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2017
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Us Conec
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Darrell R. Childers
DC
Darrell R. Childers
— 9 Patents in 2017
UC
Us Conec
:
7
patents
#1
of
14
Top 8%
IBM
:
3
patents
#2,216
of
10,852
Top 25%
Hickory, NC
:
#4
of
77
inventors
Top 6%
North Carolina
:
#91
of
5,755
inventors
Top 2%
Overall
(2017):
#9,653
of
506,227
Top 2%
9
Patents 2017
Issued Patents
2017
Showing
1–9
of
9
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
9835804
Connecting mid-board optical modules
Tymon Barwicz
,
Jerome Bougie
,
Paul F. Fortier
,
Alexander Janta-Polczynski
,
Stephan L. Martel
2017-12-05
$3,039,000
9817194
Fiber optic ferrule with rear holes to align a guide pin clamp with field changeable guide pins
Michael E. Hughes
,
Myron W. Yount
,
Brent D. Henley
,
Joseph L. Graham
2017-11-14
9778425
Fiber optic connector and pin keeper with field changeable guide pins
Hiep V. Nguyen
,
Michael E. Hughes
,
Myron W. Yount
,
Brent D. Henley
2017-10-03
9720182
Fiber optic ferrule with improved ability to achieve ferrule mating plane contact
—
2017-08-01
9720188
Connecting mid-board optical modules
Tymon Barwicz
,
Jerome Bougie
,
Paul F. Fortier
,
Alexander Janta-Polczynski
,
Stephan L. Martel
2017-08-01
$1,638,000
9678281
Apparatus for and method of terminating a multi-fiber ferrule
Jillcha F. Wakjira
,
Michael E. Hughes
,
Joseph P. Howard
,
Arnold Deal, III
,
Dirk E. Schoellner
2017-06-13
9618711
Apparatus for forming a transceiver interface, ferrule, and optical transceiver component
Daniel D. Kurtz
,
Michael E. Hughes
2017-04-11
9606303
Grouping device for high density connector arrangements
Jillcha F. Wakjira
,
Alan F. Benner
,
Russell J. Granger
2017-03-28
9563027
Unitary multi-fiber optical ferrule with integrated lenses
Eric Childers
2017-02-07
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