Corning Cable Systems

Corning Research & Development Corporation

Corning Optical Communications LLC

Robert Bruce Elkins, Ii

James Phillip Luther

Jeffrey Dean Danley

Lars K Nielsen

Dayne Wilcox

Thomas Theuerkorn

Matthew Peterson

Darrin Max Miller

Steven Mardis Bagley

Scott M Janis

Joel Christopher Rosson

Dennis Craig Morrison

Dennis Michael Knecht

Terry Lee Cooke

Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux

Kipp David Yeakel

Hieu Vinh Tran

Michael Wimmer

Shane C Woody

John Bradley Johnson

Zhiye Zhang

Zhaoxu Tian

Stephan T Toepper

Anthony Sebastian Bauco

Steven Joseph Gregorski

Otto I Szentesi

Michael deJong

Robert Michael Morena

Thomas Dale Ketcham

Michael James Ott

David Lee Dean, Jr

William Carl Hurley

Daniel Warren Hawtof

Christopher Paul Lewallen

Tory Allen Klavuhn

Aramais Robert Zakharian

Joseph Todd Cody

Andrey Kobyakov

Kevin B Sparks

William S Jackman

Sergey Anatol'evich Kuchinsky

Stephen Robert Horan, Jr

Barton Pierce Filipiak

Johannes Ian Greveling

Thomas Theuerkom

Multiport for optical connections

Multiport for making optical connections

Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, at least one securing feature passageway, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one securing feature is disposed within a portion of the at least one securing feature passageway.

Multiports and other devices having connection ports with securing features and methods of making the same

Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, at least one securing feature passageway, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The connection port passageway defines a keying portion. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and the at least one securing feature is disposed within a portion of the at least one securing feature passageway.

Multiports and other devices having keyed connection ports and securing features and methods of making the same

Fiber optic terminals having at least one loopback assembly comprising a loopback optical fiber providing optical communication between a first output connection port and a second output connection port of the terminal along with fiber optic networks using the terminals are disclosed. The loopback optical fiber is terminated with a first optical connector and a second optical connector. The first optical connector is attached to the first output connection port of the terminal and the second optical connector of the loopback assembly attached to the second output connection port of the terminal, thereby allowing the network operator to send a test signal to the terminal and receive a return signal when the terminal is installed in a fiber optic network.

Fiber optic terminals having one or more loopback assemblies

Fiber optic networks having cable assemblies with a predetermined cable-to-connector orientation that cooperate with a multiport so that the cables of the cable assemblies may be routed to the multiport and organized in an efficient and compact manner. In one embodiment, the cable assembly has a fiber optic connector terminated to a cable with a cross-section so that a major axis of the cable cross-section is aligned with a keying portion and locking feature of fiber optic connector. The cable-to-connector orientation allows cable assemblies to be optically connected to the multiport so that the cables may be routed away from the multiport along the connection plane of the multiport in the fiber optic network.

Fiber optic networks using multiports and cable assemblies with cable-to-connector orientation

Multiports for making optical connections

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Hickory, NC, United States of America

Robert Bruce Elkins, Ii