Patents
US 9423577 B2: Optical receptacles having compliance support interface for facilitating alignment with fiber optic connectors during insertion, and related components, systems, and methods
- Granted
- 2016-08-23
- Filed
- 2013-11-26 application 14090448
- Type
- Utility · 34 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Optical receptacles having compliance for facilitating alignment with fiber optic connectors during insertion, and related components, systems and methods are disclosed. In one example, an optical receptacle disposed in a receptacle optical assembly optically connects to a fiber optic component, for example, a ferrule, for facilitating transmission of an optical signal from the optical receptacle to the exemplary ferrule. A support interface between the optical receptacle and receptacle housing contains a compliance feature that permits the optical receptacle to move with respect to the receptacle housing during insertion of the fiber optic connector. An insertion force of the fiber optic connector causes the optical receptacle to be able to move into optical alignment with the connector during insertion of the fiber optic connector, thereby moving ferrule(s) of the fiber optic connector into optical alignment with the ferrule(s) of the optical receptacle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160823.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Cable Systems LLC 477 patents | US company or organization | Hickory, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davide Domenico Fortusini | Ithaca, NY | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Micah Colen Isenhour | Lincolnton, NC | 116 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher Paul Lewallen | Hudson, NC | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Phillip Luther | Hickory, NC | 149 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B6/4228 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-23 | Name change Change of name | CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC signed 2014-01-14 | CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC HICKORY, NC | 40126/818 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-11-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FORTUSINI, DAVIDE DOMENICO signed 2013-11-25 ISENHOUR, MICAH COLEN signed 2013-11-25 LEWALLEN, CHRISTOPHER PAUL signed 2013-11-25 LUTHER, JAMES PHILLIP signed 2013-11-25 | CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC HICKORY, NC | 31680/25 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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