferrule handles, a pair of elastic elements and a tail cover; the containing body of the shell has a first end, a second end and a containing groove extending from the second end to an inner flat bottom, where the first end is opened with two through holes; the containing body of the shell contains the ferrule assembly and the pair of elastic elements, and is connected to the tail cover to form a firm assembly; the ferrule handle includes a first tubular end portion and a second tubular end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wanquan Peng, Szuming Chen
  • Patent number: 8200056
    Abstract: A multiple piecepart alignment and attachment configuration for mating a fiber array (or even a single fiber) with a silicon photonic subassembly utilizes ever-tightening alignment tolerances to align the fiber array with a similar array of waveguides (or other devices) formed within the photonic subassembly. A box-shaped fiber holder is formed to include a plurality of grooves within its bottom interior surface to initially support the fiber array. A separate piecepart in the form of a lid is mated to, and aligned with, the silicon photonic subassembly. The lid is formed to include registration features on its underside that fit into alignment detents formed in the top surface of the silicon photonic subassembly upon attachment. The lid also includes a number of grooves formed on its underside that will capture the top surface of the fibers as the fiber holder is slide into place over the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Lightwire LLC
    Inventor: Brenton A. Baugh
  • Patent number: 8152384
    Abstract: Push-pull fiber optic connectors and cable assemblies having a latch that is actuated by a cam surface are disclosed. The fiber optic connectors include a ferrule and a housing having the latch. A shroud fits over a portion of the housing and allows the craft to grab the shroud and push the shroud and hence the fiber optic connector into a suitable adapter or the like. Likewise, the craft can grab the shroud and pull on the same to remove the fiber optic connector out of the adapter or the like. The cam surface is disposed on a decoupling member, wherein the decoupling member is attached to the shroud so the components can move together. Methods of making the push-pull fiber optic connector are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Michael de Jong, Paul X. Devereaux, Ashley W. Jones, Ronald L. Mudd
  • Patent number: 8109678
    Abstract: An optic connector jack is provided with a punch-down fiber optic cable termination. The jack is made up of a housing with a connector mating interface, for connection to a plug connector, and a cradle for receiving a fiber optic cable. The cradle has at least one U-shaped punch-down blade for securing each fiber optic cable with respect to the housing. A crimping plate overlies the cradle and mates to the housing for securing each fiber optic cable in the cradle. The U-shaped punch-down blade has an open top portion, a closed bottom portion, and an inside diameter about equal to a fiber optic cable diameter. The U-shaped punch-down blade has an interior blade edge, the interior blade edge securing a fiber optic cable by slicing into at least a part of the fiber optic cable circumference. In one aspect, the jack includes a lens for each fiber optic cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Zhovnirovsky, Subhash Roy
  • Publication number: 20120014649
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for aligning optical transports, such as waveguides and optical fibers, in a ferrule of an optical connector. The ferrule has an open side through which optical transports may be inserted into a transport cavity in the ferrule from a direction transverse the longitudinal direction of the optical transports and ferrule. To assemble the optical transports in the ferrule, the ferrule is positioned with its front face abutting and aligned with a jig that has an opening substantially identical to the ferrule cavity. The jig has grooves in a bottom surface of the cavity into which the optical transports will be inserted for transversely aligning the optical transports. The optical transports are then dropped into the aligned cavities of the ferrule and jig through the open sides of the ferrule and jig so that the front ends of the optical transports sit at least partially in the V-shaped grooves of the jig, thereby aligning the transports in the transverse dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Antonius Maria Duis, Jan Willem Rietveld, Jacco Elenbaas
  • Publication number: 20120014650
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for aligning optical transports in a ferrule. The ferrule has an open side through which optical transports may be laterally placed in a transport cavity. The transports are aligned in the ferrule by mounting the ferrule on a jig having grooves into which the ends of the optical transports are inserted for transversely aligning the fibers in the ferrule. A row of transports is placed in the ferrule cavity with the front ends of the transports extending past the ferrule and into the grooves of the jig, thereby laterally aligning the transports with the grooves. The fibers are affixed to the ferrule. The ferrule can then be removed from the jig and the front ends of the transports that extended into the grooves of the jig cleaved flush with the front face of the ferrule. Additional rows of transports may be aligned in the ferrule in the same manner using different jigs. C-shaped grooves can be employed to separate the horizontal alignment from the vertical alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Antonius Maria Duis, Jan Willem Rietveld, Joseph Gerardus Maria Vos
  • Patent number: 8075197
    Abstract: An exemplary fiber optic connector includes four converging lenses and a main body. The main body includes a first surface and a opposite second surface. The first surface defines four receiving holes for receiving four optical fibers. The converging lenses are arranged on the second surface and align with the respective receiving holes. The second surface defines two receiving slots for fixedly receiving two fixing protrusions of a complementary fiber optic connector, as well as two buffer slot. The two buffer slots each are located between the converging lens and the receiving slot, and are configured for allowing two portions of the main body to be bendable, such that precise alignment of the converging lens and the receiving slot is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 8033740
    Abstract: In an optical connector including a base housing, a cover housing, and a clamp fixing the cover housing to the base housing, the base housing is provided with a groove for positioning and holding an optical fiber of an optical cable, a first recessed portion continuously formed from the groove, and a second recessed portion continuously formed from the first recessed portion. The first and the second recessed portions have bottom portions different in level from each other to have a stepped portion formed therebetween. The cover housing has a first coating portion for covering the groove and a second coating portion for covering the first and the second recessed portions. The bottom portion of the second recessed portion and the second coating portion presses a coating member of the optical cable to clamp the optical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
  • Patent number: 7957624
    Abstract: A cable management panel including a chassis, a drawer, and a rear latch arrangement. The rear latch arrangement including a latch having a free tab end. The free tab end engaging the front edge of a top wall of the chassis to prevent inadvertent closing movement of the drawer relative to the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Krampotich, Ryan Kostecka
  • Patent number: 7942587
    Abstract: A strain-relief assembly for a field-installable fiber optic connector is disclosed, wherein the assembly includes a ferrule holder, an intermediate sleeve, and a crimp sleeve. The ferrule holder back section holds a buffered section of a fiber optic cable, while the ferrule holder front end holds a ferrule and a splice assembly. A stub fiber is held within the ferrule and the splice assembly so as to interface with a section of field optical fiber protruding from the buffered section. The intermediate sleeve engages and generally surrounds a portion of the ferrule holder back section and thus surrounds a portion of the buffered layer. An intermediate sleeve handler may be used to handle the intermediate sleeve and attached the intermediate sleeve to the ferrule holder back section. Stress-relief strands from the fiber optic cable are flared around the outer surface of the intermediate sleeve. A crimp sleeve is placed over the intermediate sleeve to hold the ends of the stress-relief strands in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: Ray S. Barnes, Kristine A. McEvoy, David W. Meek, Scott E. Semmler
  • Patent number: 7889963
    Abstract: An optical waveguide device that is smaller in size and has higher impact resistance. The optical waveguide device (1) has a V-groove (14) formed in a groove forming surface (SF) at an end of a base board (10) where an optical waveguide section (11) is formed. An optical fiber element (22) is embedded by an adhesive layer (13) and connected to the base board (10) with an end of the optical fiber element (22) fitted in the V-groove (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koki Sato
  • Publication number: 20110013870
    Abstract: A coupling device (1, 2) for optical fibres (19) comprises a first sheet (11) equipped with a plurality of through-holes (13), of which a portion 13a, at least, has a diameter adjusted to the diameter of said optical fibres (19), and a second sheet (12) joined to said first sheet (11) by a face. Said device (1, 2) also comprises a third sheet (15), joined to said first sheet (11), and equipped with a plurality of through-holes (16), of which a portion (16a), at least, has a diameter adjusted to the diameter of said optical fibres (19), aligned relative to the holes (13) of said first sheet (11), so as to form recesses (18, 25) with which said optical fibres (19) are engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SERCALO MICROTECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Cornel Marxer, Peter Herbst
  • Patent number: 7857525
    Abstract: An optical connector according to the present invention comprises a ferrule and a V-groove board connected to the ferrule, wherein a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber being butt jointed in a V-groove formed in the V-groove board so as to be interconnected; the second optical fiber is connected to the first optical fiber through a refractive index matching material of cross-link curing type applied to an end surface on the V-groove board side of the first optical fiber; and spaces are provided in the V-groove so as to relax stress loaded on the refractive index matching material of cross-link curing type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanako Suzuki, Yoshihisa Kato, Noribumi Shiina, Kazumasa Ohsono, Tomoyuki Nisio
  • Patent number: 7841778
    Abstract: An optical connector 10 includes a ferrule 20 to secure the set of multiple optical fibers 100, a plug member 21 to hold the ferrule 20, and a spacer 22 having a pin 23 for guiding, the spacer being integrally fixed to the ferrule 20 by means of inserting the pin 23 into the ferrule 20 to be secured together with the ferrule within the plug member 21, wherein the ferrule 20 has at least one first positioning portion for example a recessed portion 51, 52, and the spacer 22 has at least one second positioning portion for example a projection 61, 62 which is fitted to a corresponding first positioning portion to position the ferrule to the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Nishimura, Hideki Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7837395
    Abstract: An optical fiber adapter is provided. The adapter includes a plurality of walls which defines an accommodation room adapted for being coupled with an optical fiber connector. A protrusion in the accommodation room is disposed on one of the walls. The adapter further includes a shutter member having a first parallel portion, a second parallel portion substantially parallel to the first parallel portion and a connecting portion connecting the first and second parallel portions. The first and second parallel portions and the connecting portion together define a clamping portion. The clamping portion clamps the protrusion. An elastic shutter plate extends from the first parallel portion and into the accommodation room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignees: Protai Photonic Co., Ltd., Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
    Inventors: I En Lin, Tomoyuki Mamiya, Jyh Cherng Yang
  • Publication number: 20100284654
    Abstract: To provide an optical connecting member capable of positioning and connecting a coated fiber by a simple connecting work with high precision, and a method of fitting the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ohtsuka, Masaki Ohmura, Mitsuaki Tamura, Masahiro Hamada, Ryo Koyama, Mitsuru Kihara
  • Patent number: 7824110
    Abstract: The invention relates to a data transmission cable (10; 20), in particular for motor vehicles, at at least one of whose ends a plastics housing (14; 24) is arranged, said housing having mechanical dimensions in its interface region (30; 32) which conform to the FAKRA standardisation scheme. The data transmission cable (10; 20) has an optical waveguide, wherein a holding member (40) is provided in the plastics housing (14; 24), said holding member being configured for holding an optical imaging element (42) and for connecting the optical imaging element (42) to the optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Rosenberger, Clemens Wurster
  • Publication number: 20100178010
    Abstract: A connection system including a connector and a receptacle through each of which an optical fiber is passed, wherein the connector includes a ferrule and also a cylindrical shoulder with a larger diameter than the ferrule on the side of the ferrule facing the fiber and the receptacle has a stepped bore for receiving the ferrule and the cylindrical shoulder, wherein the dimensions of the ferrule, of the cylindrical shoulder and of the stepped bore correspond to a standard FSMA connector or receptacle, wherein the connector has at least one groove and the receptacle at least one tongue corresponding thereto, wherein the tongue projects into the groove when the connector and receptacle are plugged together and wherein the groove is defined on the cylindrical shoulder and the tongue is defined on the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: EUROMICRON WERKZEUGE GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Werner, Jürgen Nehler
  • Patent number: 7748883
    Abstract: An exemplary mounting apparatus is for adjustably fixing a light guide pipe in a chassis of an electronic device. The chassis includes a mounting plate. The mounting apparatus includes a first sleeve engaging with the light guide pipe, a second sleeve attached to the mounting plate, and a resilient member disposed between the first sleeve and the second sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke Sun, Zhen-Xing Ye, Ming-Ke Chen, Xiao-Zhu Chen
  • Patent number: 7748910
    Abstract: An optical system comprising a substrate and an optical waveguide which is formed on the substrate and to which optical fibers are optically coupled. The optical waveguide has a plurality of straight core portions which obliquely intersect each other. The substrate has positioning sections for positioning a plurality of optical fibers optically coupled to two or more of the plurality of the core portions, the positioning sections having grooves on which the respective optical fibers are supported. When the plurality of optical fibers are supported on the respective grooves, offsets between centers of the plurality of the core portions and respective centers of the plurality of the optical fibers coupled to the core portions are equal to or less than 5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rei Yamamoto, Toshihiro Kuroda
  • Patent number: 7724990
    Abstract: A technique for monitoring optical power in a fiber array unit having a plurality of optical transmission waveguides terminating at an edge thereof for carrying optical signals to and/or from a PLC. A tapping filter is placed within a slit formed in the substrate and interrupting the transmission channels, thereby tapping at least some of the optical power from the channels and directing the tapped optical power toward respective photodetector channels for detection, while allowing other optical power to continue transmission in the at least one channel of the fiber array unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: AiDi Corporation
    Inventor: Kenzo Ishida
  • Patent number: 7717626
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector (100) includes a first insulative housing (1), a door (2) assembled in the first housing and an elastic piece (3) with one end retained in the first housing and the other end elastically abutting against the door. The first housing defines a top face (10), a front face (11) connecting with the top face and a pair of sidewalls (13). The first housing further defines a receiving cavity (111) opening through the front face thereof, and each sidewall defines a recess (112) opening through the top face and the inner surface of the receiving cavity near an opening of the receiving cavity. The door is movably assembled at the opening of the receiving cavity and defines a pair of shafts (22) received in the recesses. Each recess integrally defines a protrusion (113) over the shaft therein, so as to prevent the shafts from breaking off the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7684667
    Abstract: A hybrid integrated structure of an optical active device and a Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) device using an optical fiber array is provided, in which one or more photodiodes are integrated on an upper cladding layer above one or more planar optical waveguides. A section located on a boundary surface between output optical waveguides, that is, an end of the PLC device in the direction of propagation of light, and the input end of an output optical fiber array is ground to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an optical axis. Further, one or more optical fibers and one or more reflection mirrors are alternately arranged, inserted, and disposed in a plurality of V-shaped trenches formed in the output optical fiber array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignees: Photonic Solution, Inc., PPI Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Dug Bong Kim, Hyung Myung Moon, Chan Yong Park, Jin Bong Kim
  • Patent number: 7641397
    Abstract: The head end surface of an optical fiber (2) and the head end surface of an optical fiber (12) are butted to each other in an alignment member (22) of an adapter (21). In the butting, because one of the members clasping the optical fiber (2) is a plate (4a) that is short, the optical fiber (2) is bent and buckled between the left end of the short plate and the right end of the alignment member. Members clasping the optical fiber (12) are a long plate (14b) and a V-grooved base plate (13), and the optical fiber (12) is therefore horizontally fixed between each of right ends of the long plate and of the V-grooved base plate (13) and the left end of the alignment member. This results that the head end surface of the optical fiber (2) and the head end surface of the optical fiber (12) are in tight contact with each other, achieving excellent optical transmission between both optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignees: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Akihiro Onogawa, Yoshiteru Abe, Masaru Kobayashi, Ryou Nagase, Masahiro Tsuchida, Koichi Arishima
  • Publication number: 20090285533
    Abstract: An optical fiber array is formed by including m number of optical fibers (where, m is a natural number other than 0), an optical fiber aligning member on a surface of which, at least m number of grooves are formed in parallel, and a cover. An end portion of the optical fiber is disposed in the groove of the optical fiber aligning member, and is held by the optical fiber aligning member and the cover. Furthermore, when being held by the optical fiber aligning member and the cover, by setting a line segment which has connected a point on an outer periphery in contact with the cover, of the optical fiber to be a straight line, the optical fiber is supported at three points by the groove and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Hiroi, Yoshihide Hashimoto, Koji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7620280
    Abstract: A filled-core optical fiber (100) spliced to conventional, solid core optical transmission fiber (175) and a related method of making the same are provided. The optical fiber (100) comprises a core region (140), a cladding ring (120) enclosing the core region (120), and an outer cladding layer (160). A fill hole (115) is formed in the optical fiber (100) which extends from an outer sidewall (110) to the core region (140). The fill hole (115) is for introducing optical material (165) into the core region (140). The optical material (165) is introduced into the core region (140) after opposing ends (121, 122) of the optical fiber (100) are spliced to the free ends (176, 176) of conventional, solid core optical transmission fiber (175). The optical material (165) is introduced into core region (140) after splicing to avoid damage to the optical material (165) due to exposure to high temperatures generated during splicing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Dimmick, William E. Edwards, Jr., Douglas J. Markos, Peter S. Scheuter, Kevin H. Smith
  • Publication number: 20090269011
    Abstract: A hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly which permits repair of damaged fibers or copper conductors carried by a hybrid fiber/copper cable without requiring replacement of the entire connector assembly or the cable is disclosed. The hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly disclosed also allows individual hybrid fiber/copper connectors of the assembly to be converted from one gender to a different gender. The hybrid fiber/copper connectors of the assembly include removable keying members mountable to housings of the connectors. The removable keying members allow gender conversion and proper mating and orientation. The hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly also allows the individual connectors of the assembly to be converted from being hybrid fiber/copper connectors to being only fiber connectors or only copper connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Jarrod Scadden, M'Hamed Anis Khemakhem, Jeffrey Louis Peters, Wayne M. Kachmar
  • Patent number: 7572064
    Abstract: An optical fiber mechanical splice connector including a connector body having a fiber alignment mechanism and a cavity, and a ferrule including a stub fiber, wherein an end of the stub fiber extends from the ferrule through the cavity of the connector body and into the fiber alignment mechanism, and wherein the stub fiber buckles within the cavity when a field fiber is introduced into the connector body and contacts the distal end of the stub fiber. A mechanical splicing method including inserting a field fiber into a splice connector such that an end of the field fiber contacts an end of the stub fiber within an alignment mechanism of the splice connector, and applying axial force to the field fiber so as to cause the stub fiber to buckle within a cavity defined by the splice connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventor: Michael deJong
  • Patent number: 7572063
    Abstract: The device includes a housing, an insert, a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a first ball lens, a second ball lens, a first contact pin, a second contact pin, a first contact socket, a second contact socket, an alignment pin, and an alignment socket. The housing has a first key and a second key. The insert is mounted in the housing. The first ferrule is mounted in the insert. The second ferrule is mounted in the insert. The first ball lens is mounted in the insert, and the first ball lens is in optical communication with the first ferrule. The second ball lens is mounted in the insert, and the first ball lens is in optical communication with the second ferrule. The first and second contact pins, and the first and second contact sockets are mounted in the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Stratos International, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Neil Mynott, Christopher M. Warnes, Graham Woolmer
  • Patent number: 7568844
    Abstract: A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly includes a substantially hollow plug housing; and a glue body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing; wherein the glue body includes a first portion that is configured to engage and retain an optical cable comprising an optical fiber and one or more strength members; wherein the glue body includes a second portion that is configured to engage and retain a connector sub-assembly comprising an optical ferrule; wherein the second portion of the glue body includes a pair of opposed snap hooks that are configured to engage a corresponding pair of opposed recesses of the connector sub-assembly; and wherein the optical fiber and the optical ferrule are optically coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Corning Cable Systems LLC
    Inventors: James P. Luther, Thomas Theuerkorn, Xin Liu
  • Patent number: 7556438
    Abstract: An angle type optical connector enables a splicing operation of an optical fiber cable accurately and stably without requiring skilled labor and having a superior on-site installation property. An optical connector is provided with a splicing section for securely supporting an incorporated optical fiber securely supported at a ferrule and an optical fiber of an outside optical fiber cable in an end-abutting condition. The body of the optical connector is provided with a cable holding member able to hold an optical fiber cable. The cable holding member can be set at a temporary position where it makes an optical fiber of the optical fiber cable abut against the incorporated optical fiber at the splicing section in the state holding the optical fiber cable and bends a covered optical fiber of the optical fiber cable between the splicing section and the cable holding member by a pressing force in the lengthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignees: 3M Innovative Properties Company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Tomayasu Oike, Takaya Yamauchi, Akihiko Yazaki, Tsunetaka Ema, Kenichi Nakazawa, Yasuhiko Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7553091
    Abstract: The connector modules that are designed and shaped to mate with one side of the receptacle of the panel have mating devices that enable them to be stacked one atop the other inside of the receptacle in a relatively rigid stack. The connector modules that are designed and shaped to mate with the other side of the receptacle of the panel have mating devices that enable them to be held in slots that are slightly separated from one another by air gaps to allow them to “float” in the receptacle. By floating the connector modules in one side of the receptacle while having a relative rigid stack of connector modules in the other side of the receptacle, it is ensured that very precise optical alignment will be maintained between the respective lenses in the connector modules that face each other in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Laurence Ray McColloch
  • Patent number: 7510337
    Abstract: An aspect according to the invention provides a method of producing an optical transmission component in which peel-off and a bubble are not generated within a keeping temperature range in a bonding agent with which a space between an optical function portion and an end face of an optical transmission line is filled while a holder portion for holding the optical transmission line such as an optical fiber and the optical function portion such as a lens array are integrally molded. An optical function array is disposed across the space from a fiber holder, and the optical function array including lenses and a lower-side holder portion are integrally molded by a transparent resin. Fiber cores are placed in V-shape grooves of the lower-side holder portion, and an upper-side holder portion is put on the fiber cores. End faces of the fiber cores face the space, and the space is filled with the bonding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Homare Takeda, Ryo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7500790
    Abstract: An optical connector assembly comprising (a) a plurality of identical connectors, each connector being connected to a jacketed optical cable, each connector comprising a generally rectangular housing having a top, a bottom and two sides, and having a plug end for insertion into a mating receptacle and a cable end for receiving an optical cable, the housing having a recess along each of the two sides; and (b) a clip holding the plurality of connectors together in a side-by-side relationship, the clip having a bottom portion, first and second end walls extending perpendicularly from the bottom portion, and one or more intermediate portions extending perpendicularly from the bottom portion between the first and second end walls, each of the one or more intermediate portions having a first face facing the first end wall and a second face facing the second end wall, wherein the first end wall and a first face of one of the one or more intermediate portions are received in the recess of one of the connectors and th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David Donald Erdman, Michael Lawrence Gurreri
  • Publication number: 20090003774
    Abstract: Marker grooves of an optical fiber are formed by a marker groove forming device including at least, on a substrate, a fiber guide and optical fiber pressing springs formed on a side wall surface in the fiber guide. The optical fiber pressing springs include edges contacted and pressed to the side of an optical fiber stored in the fiber guide, and plate springs for pressing the edges to the side of the optical fiber with fulcra on the side wall surface in the fiber guide. The optical fiber is pressed to a side wall surface in the fiber guide, and the edges are formed at a predetermined distance from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
    Inventors: Osamu Imaki, Yoshihiko Hamada, Yoshichika Kato, Keiichi Mori, Kenji Kondou
  • Publication number: 20090003773
    Abstract: Marker grooves of an optical fiber are formed by a marker groove forming device including at least, on a substrate, a fiber guide and optical fiber pressing springs formed on a side wall surface in the fiber guide. The optical fiber pressing springs include edges contacted and pressed to the side of an optical fiber stored in the fiber guide, and plate springs for pressing the edges to the side of the optical fiber with fulcra on the side wall surface in the fiber guide. The optical fiber is pressed to a side wall surface in the fiber guide, and the edges are formed at a predetermined distance from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
    Inventors: Osamu Imaki, Yoshihiko Hamada, Yoshichika Kato, Keiichi Mori, Kenji Kondou
  • Patent number: 7468764
    Abstract: A first optical-path changing layer is provided, on a front-face side of a rear-face side transparent substrate including a light source on one side face thereof. The first optical-path changing layer has a refractive index substantially equal to that of the transparent substrate, and includes predetermined protrusions and predetermined depressions. Further, a low refractive-index layer is provided on a front-face side of the first optical-path changing layer. The low refractive-index layer is in contact with the protrusions and the depressions of the first optical-path changing layer, and has a smaller refractive index than the refractive index of the first optical-path changing layer. Further, a second optical-path changing layer is provided on a rear-face side of the rear-face side transparent substrate. The second optical-path changing layer includes predetermined protrusions and predetermined depressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukushima, Koji Yabuta, Tomoo Takatani, Masakazu Wada