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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2021
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Dana Craig Bookbinder, Corning, NY (US);
Michael De Jong, Colleyville, TX (US);
Konrad Jan Koziel, Lodz, PL;
Claudio Mazzali, Painted Post, NY (US);
Pushkar Tandon, Painted Post, NY (US);
Ruchi Sarda Tandon, Painted Post, NY (US);
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector that includes a connector body comprising a ferrule retaining portion, a pusher engagement portion and a body cable passage extending through the pusher engagement portion and the ferrule retaining portion. The connector includes a ferrule assembly structurally configured to be retained by the ferrule retaining portion with an optical fiber bore of the ferrule assembly in alignment with the body cable passage. The connector includes a pusher structurally configured to axially engage the pusher engagement portion with a pusher cable passage in alignment with the body cable passage, and a seal component with superabsorbent properties.