ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,353,028, issued on July 8, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).
"Fiber optic backplane connector with spacer" was invented by David James Fabian (Mt. Joy, Pa.), James Patrick Mosier (Palmyra, Pa.) and Christopher Gross (Lititz, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backplane connector kit configured for mounting on a backplane and comprising: (a) an insert; (b) a retainer defining a retainer length, and being configured to receive at least one ferrule of a cable assembly and to couple with the insert, thereby securing the cable assembly to the insert; (c) an outer shell; and (d) at least one spacer configured to al...