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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:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
May. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Clearfield, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
John P. Hill, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Randy T. VanHorn, Princeton, MN (US);
Walter E. Power, II, Jordan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Clearfield, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4452 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3879 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4446 (2013.01); G02B 6/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A latchless adapter comprising an adapter frame, a ferrule positioning portion, and a spring clip located on an exterior of the adapter frame and configured to couple the latchless adapter to an external frame. The ferrule positioning portion may separate the interior of the latchless adapter into two compartments configured to receive respective connectors.