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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael James Ott, Hudson, WI (US);
Paul Suek, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); B29L 11/00 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3826 (2013.01); B29D 11/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/3865 (2013.01); B29L 2011/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing fiber optic connectors includes precision molding optical ferrule assemblies around optical fibers for use in the connectors. The optical ferrule assemblies are over-molded in two-parts: a ferrule and a hub. The ferrule is molded around a coated section of fiber and a fiber tip is formed (e.g., using a laser) at a stripped section of the optical fiber at a location axially spaced from the ferrule. The fiber is pulled into the ferrule to align the tip and the hub is formed to complete the ferrule assembly.