US Patent Issued to Senko Advanced Components on Aug. 12 for "Optical fiber connector with changeable gender" (American, Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,125, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Senko Advanced Components Inc. (Hudson, Mass.).

"Optical fiber connector with changeable gender" was invented by Jimmy Jun Fu Chang (Sturbridge, Mass.) and Kazuyoshi Takano (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-fiber, fiber optic connector is interchangeable between a male connector and a female connector by including a pin retainer having a releasable retention device configured to lock the pins in place within the retainer. The retention device may be opened, for example, with a release tool, to free the retention pins for removal of the pins. A method for switching a connector betwee...