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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Pimpinella, Frankfort, IL (US);
Andrew R. Matcha, Chicago, IL (US);
Surendra Chitti Babu, Naperville, IL (US);
Royal O. Jenner, Frankfort, IL (US);
Assignee:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/262 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical fiber connector has a lens component and a fiber component. The lens component has at least one lens and an opening with at least one V-groove therein. The at least one lens is associated with the at least one V-groove. The fiber component is configured to be partially inserted into the lens component and has at least one bare fiber flexible retention feature configured to retain a fiber of a fiber optic cable within the at least one V-groove and also to align the fiber with the lens.