CA2486320C - Assemblage de connecteur optique - Google Patents

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Publication number: CA2486320C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: waveguides; waveguide; optical; optical waveguide; core
Prior art date: 2003-10-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

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CA002486320A

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CA2486320A1 (fr

Inventor

Michael Lagace

John Grunbeck

Milton E. Ives, Jr.

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Weatherford Technology Holdings LLC

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Weatherford Lamb Inc

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2003-10-31

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2004-10-29

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2009-09-08

2004-10-29 Application filed by Weatherford Lamb Inc filed Critical Weatherford Lamb Inc

2004-10-29 Priority to CA2669799A priority Critical patent/CA2669799C/fr

2004-12-16 Priority to US11/014,620 priority patent/US7264404B2/en

2005-04-30 Publication of CA2486320A1 publication Critical patent/CA2486320A1/fr

2007-09-04 Priority to US11/849,809 priority patent/US7703988B2/en

2007-09-04 Priority to US11/849,814 priority patent/US7844150B2/en

2009-09-08 Application granted granted Critical

2009-09-08 Publication of CA2486320C publication Critical patent/CA2486320C/fr

2024-10-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3809—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs without a ferrule embedding the fibre end, i.e. with bare fibre end
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- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
- G02B6/3664—2D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres
- G02B6/3672—2D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres with fibres arranged in a regular matrix array
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- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
- G02B6/3838—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using grooves for light guides
- G02B6/3839—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using grooves for light guides for a plurality of light guides
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3863—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture fabricated by using polishing techniques

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Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

CA002486320A 2003-10-31 2004-10-29 Assemblage de connecteur optique Expired - Fee Related CA2486320C (fr)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA2669799A CA2669799C (fr)	2003-10-31	2004-10-29	Assemblage de connecteur optique
US11/014,620 US7264404B2 (en)	2004-10-29	2004-12-16	Optical connector assembly
US11/849,809 US7703988B2 (en)	2004-10-29	2007-09-04	Optical connector assembly
US11/849,814 US7844150B2 (en)	2004-10-29	2007-09-04	Optical connector assembly

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US51657703P	2003-10-31	2003-10-31
US60/516,577		2003-10-31

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA2669799A Division CA2669799C (fr)	2003-10-31	2004-10-29	Assemblage de connecteur optique

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2486320A1 CA2486320A1 (fr)	2005-04-30
CA2486320C true CA2486320C (fr)	2009-09-08

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CA002486320A Expired - Fee Related CA2486320C (fr)	2003-10-31	2004-10-29	Assemblage de connecteur optique
CA2669799A Expired - Fee Related CA2669799C (fr)	2003-10-31	2004-10-29	Assemblage de connecteur optique
CA2800953A Abandoned CA2800953A1 (fr)	2003-10-31	2004-10-29	Assemblage de connecteur optique

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CA2669799A Expired - Fee Related CA2669799C (fr)	2003-10-31	2004-10-29	Assemblage de connecteur optique
CA2800953A Abandoned CA2800953A1 (fr)	2003-10-31	2004-10-29	Assemblage de connecteur optique

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CA (3)	CA2486320C (fr)
GB (1)	GB2407649B (fr)

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US7640977B2 (en)	2005-11-29	2010-01-05	Schlumberger Technology Corporation	System and method for connecting multiple stage completions
EP3602159A4 (fr) *	2017-03-29	2020-12-30	Commscope Technologies LLC	Connecteur de fibres optiques multi-fibres

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2004
- 2004-10-29 CA CA002486320A patent/CA2486320C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2004-10-29 CA CA2669799A patent/CA2669799C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2004-10-29 CA CA2800953A patent/CA2800953A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 2004-11-01 GB GB0424108A patent/GB2407649B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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Publication number	Publication date
CA2669799C (fr)	2013-03-19
GB0424108D0 (en)	2004-12-01
CA2800953A1 (fr)	2005-04-30
CA2669799A1 (fr)	2005-04-30
CA2486320A1 (fr)	2005-04-30
GB2407649A (en)	2005-05-04
GB2407649B (en)	2007-04-11

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Date	Code	Title	Description
2004-10-29	EEER	Examination request
2017-12-11	MKLA	Lapsed	Effective date: 20171030

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