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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Corning Optical Communications Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Eugene Elliott, Horseheads, NY (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); G02B 6/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3833 (2013.01); G02B 6/325 (2013.01); G02B 6/3839 (2013.01); G02B 6/3853 (2013.01); G02B 6/3861 (2013.01); G02B 6/3652 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber optic connector includes a ferrule configured to receive and support one or more optical fibers and at least one component coupled to a surface of the ferrule by an adhesive. The at least one component overlays a footprint area defined on the surface to which the adhesive is applied, and the surface has a plurality of recessed formations within the footprint area to accommodate the adhesive.