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Darrell R. Childers — 172 Patents

UCUs Conec: 147 patents #1 of 66Top 2%
CSCorning Cable Systems: 13 patents #45 of 575Top 8%
IBM: 5 patents #18,770 of 70,183Top 30%
SOSiecor Operations: 3 patents #3 of 84Top 4%
CDCorning Research & Development: 3 patents #113 of 440Top 30%
HEHewlett Packard Enterprise: 2 patents #1,282 of 4,473Top 30%
DIDigitaloptics: 1 patents #51 of 112Top 50%
TCTe Connectivity Co.: 1 patents #1,538 of 1,926Top 80%
Hickory, NC: #2 of 547 inventorsTop 1%
North Carolina: #43 of 45,564 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #4,698 of 4,157,543Top 1%
172 Patents All Time
Darrell R. Childers has been granted 172 US patents while listed as an inventor at Us Conec. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in September 2025. Darrell R. Childers ranks #4,698 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.11%). Patent records list Darrell R. Childers in Hickory, NC, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2000 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 29 patents in 2024.peak 292000: 2 patents20002002: 2 patents2003: 6 patents2004: 4 patents20042005: 2 patents2007: 3 patents2011: 2 patents20112012: 1 patents2013: 2 patents2014: 6 patents20142015: 5 patents2016: 4 patents2017: 9 patents20172018: 12 patents2019: 9 patents2020: 12 patents20202021: 11 patents2022: 16 patents2023: 16 patents20232024: 29 patents2025: 19 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 172 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12422627 Data center interconnect for optical trunk cables having miniature multi-fiber ferrules Jason Higley 2025-09-23
12399330 Flexible push-pull boot Jason Higley, Mitchell Cloud, Jillcha F. Wakjira 2025-08-26
12392975 Optical connector assembly connectorized for non-permanent attachment to an optoelectronic substrate assembly Paul Kessler Rosenberg, George Panotopoulos, Kent Devenport, Daniel D. Kurtz, Cecil D. Hastings, Jr. 2025-08-19
12379549 Miniature multi-fiber ferrule Daniel D. Kurtz, Jason Higley, Sherri Reed, Craig M. Conrad, Jillcha F. Wakjira 2025-08-05
12353022 Multi-fiber ferrule with improved eye safety Michael E. Hughes, Daniel D. Kurtz 2025-07-08
12332486 Ferrule seating features for a fiber optic connector Jason Higley 2025-06-17
12326601 Alignment structure for a fiber optic ferrule and mechanical-optical interface Daniel D. Kurtz, Brent D. Henley 2025-06-10
12326597 Dust plug for adapter pre-populated with MPO housing Jason Higley, Mitchell Cloud 2025-06-10
12325114 Fiber handling tool with spring loaded doors Kolton Baer, Mitchell Cloud, Jillcha F. Wakjira 2025-06-10
12321017 Fiber optic ferrule and fiber optic ferrule receiver Jason Higley, Craig M. Conrad 2025-06-03
12298569 Guide pin holder for guide pins in an adapter Jason Higley, Craig M. Conrad 2025-05-13
12276848 Multi-port uniboot connector for multi-fiber plug housings Mitchell Cloud, Jason Higley 2025-04-15
12248187 Crimp body for mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Mitchell Cloud, Michael E. Hughes 2025-03-11
12228775 Fiber optic connector push-pull boot with self-locking boot latch Scott Mendenhall, Jason Higley 2025-02-18
12222557 Ferrule with molded internal tilted refractive surfaces Daniel D. Kurtz, Ke Wang 2025-02-11
12216316 External laser source physical contact verification of a fiber optic ferrule Michael E. Hughes 2025-02-04
12210196 Cover for a fiber optic ferrule and ferrule push Mitchell Cloud, Jason Higley 2025-01-28
12204150 System and method for optical communications using CWDM ferrule mated to a non-CWDM ferrule Mitchell Cloud, D J Hastings 2025-01-21
12197017 Small form factor fiber optic connector with crossed angle polished ferrules and polishing cap therefor Jason Higley, Mitchell Cloud 2025-01-14
12174434 Interconnect system and methods of installing the same Mitchell Cloud, Craig M. Conrad, Terry Lee Cooke, Jason Higley, Sherrh Clint Reinhardt 2024-12-24 $33,891,000
12164155 Lensed ferrule with low back reflection Daniel D. Kurtz, Ke Wang 2024-12-10
12147079 Lens plate for ferrules Daniel D. Kurtz, Sherri Reed 2024-11-19
12124093 Adapter for small form factor duplex fiber optic connectors Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Mitchell Cloud, Michael E. Hughes 2024-10-22
12117657 Fiber optic ferrule and a guide pin clamp with field changeable guide pins Craig M. Conrad, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Jason Higley, Myron W. Yount 2024-10-15
12092876 Field changeable fiber optic connector polarity keying Craig M. Conrad, Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira 2024-09-17