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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2012
Nanoprecision Products, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Shuhe Li, Pasadena, CA (US);
Robert Ryan Vallance, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Michael K. Barnoski, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Gregory L. Klotz, La Verne, CA (US);
NANOPRECISION PRODUCTS, INC., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A ferrule for a high density optical fiber connector, supporting a first set of optical fibers of a first fiber cable and a second set of optical fibers of a second fiber cable. The ferrule supports the first and second sets of optical fibers in at least one plane. In one embodiment, the first set of optical fibers are supported in a first row of open grooves, and the second set of optical fibers are supported in a second row of open grooves. The optical fibers in the first row are staggered with respect to the optical fibers of the second row. The ferrule comprises two halves, each having an open structure that has a row of open grooves precisely formed thereon in a plane. In another embodiment, the ferrule supports the first and second sets of optical fibers in a single row, in an alternating interleaving manner.