US Conec Limited

Tyco Electronics Corporation

Mike Elbert Hughes

Darrell Randolph Childers

Jillcha Fekadu Wakjira

Michael Lawrence Gurreri

Michael Aaron Kadar-Kallen

Hiep V Nguyen

Lou Castagna

James David Kevern

John H Fox

Yefim Gorelik

A loopback housing has an upper body portion and a lower body portion that are removably connected to one another. One of the body portions has a fiber opening to protect the optical fibers that are looped around for the fiber optic connector. The loopback housing also functions to remove and insert the fiber optic connector into an adapter, particularly in a high density application.

Loopback housing for a fiber optic connector

A two-piece spring push includes a main body portion and a cap. The cap is attached to the main body portion through frictional or interference fits of projections and openings in the two-piece spring push. The two-piece spring push allows for the use of the spring push on larger diameter optical cables as the spring push is assembled on the optical fibers after the optical fibers are terminated in an optical ferrule.

Two-piece spring push for fiber optic connectors with large diameter fiber optic cables

A multi-fiber ferrule and optical fibers therein make easier contact with other multi-fiber ferrules and connectors with a small fiber tip radius and a modulus of elasticity. A method for qualifying multi-fiber ferrules (and connectors) is also disclosed.

Multi-fiber ferrules for making physical contact and method of determining same

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Hickory, NC, United States of America

Mike Elbert Hughes