AFL Product Patents
AFL products may be protected by patents in the U.S. and elsewhere. The below list of AFL products may not be all inclusive, and other AFL products not listed may also be protected by one or more patents.
This page is intended to serve as notice under 35 U.S.C. § 287(a). Because the list is updated on a periodic basis, it may include patents from a prior update that have since expired or are no longer subsisting. The list may also include patents owned or assigned to third parties who have requested that such patents be associated with certain of AFL’s products. AFL makes no representation with respect to such third-party patents including whether such third party patents cover AFL’s products or remain subsisting.
Fiber Optic Connectivity
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10670822, 10969554, 11169347, 11822140, 12265275, 11619791, 11693202, 11994732, 12019297, 12345938, 8280216, 8433171, 8452148, 8538226, 8712206, 9020320, 9910236, 10094996, 10120153, 10126514, 10222570, 10416405, 10422971, 10444456, 10459184, 10564378, 10606014, 10852499, 7570860, 7570861, 7873252, 7873253, 8406587, 8953921, 9223094, 9435974, 9435976, 9448378, 9448379, 9488796, 9638879, 9638880, 9645342, 9690066, 9703059, 9709764, 9874711, 10203464, 10310204, 10739544, 10754096, 10955633, 11256054, 11262517, 11269150, 11294134, 11300747, 11314028, 11333840, 11409068, 11573389, 11609400, 11635580, 11693203, 11714246, 11740421, 11789225, 11914210, 11971598, 12055778, 12111507, 12130487
- U-Series Housings and Cassettes
- Representative U.S. Patents: 8433171, 8712206, 9020320
- NodeFLEX® Bendable Cable Assembly
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10845542
- AFL RTD™ Terminals – Powered by Prodigy®
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10162125, 7341383, 7452137, 7614797, 8989541, 9348095, 9477047, 9664862, 9733436, 9835806, 9864151, 10107971, 10295757, 10317628, 10338323, 10634856, 10677998, 10877224, 10942317, 10976503, 11061191, 11397296, 11409057, 11467353, 11573378, 11921329, 11971585, 12013577, 12061366, 12111502, 12124091, 12117658, 7444056, 7591595, 7677814, 7686519, 7805044, 7942590, 9594219, 9684138, 9739945, 10444443, 10551565, 10641970, 10871617, 11675131, 12276843, 12019283, 12147081
- AFL RTD™ Drop Connectors – Powered by Prodigy®
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10162125, 7341383, 7452137, 7614797, 8989541, 9348095, 9477047, 9664862, 9733436, 9835806, 9864151, 10107971, 10295757, 10317628, 10338323, 10634856, 10677998, 10877224, 10942317, 10976503, 11061191, 11397296, 11409057, 11467353, 11573378, 11921329, 11971585, 12013577, 12061366, 12111502, 12124091, 12117658
- AFL RTD™ Splice Terminals – Powered by Prodigy®
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10162125, 7341383,7452137, 7614797, 8989541, 9348095, 9477047, 9664862, 9733436, 9835806, 9864151, 10107971, 10295757, 10317628, 10338323, 10634856, 10677998, 10877224, 10942317, 10976503, 11061191, 11397296, 11409057, 11467353, 11573378, 11921329, 11971585, 12013577, 12061366, 12111502, 12124091, 12117658, 7444056, 7591595, 7677814, 7686519, 7805044, 7942590, 9594219, 9684138, 9739945, 10444443, 10551565, 10641970, 10871617, 11675131, 12276843, 12019283, 12147081
- AFL FTD™ Terminals – Powered by Prodigy®
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10162125, 7341383,7452137, 7614797, 8989541, 9348095, 9477047, 9664862, 9733436, 9835806, 9864151, 10107971, 10295757, 10317628, 10338323, 10634856, 10677998, 10877224, 10942317, 10976503, 11061191, 11397296, 11409057, 11467353, 11573378, 11921329, 11971585, 12013577, 12061366, 12111502, 12124091, 12117658, 7444056, 7591595, 7677814, 7686519, 7805044, 7942590, 9594219, 9684138, 9739945, 10444443, 10551565, 10641970, 10871617, 11675131, 12276843, 12019283, 12147081
- FASTConnect® Mechanical Connectors
- Representative U.S. Patents: 8111956, 8388237
- FUSEConnect® Splice-On Connector
- Representative U.S. Patents: 8550728, 8616784, 12326574, 12405427
Fiber Optic Cable
- Air Blown Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC) with Spider-Web Ribbon® (SWR)
- Representative U.S. Patents: 9869838, 11287591, 11709329, 12105335, 10007079, 10488610, 10345545B2
- Indoor/Outdoor Riser Sub-unitized MicroCore® Cable with Spider-Web Ribbon® Technology
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10955630, 11592632
- LMHD-Series OSP Heavy Duty MicroCore® Cable
- Representative U.S. Patents: 9921384, 9557506
- LMZ-Series OFNG-LS I/O MicroCore® Cable
- Representative U.S. Patents: 9921384, 9557506
- LM-Series OSP MicroCore® Cable
- Representative U.S. Patents: 9921384, 9557506
- LM-200 Series OSP MicroCore® Cable
- Representative U.S. Patents: 9921384, 9557506
- Plenum Ruggedized Microcore® Cable with Spider-Web Ribbon® (SWR)
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10754114, 11150426, 11231556, 11747581, 12130486
- LSZH/Riser/CPR Ruggedized Microcore® Cable with Spider-Web Ribbon® (SWR)
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10754114, 11150426, 11231556, 11747581
- Ultra HD MicroCore® Riser Fiber Optic Cable
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10520691
- Ultra HD MicroCore - CPR Certified Cable
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10520691
- Sub-unitized Premise MicroCore® 3.0 with Spider-Web Ribbon® Technology
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10520691
- Tactical Tight Buffered Cable
- Representative U.S. Patents: 10386594
- Spider-Web Ribbon® (bare or cable component)
- Representative U.S. Patents: 11422325, 11892694
- Wrapping Tube Cable (WTC) with SpiderWeb Ribbon® (SWR)
- Representative U.S. Patents: 9869838, 10345545B2, 11422325, 10007079, 10488610