3m Innovative Properties Company

Carl E Fisher

Donald Kent Larson

Rui Yang

James R Bylander

Sidney J Berglund

Takaya Yamauchi

William L Taylor

Ronald Phillip Pepin

Andrew C Lottes

Levent Biyikli

Johnny P Bryant

Nanayakkara L D Somasiri

Paul V Huynh

Hui Luo

Paul M Wendell

A thermally conductive article including a polymeric layer comprising a nonwoven polymeric material. In particular, a flexible thermally conductive polymeric layer comprising an epoxy resin and a long-strand polymeric nonwoven material embedded in the epoxy resin. The polymeric nonwoven material may be heat stable at about 280 C.

Thermally conductive substrate article

An enhanced breakdown strength dielectric material includes a base dielectric layer having first and second opposing major surfaces. A first stress mitigating layer is disposed on the first major surface of the base dielectric layer. A second stress mitigating layer disposed on the second major surface of the base dielectric layer. A volume conductivity of at least one of the first and second stress mitigating layers is at least 2 times a volume conductivity of the base dielectric layer.

Dielectric material with enhanced breakdown strength

An optical connector for terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the housing. The collar body includes a ferrule securely disposed in an opening of the collar body, the ferrule including a central bore that defines an axis, and a housing portion disposed in a generally central portion of the collar body. The housing portion includes an opening to receive a gripping device to grip an optical fiber. The ferrule is axially moveable independent of the axial movement of the optical fiber and gripping device. The optical connector can be thermally balanced over a temperature range of at least 100&#xb0; C.

Remote grip optical fiber connector

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Carl E Fisher