US Patent Issued to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES on July 8 for "Laser process for processing ferrules used in non- contact optical connectors" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,353,018, issued on July 8, was assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Hickory, N.C.).

"Laser process for processing ferrules used in non- contact optical connectors" was invented by Yu Lu (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for processing a ferrule for a fiber optic connector is disclosed herein. The ferrule supports an optical fiber. The method involves laser processing a distal end of the ferrule to expand at least a portion of the ferrule to cause recession of an end of the optical fiber relative to the expanded portion of the ferrule."

The patent was filed on March 2, 2021, under Application No. 17/909,186....