Patents
US 11646794 B2: Fiber optic connectors and connectorized fiber optic cables that include integrated photonic optical mode field converters and related methods
- Granted
- 2023-05-09
- Filed
- 2021-09-14 application 17475050
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Fiber optic connectors are provided that include a substrate having a groove therein, an optical fiber that is at least partly in the groove, an optical mode field converter or other focusing reflector that is positioned to receive an optical signal that is output from the optical fiber and a housing that surrounds the substrate and the optical fiber.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230509_r1.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina 407 patents | US company or organization | Hickory, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhijit Sengupta | Alpharetta, GA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04B | Transmission | H04B10/2581 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B6/3845 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04J | Multiplex communication | H04J14/052 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Release of security interest Release of security interest at reel/frame 059350/0743 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2026-01-09 | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC (F/K/A COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA) CLAREMONT, NC | 74594/156 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-01-09 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents at reel/frame no. 59710/0506 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2026-01-09 | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC RICHARDSON, TX COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC (F/K/A COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA) CLAREMONT, NC | 74282/522 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-12-10 | Name change Change of name | COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2025-11-25 | COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC CLAREMONT, NC | 73888/404 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-12-19 | Release of security interest Release of security interest at reel/frame 059350/0921 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-12-17 | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.) CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA CLAREMONT, NC COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC CLAREMONT, NC | 69743/704 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-12-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC signed 2024-12-17 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2024-12-17 COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2024-12-17 OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC signed 2024-12-17 RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC signed 2024-12-17 | APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC NEW YORK, NY | 69889/114 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-03-09 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC signed 2022-03-07 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2022-03-07 COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2022-03-07 | WILMINGTON TRUST WILMINGTON, DE | 59710/506 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-03-08 | Security interest Security interest Term loan security agreement | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC signed 2022-03-07 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2022-03-07 COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2022-03-07 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 59350/921 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-03-08 | Security interest Security interest Abl security agreement | ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC signed 2022-03-07 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2022-03-07 COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA signed 2022-03-07 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 59350/743 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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