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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:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Tyco Electronics Uk Ltd, Wiltshire, GB;
Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co., Ltd, Shanghai, CN;
Tyco Electronics Raychem Bvba, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Stephen Lambourn, Wiltshire, GB;
Ian Miles Standish, Flintshire, GB;
XingJun Cheng, Shanghai, CN;
Christopher Charles Taylor, Berwyn, PA (US);
Erwin Junius, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Tyco Electronics UK LTD, , GB;
Abstract
One embodiment is directed to an optical adapter comprising a body in which at least one connector can be inserted; at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna and a visual indicator. The optical adapter further comprises at least one adapter contact that is electrically connected to the RFID antenna and the visual indicator; and a clip configured to electrically connect the adapter contact to a panel contact on a panel when the optical adapter is inserted into the panel and to mechanically hold the optical adapter in the panel. The RFID antenna is configured to be positioned near an RFID tag attached to the connector when the connector is inserted into the body of the optical adapter. Other embodiments are disclosed.