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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey W Rittle, Endicott, NY (US);
William W Vetter, Vestal, NY (US);
James R Webb, Endicott, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines, Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 76 ; 385 77 ; 385 88 ; 385 89 ; 385 90 ;
Abstract
A new fiber optic connector housing and a new fiber optic receptacle, both of which conform to a new standard proposed by the X3T9.3 committee of the American National Standards Institute, are disclosed. In addition, four accessory devices for electro-optic modules, each of which includes one or more essentially conventional plug frames which fit into either one or more conventional, individual fiber optic connector housings or the new fiber optic connector housing, are disclosed.