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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2005
David A. Benaron, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Ilian H. Parachikov, Belmont, CA (US);
Michael R. Fierro, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Marvin K. Hutt, Oakland, NJ (US);
David A. Benaron, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Ilian H. Parachikov, Belmont, CA (US);
Michael R. Fierro, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Marvin K. Hutt, Oakland, NJ (US);
Spectros Corporation, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved hybrid connector for rapidly, reliably, and reversibly making mixed optical and electrical connections has a plug () with one or more centrally located fiber-containing optical ferrules () and one or more peripheral electrical contacts (), and second, a socket () with interior electrical contacts () and a fiber-bearing central floating optical connector (). Insertion and rotation of a shaft () of the plug into a bore () of the socket connects the respective electrical contacts of the shaft and socket, and nearly-simultaneously couples the respective optical fibers of the plug ferrule and socket connector, thus creating a rapid, reversible, and low-cost hybrid connection optimized for both the electrical and optical requirements of a mixed optical and electrical connection.