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Michael E. Hughes — 63 Patents

UCUs Conec: 47 patents #4 of 66Top 7%
3M: 6 patents #2,542 of 11,543Top 25%
AIA&E Incoporated: 2 patents #13 of 35Top 40%
UNUnknown: 2 patents #12,644 of 83,584Top 20%
IPInnovative Properties: 1 patents #1 of 23Top 5%
Hickory, NC: #14 of 547 inventorsTop 3%
North Carolina: #382 of 45,564 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #35,470 of 4,157,543Top 1%
63 Patents All Time
Michael E. Hughes has been granted 63 US patents while listed as an inventor at Us Conec. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in September 2025. Michael E. Hughes ranks #35,470 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.85%). Patent records list Michael E. Hughes in Hickory, NC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 63 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12429654 Adapter to jacketed fiber interface Jason Higley 2025-09-30
12353022 Multi-fiber ferrule with improved eye safety Darrell R. Childers, Daniel D. Kurtz 2025-07-08
12248187 Crimp body for mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Mitchell Cloud, Darrell R. Childers 2025-03-11
12216316 External laser source physical contact verification of a fiber optic ferrule Darrell R. Childers 2025-02-04
12130480 Polarity scheme for multi-fiber connectors with a connector key Jeff Hendrick 2024-10-29
12124093 Adapter for small form factor duplex fiber optic connectors Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Mitchell Cloud, Darrell R. Childers 2024-10-22
12078854 Optical assembly Darrell R. Childers 2024-09-03
12072536 Restraining mechanisms and method for restricting component movement during curing for a fiber optic connector Jason Higley, Darrell R. Childers, Shubhrangshu Sengupta 2024-08-27
12007608 Multi-fiber ferrule with improved eye safety Darrell R. Childers, Daniel D. Kurtz 2024-06-11
11971588 Carrier for plural fiber optic connectors Darrell R. Childers, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Jason Higley, Mitchell Cloud 2024-04-30
11940657 Single port blindmate for fiber optic connectors Hiep V. Nguyen, Jason Higley, Darrell R. Childers 2024-03-26
11880075 Alignment adapter and alignment design for a connector therefor Hiep V. Nguyen, Darrell R. Childers, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Joseph P. Howard 2024-01-23
11852873 Adapter to jacketed fiber interface Jason Higley 2023-12-26
11846813 Mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier with latch and rail Darrell R. Childers, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Jason Higley, Mitchell Cloud 2023-12-19
11808994 Mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Mitchell Cloud, Darrell R. Childers 2023-11-07
11733466 Mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Mitchell Cloud, Darrell R. Childers 2023-08-22
11614588 Multi-fiber ferrule with improved eye safety Darrell R. Childers, Daniel D. Kurtz 2023-03-28
11573386 Fiber optic connector assembly, apparatus for forming a transceiver interface, and ferrule Daniel D. Kurtz, Darrell R. Childers 2023-02-07
11525965 Mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier with latch and rail Darrell R. Childers, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Jason Higley, Mitchell Cloud 2022-12-13
11506848 Mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier using rail receiving portions Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Mitchell Cloud, Darrell R. Childers 2022-11-22
11428875 Single port blindmate for fiber optic connectors Hiep V. Nguyen, Jason Higley, Darrell R. Childers 2022-08-30
11397298 Adapter to jacketed fiber interface Jason Higley 2022-07-26
11385415 Alignment adapter and alignment design for a connector therefor Hiep V. Nguyen, Darrell R. Childers, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Joseph P. Howard 2022-07-12
11016250 Mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism, carrier, and rail-receiving crimp body Jason Higley, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Mitchell Cloud, Darrell R. Childers 2021-05-25
11016251 Mini duplex connector with push-pull polarity mechanism and carrier Darrell R. Childers, Jillcha F. Wakjira, Jason Higley, Mitchell Cloud 2021-05-25

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