ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,467, issued on April 22, was assigned to Legrand DPC LLC (West Hartford, Conn.).

"Multi-fiber fiber optic ferrule polishing systems and methods" was invented by Matthew Cameron Watson (Morganton, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example method of polishing multi-fiber fiber optic ferrules with a polishing device is provided. The polishing device includes a polishing component with a polishing surface and a surface for securing multi-fiber fiber optic ferrules such that endfaces of the multi-fiber fiber optic ferrules are oriented to face and be positioned against the polishing surface. The method includes orienting an applicatio...