Fiber optic connector for a segmented ftth optical network
CA 2483417 C · Owner: Pangrac & Associates Development, Inc. · Inventors: Pangrac, David M.; Gall, Donald T.
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A fiber optic connector (200) including a body (201) forming a fiber insertion path (207, 213) and an optical lens (220). The fiber insertion path receives an optical fiber and extends within the body to an internal end. The lens (220) includes a first concave surface (219) formed at the internal end of the fiber channel (215) and a second concave surface (221) formed on an external side of the body. The first and second concave surfaces of the lens are operative to direct light towards each other to enable optical communications between an inserted optical fiber and a connected second connector (400). Multiple connectors may be incorporated within the same body. A fiber tip …
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- Filed April 23, 2003 and granted March 3, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 23, 2023.
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