公开(公告)号：US07080945B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-25

申请号：US11024320

申请日：2004-12-28

申请人： Bruce A. Colombo ,  Clay A. Feustel ,  Mark R. Jennings ,  Sean L. Jones ,  Norman R. Lampert ,  Frank S. Leone ,  Francis G. McCormack ,  Gregory A. Sandels ,  Naif T. Subh ,  Ian A. White

发明人： Bruce A. Colombo ,  Clay A. Feustel ,  Mark R. Jennings ,  Sean L. Jones ,  Norman R. Lampert ,  Frank S. Leone ,  Francis G. McCormack ,  Gregory A. Sandels ,  Naif T. Subh ,  Ian A. White

IPC分类号： G02B6/36

CPC分类号： G02B6/3895 ,  G02B6/3825

摘要： Connector systems for dynamically updating information related to a network and methods for developing the connector systems, are provided. A connector system for dynamically updating information related to the network, comprises: a connector; and an integrated circuit integrated in a surface of the connector. A method for developing the connector system comprises: obtaining a connector; and integrating an integrated circuit in a surface of the connector.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于动态地更新与网络有关的信息的连接器系统以及用于开发连接器系统的方法。 一种用于动态地更新与网络相关的信息的连接器系统，包括：连接器; 以及集成在连接器的表面中的集成电路。 用于显影连接器系统的方法包括：获得连接器; 以及将集成电路集成在所述连接器的表面中。

公开(公告)号：US06744939B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-01

申请号：US10151450

申请日：2002-05-20

申请人： Norman R. Lampert ,  Yu Lu ,  Naif T. Subh

发明人： Norman R. Lampert ,  Yu Lu ,  Naif T. Subh

IPC分类号： G02B600

CPC分类号： G02B6/3812 ,  G02B6/422

摘要： An apparatus for tuning PM optical fiber connections has a first assembly including a light source which is connected to a first coupling stage having a rotatable polarizer, and a second assembly having a second coupling stage and a rotatable polarization analyzer for directing light transmitted through a terminated PM jumper cable coupled between the first and second coupling stages to a power meter. The output of the power meter is applied to a processing unit which, in turn, controls a rotation arrangement for the polarizing and analyzer. Crosstalk of this jumper is determined by ascertaining the angular positions of the maximum and minima outputs of the rotating analyzer, and the terminating connectors of the jumper are turned to the maximum value by aligning with a connector key. The process similarly applies to the connections between two jumper cables, with the alignment of the slow wave vectors thereof having achieved by determining the difference in the angular positions of the maximum output, and determining therefrom the positions of the reference keys of both connectors.

摘要翻译： 用于调谐PM光纤连接的装置具有第一组件，其包括连接到具有可旋转偏振器的第一耦合台的光源，以及具有第二耦合级和可旋转偏振分析器的第二组件，用于引导透射通过端接 PM跳线将第一和第二耦合级耦合到功率计。 功率计的输出被施加到处理单元，该处理单元进而控制偏振和分析器的旋转布置。 通过确定旋转分析仪的最大和最小输出的角度位置来确定该跳线的串扰，并且通过与连接器键对准，跳线的端接连接器被转换到最大值。 该过程类似地应用于两个跨接电缆之间的连接，其中慢波矢量的对准通过确定最大输出的角位置的差异而实现，并且由此确定两个连接器的基准键的位置。

公开(公告)号：US06609837B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-26

申请号：US09844649

申请日：2001-04-27

申请人： Norman R. Lampert

发明人： Norman R. Lampert

IPC分类号： G02B638

CPC分类号： G02B6/3825 ,  G02B6/3873

摘要： An optical fiber adapter for coupling first and second dissimilar optical fiber connectors together without signal or coupling degradation has a body portion having a transverse wall. First and second latch gates form chambers for containing an alignment sleeve and one of the chambers has a spring member seated in a recess in the wall at one end of the chamber. The spring member exerts a spring force on the sleeve in opposition to the spring force of one of the connectors, so that the sum of the spring forces on the ferrules of the connectors is substantially zero, thereby insuring proper alignment and positioning of the ferrules.

摘要翻译： 用于将第一和第二不同光纤连接器耦合在一起而没有信号或耦合退化的光纤适配器具有具有横向壁的主体部分。 第一和第二闩锁门形成用于容纳对准套筒的腔室，并且其中一个腔室具有位于腔室的一端处的壁中的凹部中的弹簧构件。 弹簧构件与套筒中的一个的弹簧力相对地在套筒上施加弹簧力，使得连接器的套圈上的弹簧力的总和基本上为零，从而确保套圈的适当对准和定位。

公开(公告)号：US06588938B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-08

申请号：US09690736

申请日：2000-10-18

申请人： Norman R Lampert ,  Naif Taleb Subh

发明人： Norman R Lampert ,  Naif Taleb Subh

IPC分类号： G02B638

CPC分类号： G02B6/3817 ,  G02B6/3821 ,  G02B6/3874 ,  G02B6/3887 ,  G02B6/3893 ,  G02B6/3897 ,  G02B6/4292

摘要： An optical cable tracing system is constructed using an optical/electrical (hybrid) cable 10 containing both optical and electrical transmission media. This cable provides desirably high bandwidth via optical fibers 15 while connection accuracy is provided via electrical wires 13, which are used to operate indicator lights 941 at one or both ends of the cable. A hybrid plug connector 300 terminates the cable at each end and includes a dielectric housing 20, 30 that encloses the optical fiber (glass or plastic), which extends through a front opening 21 in the housing. A single cantilever latch 22 is mounted on a top-side of the housing that is adapted to engage a mating jack receptacle 440 in a locking relationship. A conductor-holding apparatus is molded into the bottom side of the housing where it holds a number of insulated electrical conductors and metallic blade terminals 36 that pierce the insulation and make electrical contact with each of the conductors. The mating jack receptacle includes a row of spaced wire springs 449 at the entrance of the optical connecting portion of the receptacle. The wire springs either extend to an opposite side of the receptacle to provide electrical interconnection between a pair of hybrid plug connectors, or the wire springs are arrayed to fit into a printed wiring board 710 for interconnection with electrical circuitry 730 thereon.

摘要翻译： 使用包含光和电传输介质的光/电（混合）电缆10构造光缆跟踪系统。 该电缆通过光纤15提供期望的高带宽，同时通过电线13提供连接精度，电线13用于在电缆的一端或两端操作指示灯941。 混合插头连接器300在每个端部终止电缆，并且包括围绕延伸穿过壳体中的前开口21的光纤（玻璃或塑料）的电介质壳体20,30。 单个悬臂闩锁22安装在壳体的顶侧上，其适于以锁定关系接合配合插座容座440。 导体保持装置被模制到壳体的底侧，其中保持多个绝缘电导体和金属刀片端子36，其刺穿绝缘并与每个导体电接触。 配合插座插座在插座的光学连接部分的入口处包括一排隔开的线弹簧449。 线弹簧或者延伸到插座的相对侧，以在一对混合插头连接器之间提供电互连，或者线弹簧被排列成装配到印刷线路板710中，用于与其上的电路730互连。

公开(公告)号：US06543941B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09690735

申请日：2000-10-18

申请人： Norman R Lampert

发明人： Norman R Lampert

IPC分类号： G02B638

CPC分类号： G02B6/4292 ,  G02B6/3807 ,  G02B6/3817 ,  G02B6/3825 ,  G02B6/3887 ,  G02B6/3893 ,  G02B6/3895 ,  G02B6/4261 ,  G02B6/4284 ,  G02B6/4293

摘要： An optical cable tracing system is constructed using an optical/electrical (hybrid) cable 10 containing both optical and electrical transmission media. This cable provides desirably high bandwidth via optical fibers 15 while connection accuracy is provided via electrical wires 13, which are used to operate indicator lights 941 at one or both ends of the cable. A hybrid plug connector 300 terminates the cable at each end and includes a dielectric housing 20, 30 that encloses the optical fiber (glass or plastic), which extends through a front opening 21 in the housing. A single cantilever latch 22 is mounted on a top-side of the housing that is adapted to engage a mating jack receptacle 440 in a locking relationship. A conductor-holding apparatus is molded into the bottom side of the housing where it holds a number of insulated electrical conductors and metallic blade terminals 36 that pierce the insulation and make electrical contact with each of the conductors. The mating jack receptacle includes a row of spaced wire springs 449 at the entrance of the optical connecting portion of the receptacle. The wire springs either extend to an opposite side of the receptacle to provide electrical interconnection between a pair of hybrid plug connectors, or the wire springs are arrayed to fit into a printed wiring board 710 for interconnection with electrical circuitry 730 thereon.

摘要翻译： 使用包含光和电传输介质的光/电（混合）电缆10构造光缆跟踪系统。 该电缆通过光纤15提供期望的高带宽，同时通过电线13提供连接精度，电线13用于在电缆的一端或两端操作指示灯941。 混合插头连接器300在每个端部终止电缆，并且包括围绕延伸穿过壳体中的前开口21的光纤（玻璃或塑料）的电介质壳体20,30。 单个悬臂闩锁22安装在壳体的顶侧上，其适于以锁定关系接合配合插座容座440。 导体保持装置被模制到壳体的底侧，其中保持多个绝缘电导体和金属刀片端子36，其刺穿绝缘并与每个导体电接触。 配合插座插座在插座的光学连接部分的入口处包括一排隔开的线弹簧449。 线弹簧或者延伸到插座的相对侧，以在一对混合插头连接器之间提供电互连，或者线弹簧被排列成装配到印刷线路板710中，用于与其上的电路730互连。

公开(公告)号：US06188825B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-13

申请号：US09292145

申请日：1999-04-15

申请人： James C. Bandy ,  Norman R. Lampert ,  Steven E. Sheldon ,  Daniel L. Stephenson

发明人： James C. Bandy ,  Norman R. Lampert ,  Steven E. Sheldon ,  Daniel L. Stephenson

IPC分类号： G02B600

CPC分类号： G02B6/3849 ,  G02B6/3825

摘要： A dust cover for protecting a sleeve housing of a fiber optic adapter having opposed interior sidewalls is provided, which includes an elongate member having first and second opposed ends wherein the elongate member has a multifaceted outer surface with at least one planar surface for engaging the opposed interior sidewalls of the fiber optic adapter. The first end of the elongate member is sized and shaped to align the elongate member within the fiber optic adapter and receive the sleeve housing. The first end of the elongate member also includes a longitudinally extending central bore for receiving the sleeve housing and a plurality of landings, which are contiguous the longitudinally extending bore, and which are tapered toward the second end. The landings securely hold the sleeve housing within the central bore of the elongate member. With this arrangement, the dust cover prevents contamination to the optical fiber, is self-aligning, is accessible in panels having deep recesses, and is easily removable from fiber optic adapters, thereby overcoming limitations found in conventional dust covers.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于保护具有相对的内侧壁的光纤适配器的套筒壳体的防尘罩，其包括具有第一和第二相对端的细长构件，其中细长构件具有多面外表面，其具有至少一个平坦表面，用于接合相对的 光纤适配器的内侧壁。 细长构件的第一端的尺寸和形状被设计成将细长构件对准在光纤适配器内并且接纳套管壳体。 细长构件的第一端还包括纵向延伸的中心孔，用于容纳套筒壳体和多个平台，这些平台邻近纵向延伸的孔，并且朝向第二端逐渐变细。 着陆部将套筒壳体牢固地保持在细长构件的中心孔内。 通过这种布置，防尘罩防止对光纤的污染，自对准，可在具有深凹槽的面板中接近，并且可容易地从光纤适配器移除，从而克服了常规防尘罩中发现的限制。

公开(公告)号：US5638474A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-10

申请号：US520808

申请日：1995-08-30

申请人： Norman R. Lampert ,  George J. Shevchuk ,  William D. Smith

发明人： Norman R. Lampert ,  George J. Shevchuk ,  William D. Smith

IPC分类号： H02H3/28 ,  G02B6/38 ,  G02B6/40 ,  H01R13/627 ,  H01R24/00 ,  H02H7/22 ,  H02H7/26 ,  G02B6/36

CPC分类号： H01R13/6272 ,  G02B6/3879 ,  G02B6/389 ,  G02B6/3893 ,  G02B6/3869 ,  G02B6/3889 ,  G02B6/3897 ,  H01R24/62

摘要： A connector (10) terminates an optical cable (30) and includes a cylindrical ferrule (140) installed in a plastic base member (150) to form a fiber-holding structure. This structure includes a small passageway along its central axis for holding an optical fiber, and is mounted within a housing (110) that includes a cable-entrance end for receiving the optical cable and a plug end for insertion into a jack receptacle (40). The housing includes a cantilever latch (120) that is mounted on a side surface of the housing and is used to secure the connector to the receptacle. The fixed end (125) of the cantilever latch is positioned toward the plug end of the connector, and the free end (124) of the cantilever latch extends toward the cable-entrance end of the connector. The housing further includes a cantilever trigger (130) which slidably engages the latch to move it downward and thereby release the connector from the receptacle. The fixed end (135) of the trigger is positioned toward the cable-entrance end of the connector and the free end (134) of the cantilever trigger extends toward the plug end of the connector. The trigger forms an acute angle (.beta.) with the central axis (101) of the housing that points in a direction away from the plug end of the connector toward the cable-entrance end so that when the cable is pulled backward through a concentrated area of cables and wires, the trigger prevents the latch from snagging. The novel anti-snagging feature is also incorporated into an RJ-type electrical connector (800).

摘要翻译： 连接器（10）终止光缆（30）并且包括安装在塑料基座构件（150）中以形成纤维保持结构的圆柱形套圈（140）。 该结构包括沿其中心轴线的小通道，用于保持光纤，并且安装在壳体（110）内，该壳体包括用于接纳光缆的电缆入口端和用于插入插座（40）的插头端， 。 壳体包括安装在壳体的侧表面上并用于将连接器固定到插座的悬臂闩锁（120）。 悬臂闩锁的固定端（125）朝向连接器的插头端定位，并且悬臂闩锁的自由端（124）朝向连接器的电缆入口端延伸。 壳体还包括悬臂扳机（130），其可滑动地接合闩锁以使其向下移动，从而将连接器从插座释放。 触发器的固定端（135）朝着连接器的电缆入口端定位，并且悬臂触发器的自由端（134）朝向连接器的插头端延伸。 触发器与壳体的中心轴线（101）形成锐角（β），该中心轴线指向远离连接器的插头端部的方向朝向电缆入口端的方向，使得当电缆被拉回到集中区域 的电缆和电线，触发器防止闩锁阻塞。 这种新颖的抗阻塞特征也被并入RJ型电连接器（800）中。

公开(公告)号：US5129023A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-07

申请号：US700018

申请日：1991-05-14

申请人： Jerry M. Anderson ,  Norman R. Lampert

发明人： Jerry M. Anderson ,  Norman R. Lampert

IPC分类号： G02B6/38

CPC分类号： G02B6/3893 ,  G02B6/3831 ,  G02B6/3847 ,  G02B6/3869 ,  G02B6/3874 ,  G02B6/3878 ,  G02B6/3887 ,  G02B6/3897 ,  G02B6/3851 ,  G02B6/3854

摘要： An optical fiber connector (22) which is assembled to a coupling housing (90) by causing only relative linear motion between the connector and the housing and which also includes facilities for preventing optical disconnection from another connector having a portion disposed in the housing includes a cap (45) having two diametrically opposed slots (53--53) each having an enlarged portion (57). A barrel (42) is retained within the cap and has mounted thereto a ferrule (40) in which is terminated an end portion of an optical fiber (21) which is to be connected to another optical fiber. The connector is moved to cause the ferrule to enter a sleeve (92) of a housing of a coupling (35) and to cause locking pins (96--96) of the housing to enter and to be moved along the slots of the cap until each pin is received in an enlarged portion of a slot. A cap extender (60) is connected to an end of the cap and includes an annular detent (63). A shell (27 ) which is disposed about and is slidably movable on the cap is moved to cause the annular detent projecting radially from the cap extender to become locked to latching means (89) formed on an inner wall of the shell to lock the shell to the cap and prevent mechanical disconnection of the connector from the coupling mounted in a panel (37). An annular shoulder (70) on the cap extender limits the travel of the ferrule (40) to prevent optical decoupling from another ferrule (40') in the coupling housing when tensile forces are applied to a cable (30) the optical fiber of which is terminated by the ferrule.

公开(公告)号：US4852963A

公开(公告)日：1989-08-01

申请号：US68586

申请日：1987-06-30

申请人： Norman R. Lampert

发明人： Norman R. Lampert

IPC分类号： G02B6/36 ,  G02B6/38

CPC分类号： G02B6/3825 ,  G02B6/3875 ,  G02B6/3887 ,  G02B6/3897 ,  G02B6/3894

摘要： In an optical fiber connector (20), an alignment sleeve (66) for holding two conically shaped portions (30-30) of plug (24-24) of plug assemblies (22-22) each of which terminates an optical fiber (25) of a cable (35) includes two conically shaped cavities (68,70) communicating through a common plane (72). The conically shaped portion of each plug is urged toward the center of the sleeve by a spring (44). Each plug assembly at its cable entrance end is provided with an end retainer (80) having a central opening which is larger than the cross sectional area of the plug body but not of a retaining ring (42) disposed around the plug. When caps (46-46) of the plug assemblies are mounted and turned into a coupling housing (57) which encloses the sleeve and which is supported by a panel, the sleeve is maintained in a floating position under the urging of each plug. The sleeve together with the plugs therein is capable of movement prior to the occurrence of relative movement between one of the plugs and the sleeve. When unwanted exterior axial forces are applied to one cable, the plug which terminates that cable may slightly but the distance between the retaining ring and the end retainer does not exceed that required to cause relative movement between the plug and sleeve and hence is insufficient to cause the optical connection between the two plugs to be broken. Also, the diameter of the plug and of the opening through the end retainer and through an interior annular lip in the cap are such that upon the application of forces laterally to the plug, the plug engages the end retainer before it engages the lip thereby limiting angular movement of the plug.

公开(公告)号：US06789954B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US10243284

申请日：2002-09-13

申请人： Norman R. Lampert ,  Yu Lu ,  Naif T. Subh

发明人： Norman R. Lampert ,  Yu Lu ,  Naif T. Subh

IPC分类号： G02B636

CPC分类号： G02B6/3869 ,  G02B6/3887 ,  G02B6/3893

摘要： A pull-proof optical fiber connector for use with robust optical fiber has a housing and a ferrule bearing barrel member therein having a first outside diameter over a front portion thereof and a second, lesser outside diameter rearward portion, and a bore extending therethrough forming an optical fiber passage. The barrel member and, hence, the ferrule are rearwardly movable under axially pulling stress, and a stop member prevents further rearward movement prior to any disengagement of the ferrule with an associated ferrule or other apparatus. In one embodiment of the invention, the stop member is a fiber retention member having a front face and a bore extending therethrough of lesser diameter than the outside diameter of the second portion, thereby halting rearward movement when the end of the second portion butts against the front face of the cable retention member. In another embodiment of the invention the stop member is the rear edge of a substantially rectangular opening in the housing, which functions to block a U-shaped retainer member which embraces the second portion of the barrel after allowable rearward movement under rearward axial stress.

摘要翻译： 用于坚固的光纤的防拉光纤连接器具有壳体和其中的套圈轴承筒构件，其中具有在其前部上的第一外径和第二较小的外径后部，以及延伸穿过其形成 光纤通道。筒构件以及因此的套圈在轴向拉应力下可向后移动，并且止动构件在套圈与相关套圈或其它装置的任何脱离之前防止进一步向后移动。 在本发明的一个实施例中，止动构件是具有前表面和延伸穿过其的直径小于第二部分的外径的孔的光纤保持构件，从而当第二部分的端部抵靠 在本发明的另一个实施例中，止动构件是壳体中基本上矩形的开口的后边缘，其功能是阻止在允许的范围内包围筒的第二部分的U形保持构件 在向后的轴向应力下向后运动。