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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Us Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Daniel D. Kurtz, Huntersville, NC (US);
Darrell R. Childers, Hickory, NC (US);
Brent D. Henley, Newton, NC (US);
Assignee:
US Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/423 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/3839 (2013.01); G02B 6/3853 (2013.01); G02B 6/3881 (2013.01); G02B 6/4292 (2013.01);
Abstract
A new fiber optic ferrule has an alignment structure on a surface through which light passes. The alignment structure is preferably in the shape of a dog bone, allowing the alignment structure to align the fiber optic ferrule in a receptacle while reducing the influence of temperature on the alignment.