ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,969, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC (Claremont, N.C.).

"Ruggedized push-pull fiber optic connection systems" was invented by Yu Lu (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Ryan Kostecka (Waconia, Minn.) and Patrick Jacques Ann Diepstraten (Beringen, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to ruggedized push-pull fiber optic connection system. The fiber optic connection system includes a push-pull connector that is adapted to be latched within and sealed with respect to a connector port."

The patent was filed on April 2, 2021, under Application No. 17/916,480.

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