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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2008
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Sidney J. Berglund, Round Rock, TX (US);
Paul N. Winberg, Rollingwood, TX (US);
James R. Bylander, Austin, TX (US);
Takaya Yamauchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tomoyasu Oike, Sagamihara, JP;
Yukino Miyoshi, Sagamihara, JP;
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Sidney J. Berglund, Round Rock, TX (US);
Paul N. Winberg, Rollingwood, TX (US);
James R. Bylander, Austin, TX (US);
Takaya Yamauchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tomoyasu Oike, Sagamihara, JP;
Yukino Miyoshi, Sagamihara, JP;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber connector comprises an outer housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the outer housing. The collar body receives and secures a ferrule in a first portion of the collar body. The ferrule includes a central bore that defines an axis. The ferrule further includes a fiber stub disposed in a portion of the central bore, the fiber stub comprising a first optical fiber having a first end proximate to an end face of the ferrule and a prepared second end terminating within the ferrule. The collar body further includes a second portion that includes a housing portion to house a gripping device that grips a second optical fiber.