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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiromi Juso, Gose, JP;
Shuzo Nishida, Hiroshima, JP;
Keizo Okuno, Hiroshima, JP;
Hidenori Minoda, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9620 ; 350 9610 ; 350 9622 ; 250227 ; 439577 ; 439608 ; 439610 ;
Abstract
A connector with a plug having a protruding piece and a jack for accepting it can transmit not only electrical signals but also light signals between devices connected thereby. Optical fibers for transmitting light signals therethrough are placed longitudinally inside the protruding piece of the plug and the jack includes not only electrodes for transmitting electrical signals but also a light emitting element to transmit light signals into the plug through the optical fibers or a light receiving element for receiving light signals transmitted through the optical fibers.