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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1999
Patrick B. Gilliland, Chicago, IL (US);
Carlos Jines, Forest Park, IL (US);
Raul Medina, Chicago, IL (US);
James W. Mcginley, Barrington, IL (US);
Patrick B. Gilliland, Chicago, IL (US);
Carlos Jines, Forest Park, IL (US);
Raul Medina, Chicago, IL (US);
James W. McGinley, Barrington, IL (US);
Stratos International, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An interface converter module includes a metallized housing having a first end and a second end. A printed circuit board is mounted within the housing and has mounted thereon electronic circuitry configured to convert data signals from a host device transmission medium to the second transmission medium. The printed circuit board has not more than twenty contact fingers adhered at one end in order to form a host connector, a media connector is at the other end of the module. The media end having a dual LC duplex optical receptacle, where each duplex portion of the dual LC duplex optical receptacle houses a ROSA and a TOSA. The module and receiver may include interengaging rails and slots and/or keys and keyways to ensure correct matching of modules and receptacles.