ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,318, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC (Claremont, N.C.).
"Fiber optic connector with overmold lead-in tube" was invented by Marlon E. Holmquist (St. Peter, Minn.), David Donald Erdman (Hummelstown, Pa.) and Steven Conrad Zimmel (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic connector designed to improve the insertion of an optical fiber within the fiber optic connector. The fiber optic connector may include a lead-in tube that makes the insertion of an optical fiber easier. That is, the lead-in tube may be molded over a ferrule hub to fully encapsulate a rear end...