Inventor
PIMPINELLA RICHARD J
US63 patents
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PANDUIT CORP
27 patentsUS10020886B2Jul 10, 2018
Methods and systems for fiber optic communication
PANDUIT CORP10 citations84
US7455460B2Nov 25, 2008
Fiber optic connector with double-clad stub fiber
PANDUIT CORP10 citations84
US8488115B2Jul 16, 2013
Method and metric for selecting and designing multimode fiber for improved performance
PANDUIT CORP5 citations83
US9977182B2May 22, 2018
Multimode optical fibers and methods of manufacture thereof
PANDUIT CORP2 citations73
US9909952B2Mar 6, 2018
Optical fibers and methods associated therewith
PANDUIT CORP2 citations73
US9632244B2Apr 25, 2017
Multimode optical fiber and methods of manufacturing thereof
PANDUIT CORP3 citations73
US9411096B2Aug 9, 2016
Multimode optical fiber and methods of use and design thereof
PANDUIT CORP5 citations73
US11711143B2Jul 25, 2023
Methods for estimating modal bandwidth spectral dependence
PANDUIT CORP2 citations72
US11233563B2Jan 25, 2022
Methods for estimating modal bandwidth spectral dependence
PANDUIT CORP1 citations72
US10514511B2Dec 24, 2019
Optical fiber termination using a reference source
PANDUIT CORP2 citations72
US8922763B2Dec 30, 2014
Methods of manufacturing an improved multimode optical fiber
PANDUIT CORP5 citations72
US12546937B2Feb 10, 2026
Photonic fabric chip device
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US12372714B2Jul 29, 2025
Optical channel bandwidth analyzer
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US12276840B2Apr 15, 2025
Hollow core fiber air-gap connector
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US12169301B2Dec 17, 2024
SMF to MMF coupler
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US12164149B2Dec 10, 2024
Multichannel optical tap devices
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US12095500B2Sep 17, 2024
Methods for estimating modal bandwidth spectral dependence
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US11852871B2Dec 26, 2023
Short reach gap connector
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US11835754B2Dec 5, 2023
SMF to MMF coupler
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US11768327B2Sep 26, 2023
Optical channel bandwidth analyzer
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US11442224B2Sep 13, 2022
Optical channel bandwidth analyzer
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US10996137B2May 4, 2021
Optical fiber termination using a reference source
PANDUIT CORP0 citations62
US9417382B2Aug 16, 2016
Multimode optical fibers and methods of manufacture thereof
PANDUIT CORP2 citations62
US12366703B2Jul 22, 2025
Multimode fiber having improved index profile
PANDUIT CORP0 citations61
US11644623B2May 9, 2023
Duplex MOST connector
PANDUIT CORP0 citations61
US11467351B2Oct 11, 2022
Expanded beam connector
PANDUIT CORP0 citations61
US10215934B2Feb 26, 2019
Hybrid optical fiber and copper conductor cable assembly
PANDUIT CORP1 citations61
AT & T BELL LAB
7 patentsUS5257332AOct 26, 1993
Optical fiber expanded beam coupler
AT & T BELL LAB131 citations98
US5123073AJun 16, 1992
Precision optical fiber connector
AT & T BELL LAB119 citations98
US5080461AJan 14, 1992
Retracting optical fiber connector
AT & T BELL LAB80 citations96
US4946236AAug 7, 1990
Movable fiber optical switch
AT & T BELL LAB38 citations92
US4926545AMay 22, 1990
Method of manufacturing optical assemblies
AT & T BELL LAB36 citations92
US4995695AFeb 26, 1991
Optical assembly comprising optical fiber coupling means
AT & T BELL LAB35 citations90
US5000532AMar 19, 1991
Optical fiber switch
AT & T BELL LAB18 citations73
AT & T CORP
5 patentsUS5448675ASep 5, 1995
Telecommunications distribution frame with tracing
AT & T CORP251 citations99
US5461693AOct 24, 1995
Optical fiber distribution frame with fiber testing
AT & T CORP136 citations98
US5440655AAug 8, 1995
Optical fiber connector bypass device and method using same
AT & T CORP63 citations93
US5513293AApr 30, 1996
Optical backplane for a telecommunication distribution frame
AT & T CORP50 citations92
US5542013AJul 30, 1996
Optical fiber connector bypass device
AT & T CORP40 citations90
FITEL USA CORP
5 patentsUS6437894B1Aug 20, 2002
Fiber distribution shelf assembly for a fiber administration system having integral line tracing capabilities
FITEL USA CORP130 citations95
US6493498B1Dec 10, 2002
Fiber administration system having optical fiber route tracing capabilities
FITEL USA CORP16 citations82
US6501897B1Dec 31, 2002
Overlay for telecommunications distribution frame
FITEL USA CORP8 citations73
US6430352B1Aug 6, 2002
Apparatus and method of testing optical networks using router modules
FITEL USA CORP7 citations73
US6658191B2Dec 2, 2003
Overlay for telecommunications distribution frame
FITEL USA CORP5 citations62
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH
3 patentsUS4826272AMay 2, 1989
Means for coupling an optical fiber to an opto-electronic device
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH112 citations95
US4779946AOct 25, 1988
Microminiature optical assembly
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH52 citations92
US4896937AJan 30, 1990
Optical fiber switch
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH17 citations73
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
1 patentFITEL U S A CORP
1 patentTUDURY GASTON E
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