Multiport terminal for making optical connections
Granted 10 Jan 2023 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION · originally Corning Incorporated
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Inventors: Cameron Meyer, Monique Lise Cote, Dayne Wilcox, Joel Christopher Rosson +1 · Examiner: Bridget L Eland · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a multiport terminal for making optical connections showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof of FIG. 1 ; and
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of a multiport terminal for making optical connections showing our new design;
FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view thereof of FIG. 9 ;
FIG. 11 is a front view thereof of FIG. 9 ;
FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof of FIG. 9 ;
FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof of FIG. 9 ;
FIG. 14 is a left side view thereof of FIG. 9 ;
FIG. 15 is a top view thereof of FIG. 9 ; and
FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof of FIG. 9 .
FIG. 17 is a top perspective view of a third embodiment of a multiport terminal for making optical connections showing our new design;
FIG. 18 is a bottom perspective view thereof of FIG. 17 ;
FIG. 19 is a front view thereof of FIG. 17 ;
FIG. 20 is a rear view thereof of FIG. 17 ;
FIG. 21 is a right side view thereof of FIG. 17 ;
FIG. 22 is a left side view thereof of FIG. 17 ;
FIG. 23 is a top view thereof of FIG. 17 ; and
FIG. 24 is a bottom view thereof of FIG. 17 .
FIG. 25 is a top perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a multiport terminal for making optical connections showing our new design;
FIG. 26 is a bottom perspective view thereof of FIG. 25 ;
FIG. 27 is a front view thereof of FIG. 25 ;
FIG. 28 is a rear view thereof of FIG. 25 ;
FIG. 29 is a right side view thereof of FIG. 25 ;
FIG. 30 is a left side view thereof of FIG. 25 ;
FIG. 31 is a top view thereof of FIG. 25 ; and
FIG. 32 is a bottom view thereof of FIG. 25 .
FIG. 33 is a top perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a multiport terminal for making optical connections showing our new design;
FIG. 34 is a bottom perspective view thereof of FIG. 33 ;
FIG. 35 is a front view thereof of FIG. 33 ;
FIG. 36 is a rear view thereof of FIG. 33 ;
FIG. 37 is a right side view thereof of FIG. 33 ;
FIG. 38 is a left side view thereof of FIG. 33 ;
FIG. 39 is a top view thereof of FIG. 33 ; and
FIG. 40 is a bottom view thereof of FIG. 33 .
FIG. 41 is a top perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a multiport terminal for making optical connections showing our new design;
FIG. 42 is a bottom perspective view thereof of FIG. 41 ;
FIG. 43 is a front view thereof of FIG. 41 ;
FIG. 44 is a rear view thereof of FIG. 41 ;
FIG. 45 is a right side view thereof of FIG. 41 ;
FIG. 46 is a left side view thereof of FIG. 41 ;
FIG. 47 is a top view thereof of FIG. 41 ; and,
FIG. 48 is a bottom view thereof of FIG. 41 .
In FIGS. 1 - 48 , the evenly-spaced broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
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