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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:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Applicants:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Nippon Tsushin Denzai Co., Ltd., Komaki, JP;
Inventors:
Sho Yakabe, Osaka, JP;
Motoyoshi Kimura, Komaki, JP;
Assignees:
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
NIPPON TSUSHIN DENZAI CO., LTD., Komaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3826 (2013.01); G02B 6/3869 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical connector includes a ferrule accommodating an optical fiber, and a housing covering an outer circumference of the ferrule. An outer circumferential surface of the ferrule has a recessed part or a projecting part for positioning extending in an optical axis direction of the optical fiber. The housing has a slit extending in the optical axis direction at a position corresponding to the recessed part or the projecting part of the ferrule.