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Hardened connector adapter

Granted 24 Mar 2026 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation · originally Corning Incorporated

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Inventors: Zachary Michael Thompson, Dayne Wilcox, Lee Alexander Webb · Examiner: Rhea Shields · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/879,015
filed 30 Jun 2023
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US D1119805
granted 24 Mar 2026

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top-front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top-front perspective view of a hardened connector adapter showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top-rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom-front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom-rear perspective view thereof.

In FIGS. 1 - 10 , the dash-dash broken lines illustrate portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/133

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CACA-226614-SS3 Mar 20256 Dec 2023grantedFiber optic adapter
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TWTW-D238142-SS11 May 202526 Dec 2023publishedAdapter

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