ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,845, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC (Claremont, N.C.).

"Universal jack opening" was invented by Jing Wang (Suzhou, China) and Wenyong Wu (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An opening structure for receiving a telecommunications jack can include a main body defining a central passageway, a first attachment arrangement for securing a first jack type to the main body within the central passageway, a second attachment arrangement for securing a second jack type to the main body within the central passageway, and a third attachment arrangement for securing a third jack type to the main body within...