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Patent No.:

US 12687686 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026

Filed:

May. 26, 2023

Optical connector module, optical coupling structure, connecting member, and connecting method

Applicant:

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Taisuke Nagasaki, Osaka, JP;

Takeshi Inoue, Osaka, JP;

Kensaku Shimada, Osaka, JP;

Toshihisa Yokochi, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

Oliff PLC

Primary Examiner:

Agustin Bello

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4292 (2013.01); G02B 6/3831 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical connector module connected to an optical component is disclosed. The optical connector includes at least one optical fiber, a connector that holds the optical fiber, the connector being configured to be connected to the optical component in a first direction, and a connecting member configured to maintain a connected state between the connector and the optical component when the connector is connected to the optical component. The connecting member is configured to rotate in contact with the connector and to be engaged with each of the connector and the optical component.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Nagasaki, Taisuke. (2026). Optical connector module, optical coupling structure, connecting member, and connecting method (U.S. Patent No. 12687686). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12687686

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