US Patent Issued to RTX on Dec. 2 for "Coupling optical fibers and cooling fluid passages" (Connecticut, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,425, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Coupling optical fibers and cooling fluid passages" was invented by Eli Warren (Wethersfield, Conn.), David Dodds (Jupiter, Fla.), Bryan J. Hackett (Berlin, Conn.), Alan E. Ingram (Palm City, Fla.), Michael F. Sabol (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Nicholas O'Gara (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Kyle Hardwick (Jensen Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical system is provided that includes a conduit fitting, a first connector, a first conduit, a first ferrule and a first nut. The conduit fitting includes a receptacle. The first connector is disposed within the rece...