ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,851, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Legrand DPC LLC (West Hartford, Conn.).

"Termination guide label for twin-row fiber optic connector with a guiding block including peaks and valleys" was invented by Matthew Cameron Watson (Morganton, N.C.) and Daniel M. Smith (Westerly, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example fiber optic connector label is provided that includes a main body section, a first group of fiber designations, and a second group of fiber designations. The main body section includes a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. The main body section includes a lateral axis extending through first and second side...