Optical adaptor for mounting to a receptacle to optically couple connectorized optical cables

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PATENT NO 9915789
APP PUB NO 20170160478A1
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15435548

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An optical adaptor for mounting to a receptacle to optically couple connectorized optical cables comprises a coupling element to provide a passageway for inserting a ferrule of a first optical connector to terminate a first one of the connectorized optical cables and a ferrule of a second optical connector to terminate a second one of the connectorized optical cables to optically couple the first and the second connectorized optical cable. The optical adaptor further comprises a mounting element being mountable to the receptacle to hold the optical adaptor. The mounting element is configured to receive the coupling element.

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CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC4200 CORNING PLACE CHARLOTTE NC 28216

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Beier, Joachim Rudolf Munich, DE 4 12
Kluwe, Wolf Peter Hagen, DE 19 73
Matthies, Jürgen Wetter (Ruhr), DE 11 28
Mueller-Schlomka, Gordon Berlin, DE 20 73
Schulte, Martin Wildau, DE 31 197
Wimmer, Michael Berlin, DE 54 520

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