ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,271,037, issued on April 8, was assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC (Hickory, N.C.).
"Fiber optic/electrical connection system" was invented by Trevor D. Smith (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Yu Lu (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber optic and electrical connection system includes a fiber optic cable, a ruggedized fiber optic connector, a ruggedized fiber optic adapter, and a fiber optic enclosure. The cable includes one or more electrically conducting strength members. The connector, the adapter, and the enclosure each have one or more electrical conductors. The cable is terminated by the connector with the conducto...