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US 1,113,752 · App. 35/519,118 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Ferrule for optical fiber connectors

Inventors: Moriaki Kobayashi (Kanazawa, JP); Shohei Ueno (Kanazawa, JP)
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Patent No.
US 1,113,752
App. No.
35/519,118
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a ferrule for optical fiber connectors as shown and described.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-025229 D · Nov 22, 2022 · national
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