Connector for optical fiber cable
Granted 4 Feb 2025 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · originally Sumitomo Chemical
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Inventors: Tetsuya Nakanishi, Hong Chuyen Nguyen, Takuya Ishida · Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza · AU 2917 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…
FIG. 1 is a front view of a connector for optical fiber cable of our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top perspective view thereof,
FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 9 - 9 of the FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 10 - 10 of the FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 11 - 11 of the FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 12 - 12 of the FIG. 1 .
The broken lines show portions of a connector for optical fiber cable that form no part of the claimed design.
The alternate long and short dash lines are merely the boundary lines between the claimed parts and the non-claimed parts.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D1060255-S | S1 | 4 Feb 2025 | 23 Aug 2024 | granted | Connector for optical fiber cable |
| JP | JP-1716661-S | S | 3 Jun 2022 | 7 Dec 2021 | granted | 光ファイバケーブル用コネクタja |
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