ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,329, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to SENKO Advanced Components Inc. (Hudson, Mass.).

"Adapter system for multi-fiber mechanical transfer type ferrule" was invented by Jeffrey Gniadek (Oxford, Maine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for connecting optical fibers are provided. In some embodiments, connectors and adaptors for two-fiber mechanical transfer type ferrules are disclosed. In some embodiments, MT connectors, such as simplex, duplex, and quad micro-MT adaptors are disclosed. In some embodiments, MT adaptors, such as simplex, duplex, and quad adaptors are disclosed. In some embodiments, optical fiber cables ...