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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Dean Danley, Hickory, NC (US);
Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Hickory, NC (US);
Darrin Max Miller, Hickory, NC (US);
Dennis Craig Morrison, Lincolnton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3861 (2013.01); G02B 6/3833 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical fiber connector includes a ferrule configured to receive an optical fiber. The ferrule has a fiber bore and a storage location interior to the ferrule and adjacent to the fiber bore. The storage location comprises a funnel-shaped portion that is directed toward the fiber bore. An adhesive material is positioned in the storage location of the ferrule. The adhesive material is a dry and solid material.