ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,984, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Corp. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Integrated connector-wavelength division multiplexing device and fiber optic module including such devices" was invented by Scott William Ramsdell (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated connector-wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) device includes a housing defining a housing interior and a connector interface having at least one ferrule, a device input optical fiber extending from the housing to carry an input optical beam, a device output optical fiber extending from the housing to carry an output optical beam, a...