ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,833, issued on Jan. 13.
"Fiber distribution module" was invented by Walter Mark Hendrix (Dallas), Elizabeth Grace Dabdoub (Bartlett, Ill.), Eric Russell Klootwyk (Oak Lawn, Ill.) and Keith Samuel Maranto (Frankfort, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable distribution module comprises an unsealed module that includes a base, a cover, and one or more outdoor connectors. The cover is attachable to the base to define an interior of the unsealed module. The cover includes a trunk end cap having at least one hole configured to receive a trunk cable and extending into the interior of the unsealed module; The cover includes one or more ...