Optical connector ferrule

Description

The nature and intended use of the article of manufacture in which the design of the present invention is embodied is an optical connector.

FIG. 1 is a top and right front perspective view of an optical connector ferrule, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines of internal elements in FIG. 2 are included to show unclaimed subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an optical connector ferrule, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Suematsu; Katsuki (Tokyo, JP), Miyazaki; Hideki (Tokyo, JP), Shinoda; Masao (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:	The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/298,995
Filed:	December 17, 2007

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Current U.S. Class:	D13/147
Current International Class:	1303
Field of Search:	;D13/133,146,147,154,184,199 ;439/108,352,354,357,358,374,567,607,608,609,610,656,676,680

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D318266	July 1991	Matsuzaki
D517994	March 2006	Zhang et al.
D525941	August 2006	Kudo
D563890	March 2008	Dever

Foreign Patent Documents

	1011627		May 1998		JP

Other References

US. Appl. No. 29/298,982, filed Dec. 17, 2007, Suematsu, et al. cited by other . U.S. Appl. No. 29/298,995, filed Dec. 17, 2007, Suematsu, et al. cited by other . U.S. Appl. No. 29/298,996, filed Dec. 17, 2007, Suematsu, et al. cited by other.

Primary Examiner: Bui; Daniel D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.