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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:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hajime Ohkubo, Narashino, JP;
Yuuji Kakutani, Nasu-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 78 ;
Abstract
A ferrule for use in an optical fiber connector comprises a main body having an insertion hole for receiving an optical fiber element. The insertion hole has a first end for receiving the optical fiber element, a second end, a positioning portion disposed proximate the second end for connection to an outer peripheral surface of the optical fiber element to position the optical fiber element in the insertion hole, and a divergent portion diverging smoothly from the positioning portion to the first end.