Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expanded beam connector concepts
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Application No.: US12337212Application Date: 2008-12-17
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Publication No.: US08393804B2Publication Date: 2013-03-12
- Inventor: Jeffrey D. Nielson , Gary Gibbs , Matthew Cruz , Timothy W. Anderson
- Applicant: Jeffrey D. Nielson , Gary Gibbs , Matthew Cruz , Timothy W. Anderson
- Applicant Address: US NC Hickory
- Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
- Current Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Hickory
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC
- Main IPC: G02B6/36
- IPC: G02B6/36 ; G02B6/32 ; G02B6/26

Abstract:
A terminus for a fiber optic cable includes a ferrule. In one embodiment, an optical fiber of the cable passes through a central bore of the ferrule and is attached to a lens seated in a conical or cylindrical seat formed in an end surface of the ferrule by an epoxy. In a second embodiment, an optical fiber of the cable passes through the central bore of the ferrule. Next, a cap sleeve with a lens therein is slid over and attached to the ferrule such that the lens abuts or is attached to the optical fiber. In either embodiment, an inspection slot may optionally be formed in the ferrule and/or the cap sleeve to allow a technician to inspect the state of the attachment and/or abutment and/or spacing of the optical fiber and lens.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090252459A1 Expanded beam connector concepts Public/Granted day:2009-10-08
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