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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Duvall Compton, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Tory Allen Klavuhn, Newton, NC (US);
Hieu Vinh Tran, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Optical Communications, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/389 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3893 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are optical plug connectors that can be converted from a first mating interface to a second mating interface that is different than the first mating interface. The optical plug connector comprises a plug body, a shroud, a ferrule and a first coupling member for securing the optical plug connector. The shroud comprises a first mating interface configuration that may be removed and replaced with a shroud having a second mating interface configuration.