18385752. EXTENDER PORTS, ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME (CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION)

EXTENDER PORTS, ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME

Organization Name

CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Micah Colen Isenhour of Lexington NC US

Ashley Wesley Jones of Denton TX US

Zachary Michael Thompson of Austin TX US

EXTENDER PORTS, ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18385752 titled 'EXTENDER PORTS, ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME

Original Abstract Submitted

Extender ports, adapter assemblies and optical assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, an adapter assembly for use in an extender port for coupling a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector includes an adapter having a first passageway for receiving the first fiber optic connector, a second passageway for receiving the second fiber optic connector, and an integrated sleeve holder positioned between the first passageway and the second passageway. The adapter further includes a sleeve holder insert disposed within the second passageway and adjacent to the integrated sleeve holder, and a sleeve disposed within the integrated sleeve holder and the sleeve holder insert.