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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Aurélien Julien Alexandre Macoin, Nantes, FR;
Gordon Mueller-Schlomka, Berlin, DE;
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An adapter for a fiber-optic plug is disclosed, the adapter configured to be received in a port of a fiber-optic apparatus, the adapter comprising: a first opening proximate a first end of the adapter, the first opening configured to receive a multifiber fiber optic connector; a second opening proximate a second end of the adapter, the second opening configured to receive a hardened multifiber connector; an adapter body extending longitudinally between the first end of the adapter and the second end of the adapter and defining an internal cavity therethrough, the adapter body comprising: a first engagement mechanism at the first end of the adapter for engaging with the port of the fiber-optic apparatus; a second engagement mechanism between the first end of the adapter and the second end of the adapter for engaging with the multifiber fiber optic connector; a third engagement mechanism at the second end of the adapter for engaging with a hardened multifiber connector; a locating feature for locating the hardened multifiber connector in the adapter; and an alignment mechanism for aligning the adapter with the fiber-optic apparatus.
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