ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,282,197, issued on April 22, was assigned to Corning Research & Development Corp. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Fiber optic assemblies including a bonding agent, along with related methods" was invented by Xiaole Cheng (Painted Post, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Generally, disclosed herein are various embodiments of bonding agents for use in adhering optical fibers to ferrules within optical connectors, and the methods for use thereof. The various embodiments of bonding agents described herein may provide desirable properties, such as, but not limited to, high adhesion strength and/or improved performance following environmental aging. Various...