ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,615, issued on July 22, was assigned to RADIUS UNIVERSAL LLC (Lynbrook, N.Y.).

"Fiber optic communications and power network" was invented by Donald Lee Sipes Jr. (Colorado Spring, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber optic-based communications network includes: a power insertion device, connected to multiple fiber links from a data source, configured to provide power insertion to a hybrid fiber/power cable connected to at least one fiber link of the multiple fiber links; the hybrid fiber/power cable, connecting the power insertion device to a connection interface device, configured to transmit data and power from the power i...