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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
May. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Us Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Dirk E. Schoellner, Hickory, NC (US);
Darrell R. Childers, Hickory, NC (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3849 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3869 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for terminating a fiber optic ferrule included applying a force to a fiber optic ferrule while simultaneously holding the optical fibers. The fiber optic ferrule uses epoxy to hold the optical fibers, the epoxy can be either heat or light cured. The force is applied through a pusher that engages a cap on the front end of the fiber optic ferrule.