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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventor:
Yu Lu, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3688 (2013.01); G02B 6/3847 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for processing a ferrule for a fiber optic connector is disclosed herein. The ferrule supports an optical fiber. The method involves laser processing a distal end of the ferrule to expand at least a portion of the ferrule to cause recession of an end of the optical fiber relative to the expanded portion of the ferrule.