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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2012
Mark Edward Conner, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Barton Pierce Filipiak, Hickory, NC (US);
Joseph Clinton Jensen, Lawndale, NC (US);
Gary Bruce Schnick, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Mark Edward Conner, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Barton Pierce Filipiak, Hickory, NC (US);
Joseph Clinton Jensen, Lawndale, NC (US);
Gary Bruce Schnick, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic network device comprising an input port adapted to receive a multi-fiber cable having active optical fibers designated in a consecutive sequence is disclosed. A first plurality and a second plurality of optical fibers are disposed within the fiber optic network device. The first plurality of optical fibers aligns to a first section of the consecutive sequence and a second plurality of optical fibers aligns to a second section of the consecutive sequence. A plurality of drop ports in the fiber optic network device are adapted to optically couple ones of the first plurality of optical fibers to at least one drop cable. A pass-through port is adapted to optically couple the second plurality of optical fibers to a second fiber optic network device through a multi-fiber adapter in a central alignment at the pass-through port.