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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2007
James Phillip Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Martin Eugene Norris, Lenoir, NC (US);
Thomas Theuerkorn, Hickory, NC (US);
James Phillip Luther, Hickory, NC (US);
Martin Eugene Norris, Lenoir, NC (US);
Thomas Theuerkorn, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic assembly comprising an adapter assembly defining an internal cavity, a first end for a receiving a first fiber optic connector, and a second end for receiving a second fiber optic connector, wherein the first and the second fiber optic connectors are dissimilar. A fiber optic connection comprising a first fiber optic connector comprising a connector housing, a first multi-fiber ferrule, and a clearance about an end face of the first multi-fiber ferrule for clearing a ferrule surround during connector mating, and a second connector that is a FOCIS 5 compliant MTP connector.