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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:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1998
Leopold Kiernicki, Niles, IL (US);
Philip W. Schofield, Oak Park, IL (US);
Stratos Lightwave, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A coupling is provided having a one-piece body, with a first segment having a first chamber for receiving an optical connector and ferrule, a second segment having a second chamber for receiving an alignment sleeve that retains and interconnects the ferrules, a third segment substantially similar to the first segment and having a third chamber for receiving a second optical connector and ferrule, wherein said first, second and third chambers are aligned longitudinally across the one-piece body, and a resilient arm extends from the one-piece body to allow the coupling of the invention to be received by a coupling aperture.