ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,549, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to US Conec Ltd. (Hickory, N.C.).
"Miniature multi-fiber ferrule" was invented by Daniel D. Kurtz (Huntersville, N.C.), Jason Higley (Hickory, N.C.), Darrell R. Childers (Hickory, N.C.), Sherri Reed (Stanley, N.C.), Craig M. Conrad (Hickory, N.C.) and Jillcha F. Wakjira (Hickory, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-fiber ferrule has a main body with a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion includes a top cut-out therein to form a first forward facing surface to engage a housing of a fiber optic connector. The top cut-out extends rearwardly from the front end. The bottom portion al...