Inventor
CARPENTER JAMES B
US18 patents
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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO
9 patentsUS7369738B2May 6, 2008
Optical connector and fiber distribution unit
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO149 citations96
US7454117B2Nov 18, 2008
Fiber splicing and gripping device
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO26 citations92
US7194179B1Mar 20, 2007
Assembly tool and optical connector assembly method
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO36 citations92
US7001084B2Feb 21, 2006
Fiber splice device
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO24 citations90
US6763686B2Jul 20, 2004
Method for selective photosensitization of optical fiber
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO25 citations89
US7333709B2Feb 19, 2008
Splice holder device
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO12 citations83
US7558459B2Jul 7, 2009
Splice holder device
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5 citations74
US6857293B2Feb 22, 2005
Apparatus for selective photosensitization of optical fiber
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO7 citations71
US6898360B2May 24, 2005
Sectionally photosensitive optical waveguides
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO3 citations59
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG
8 patentsUS5732173AMar 24, 1998
Microreplicated optical module
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG157 citations98
US5732174AMar 24, 1998
Bare fiber connector
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG107 citations97
US5734770AMar 31, 1998
Cleave and bevel fiber optic connector
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG65 citations96
US5159653AOct 27, 1992
Optical fiber splice
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG81 citations96
US5155787AOct 13, 1992
Multiple optical fiber splice element having ramped porch
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG91 citations96
US5151964ASep 29, 1992
Wedge-actuated multiple optical fiber splice
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG65 citations94
US5812718ASep 22, 1998
Method for connecting optical fibers and the interconnection
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG43 citations93
US5563974AOct 8, 1996
Tool for connector with cleaved optical fiber
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG25 citations88