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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Davide Domenico Fortusini, Ithaca, NY (US);
Micah Colen Isenhour, Lincolnton, NC (US);
James Phillip Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Jürgen Matthies, Wetter, DE;
Percil Watkins, Conover, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3849 (2013.01); G02B 6/325 (2013.01); G02B 6/387 (2013.01); G02B 6/3817 (2013.01); G02B 6/3821 (2013.01); G02B 6/3882 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are optical plug connectors and optical receptacles for making optical connections. In one embodiment, the optical plug connector includes an optical portion having an optical interface and a cover for protecting the optical interface. The cover can translate toward the optical interface when connecting the optical plug connector and a portion of the cover allows transmission of optical signals therethrough.