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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Excelitas Technologies Corp., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Scott Carpenter, Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Excelitas Technologies Corp., Waltham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3843 (2013.01); G02B 6/3869 (2013.01); G02B 6/3821 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber optic ferrule coupling system including a ferrule interface plate having a ferrule port extending therethrough and a pocket in a side of the ferrule interface plate adjacent to the ferrule port, wherein a spring element disposed in the pocket partially protrudes into the port and applies an adjustable spring force to a ferrule connector inserted in the ferrule port via a spring cover fittable within the pocket.