ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,078, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (Atlanta).

"Using a loopback component to test a single fiber optic strand" was invented by Ricky Perry (Cumming, Ga.) and Julie Lorentzen (Dublin, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The technologies described herein are generally directed to using a loopback component to test a single fiber optic strand. For example, a method described herein can include generating a first optical beam of a first wavelength. The method can further include transmitting the first optical beam via a fiber optic fiber. Further, the method can include receiving via the fiber optic...