ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,485, issued on June 17, was assigned to RAM Photonics Industrial LLC (Webster, N.Y.).

"Methods and systems for alignment and positioning of optical fibers" was invented by Joseph Lawson (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems that can be used for aligning and positioning of an optical fiber are provided herein. For example, an optical fiber alignment and positioning system including a vacuum stage may be provided. The vacuum stage may include a vacuum inlet operable to be in fluid communication with a vacuum source and one or more passages extending through the vacuum stage. The vacuum stage may include an...